
Ladder
EXTOL · Aluminum Multi-Purpose Ladder
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Czechia
Requirements breached
The ladder's feet may displace or detach during use. The locking mechanisms do not engage reliably and can cause unexpected malfunction of the ladder putting the user in danger. The ladder is not strong enough leading to deformation during use. The ladder does not have an angle indicator to ensure that it is used at a safe angle. Consequently, a person at a high position on the ladder may fall from a height. Furthermore, there are no markings, pictograms or user instructions to ensure that the user is informed about the safe way to use the ladder.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 March 2015
Product
- Description
- Universal aluminium hinged ladder with the stabilizing elements.
- Category
- -
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0395/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-011
- Published
- 13 March 2015
- Corrigendum
- Notifications A12/1070/14 and A12/1071/14 from report week 27 of 2014 have been permanently removed following a re-assessment of the risk by the notifying authorities
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