Tool set with voltage tester
MINGFENG · Unknown
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The voltage tester poses a risk of electric shock because the metal tip is too long and the protection rim on the handle is too small. As a result, the user could accidentally touch the live metal tip during normal use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61243.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 27 January 2014
Product
- Description
- The tool kit consists of 5 screwdrivers, 1 voltage tester and 1 measuring tape (3m). Packaging: blister.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1314/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-034
- Published
- 19 August 2014
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1131/14 published on report 29-2014 of 25/07/2014 has been modified to include the lot number.<br/> Notification A12/1331/14 has been permanently removed of the present report 34-2014 following a re-assessment of the risk by the notifying authorities.
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