OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Safety Report: Ocean Reef Dual Tank Valve (2109-0541)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2109-0541
Reason for the recall
- The product presents serious risk of asphyxiation due to dual tank restricting flow of gas to the mask and diver.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Ocean Reef Dual Tank Valve
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Ocean Reef Dual Tank Valve
- Hazard: The product presents serious risk of asphyxiation due to dual tank restricting flow of gas to the mask and diver.
- Corrective action: Safety warning issued by Health and Safety Executive.
- Product information
- Type
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Dual Tank Valve for diving
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Product description
- Silver dual tank valve.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product poses a serious asphyxiation hazard as the results from the testing indicated that the dual tank valve restricted the flow of gas to the mask and diver. The product is also not CE marked and there is no Declaration of Conformity.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.
- Corrective action
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from, to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2109-0541
- Notified by: Health and Safety Executive
What to do
- Safety warning issued by Health and Safety Executive.
- Product information
- Type
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Dual Tank Valve for diving
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
Source: Office for Product Safety and Standards, GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above presents the official data in the original language — the notice published by the authority is authoritative.
Open the original notice (www.gov.uk) ↗ Official document (PDF) ↗