OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Soldering Iron Kit sold via Amazon (2312-0010)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2312-0010
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to access to live parts and a risk of fire due to inadequate earthing arrangements.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Soldering Iron Kit sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- Number
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Soldering Iron Kit sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to access to live parts and a risk of fire due to inadequate earthing arrangements.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Soldering Iron Kit
- Model Number
- F936 (on instructions only)
- Plug
- Ubill UBL 8008
- Amazon product identifiers
- X001CW1XB3, FBA15HC40VN0U000022
- SKU
- C69
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Product is a soldering iron with additional accessories in a carrying case, with a power supply cord and plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as there is access to live parts. The product is also inadequately earthed, with no granular filler in the fuse, which could lead to a fire if there was a fault in the product or a surge in the current.
- The product also requires improvement to marking, labelling and documentation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2312-0010
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Soldering Iron Kit
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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