Gate closer
Assa Abloy
MachineryInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Romania
Requirements breached
The metal body of the mechanism can fracture when under tension (opening over 90 degree angle): this may cause the spring or pieces of metal to be ejected, hitting users and causing injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 17 February 2016
Product
- Description
- Gate closer to be used in external gates. The mechanism has a sliding arm and is designed for gates with a width of 1 meter.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A11/0022/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-009
- Published
- 1 March 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A11/0076/15 in Web Report 35-2015 has been modified further to additional information on the risks (NEW number: A12/0280/16). Notification A12/0242/16 from Report 8-2016 has been permanently withdrawn further to the request of the notifying Member State due to the fact that the notification has been erroneously issued.
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