Chain disc
Stanford · Kettensägeblatt
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The chain disc may be mounted on an angle grinder and may therefore, against its intended use, be used as a hand-held circular saw. The disc takes too long to stop.
Requirements breached
As a consequence, this could cause kickback, the user may lose control over the tool or get hurt while the disc stops. The product does not comply with the relevant European standards EN 62841 and EN 60745.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 11 January 2018
Product
- Description
- Chain disc with a diameter of 115 mm and a bore diameter of 22 mm, supplied in a plastic blister package. The product has been sold online (e.g. via eBay).
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1573/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-043
- Published
- 18 October 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0324/14 has been withdrawn from report 008-2014 of 28/02/2014 following a court ruling regarding the validity of the measures taken. Notification A12/0904/18 has been permanently withdrawn from report 027/2018 of 06/07/2018, following a new assessment of the risk.
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