
Angle grinder
Ferros tools · Angle Grinder
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Bulgaria
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
Requirements breached
The tool can overheat during use causing accessible surfaces to become too hot. The dimensions of the guard are such that the guard does not fully protect the user from flying fragments in the event that the cutting disc should break. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60745.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 17 March 2017
Product
- Description
- Angle grinder packed in a cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A11/0070/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-017
- Published
- 19 April 2017
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda: The product descriptions of notifications A12/1743/16 and A12/1748/16 published in report n° 51-2016 of 23/12/2016 have been modified at the request of the notifying national authority. Notification A12/0192/17 has been withdrawn from report n° 8-2017 of 24/02/2017 following request of the notifying country.
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