OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Safety Report: Red and Black SCUBATREK Kids Life Jacket sold via Fruugo (2402-0061)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The products have been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as they were advertised as life jackets, but once purchased were identified as buoyancy aids (which do not provide the same level of protection).
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandSCUBATREK
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Red and Black SCUBATREK Kids Life Jacket sold via Fruugo
- Brand
- SCUBATREK
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Red and Black SCUBATREK Kids Life Jacket sold via Fruugo
- Hazard: The products have been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as they were advertised as life jackets, but once purchased were identified as buoyancy aids (which do not provide the same level of protection).
- Corrective action: The listings have been removed by the online marketplace (Fruugo).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Buoyancy Aid
- Brand
- SCUBATREK
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Red and black vest style jacket with front closures.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The products have been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as they were advertised as life jackets, but once purchased were identified as buoyancy aids (which do not provide the same level of protection). Also, both jackets did not meet the minimum buoyancy requirement.
- The products were not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon as a buoyancy aid.
- The products do not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.
- Corrective action
- The listings have been removed by the online marketplace (Fruugo).
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2402-0061
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The listings have been removed by the online marketplace (Fruugo).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Buoyancy Aid
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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