
Electric drilling machine “MAN’S FRIEND”
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of: - <u>electric shock</u> because during thermal test, in the course of normal operation the insulations damaged causing a breakdown between the accessible metal parts and live parts; - <u>fire</u> because the mains cable cannot be fixed firmly in the connecting terminals; during the thermal test, the product emitted smoke and flame and stopped; - <u>injury</u> because the instructions for use do not contain the majority of provisions required for the safe use and certain provisions are unclear or contain contradictory instructions (e.g., maintenance instructions that may be dangerous in the lack of expertise or proper tools). This product does not comply with the Machinery Directive and the European Standard EN 60745.
Measures taken
- Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Electric drilling machine “MAN’S FRIEND”.Type/model: Unknown.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0539/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-33
- Published
- 24 August 2006
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