OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Wall Socket MS589 (2506-0129)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of fire as the breakdown isolation between the input and output circuits does not meet the insulation requirements for this type of product.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Wall Socket MS589
- Name / model
- MS589
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Wall Socket MS589
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of fire as the breakdown isolation between the input and output circuits does not meet the insulation requirements for this type of product.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Sockets/Receptacles/Outlets
- Model
- MS589
- Product identifiers
- M01000000003342748, B040000001278193494.
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A wall socket for two British standard plugs and two USB-A.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a risk of fire as the breakdown isolation between the input and output circuits does not meet the insulation requirements for this type of product. Additionally, there is insufficient creepage and clearance distances between circuits, and there is no overcurrent protection device fitted to the USB input circuit. Improvements are also required to marking, labelling and documentation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2506-0129
- 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
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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