OPSS Serious New Hand tools
Product Safety Report: 2.6M Telescopic Ladder (2610-0102)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as it is unable to support the claimed maximum load and could collapse during use, causing the user to fall from height and sustain injuries.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
2.6M Telescopic Ladder
- Category
- Hand tools
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 2.6M Telescopic Ladder
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries as it is unable to support the claimed maximum load and could collapse during use, causing the user to fall from height and sustain injuries.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Hand tools/accessories - Ladders (Non Powered)
- Carton product identifiers
- BP-DJ-2.6-GT-C, G8926-R3446573098, RVG8926-260727-0003-227, EFT26070749
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A 2.6m telescopic extending ladder.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as it is unable to support the claimed maximum load and could collapse during use, causing the user to fall from height and sustain injuries. The ladder also has non-compliant dimensions, inconsistent distances between the rungs and inadequate protection against fingers becoming trapped or crushed when collapsing the ladder. Improvements are also required to marking and labelling.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2610-0102
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Hand tools/accessories - Ladders (Non Powered)
- Carton product identifiers
- BP-DJ-2.6-GT-C, G8926-R3446573098, RVG8926-260727-0003-227, EFT26070749
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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