OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Multi Socket Extension Lead (2511-0272)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug does not meet the requirements of BS 1363.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Multi Socket Extension Lead
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Multi Socket Extension Lead
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug does not meet the requirements of BS 1363.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Sockets/Receptacles/Outlets
- Other Product Identifiers
- SKU WAGJ227_1, G14708-MS508167264, RVG14708-290909-0001-5
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Socket extension with cabling in a reel.
- Product Report and Image
- Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the creepage and clearance distances are insufficient. The live and neutral pins are also too short and close to the periphery of the plug. This could lead to the plug failing to make a secure connection with the socket, overheating and/or exploding. Improvements are also required to product documentation and marking.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2511-0272
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Sockets/Receptacles/Outlets
- Other Product Identifiers
- SKU WAGJ227_1, G14708-MS508167264, RVG14708-290909-0001-5
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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