Voltage tester

SHEN TONG · TEST PENCIL / Voltage Test Screwdriver

Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Hungary
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

The uninsulated metal tip of the voltage tester is too long.

Requirements breached

The user could accidentally touch the live metal tip during normal use and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60900.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 6 October 2018
Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 6 October 2018

Product

Description: Voltage tester pencil in the shape of a screwdriver. Packaging: blister pack.
Brand: SHEN TONG
Model / type: 216 and JFGJCDB (on the product); STDZ-88216 (on the packaging)
Batch: 5 995858 120022

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/1750/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-047
Published: 13 November 2018
Corrigendum: Corrigenda : Notification A12/1053/18 from Report 2018-030 has been permanently removed at the request of the notifying authority following new test results which show that the product complies. Notification A11/0084/18 from Report-2018-045 has been modified to correct the product description and applicable legal basis.