OPSS Serious Hand tools
Product Safety Report: Red Lawn Mower (2508-0070)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the safety guard does not provide adequate protection.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Red Lawn Mower
- Category
- Hand tools
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Red Lawn Mower
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the safety guard does not provide adequate protection.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Hand tools/accessories - Lawn Mowers/Rakers
- Charger model number
- 12620
- Product identifiers
- G11188- GRUK23123, GRUK23123, RVG11188-250418-0001-27
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A small red and black handheld lawn mower with rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Product supplied with gloves.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the safety guard does not provide adequate protection. As a result, if the user were to lose control of the machine, they may receive cuts or other injuries from the blade. The product is not marked with sufficient warnings and some of the required documentation/markings are not present. Additionally, the charger supplied has insufficient creepage and clearance distances and the breakdown isolation does not meet insulation requirements. The plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. The charger and plug do not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2508-0070
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Hand tools/accessories - Lawn Mowers/Rakers
- Charger model number
- 12620
- Product identifiers
- G11188- GRUK23123, GRUK23123, RVG11188-250418-0001-27
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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