Helmet for mountaineers

Unknown

Hobby/sports equipmentInjuries

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Germany
Sold online: Yes

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What is the danger

The helmet is insufficiently resistant to penetration.

Requirements breached

Impacting rocks may penetrate the helmet, possibly causing serious head injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) and the relevant European Standard EN 12492.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 12 December 2018

Product

Description: Climbing helmet for mountaineers. The product was sold online (in particular on eBay).
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: STK016600715

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0075/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-003
Published: 14 January 2019
Corrigendum: Corrigendum: Notification A12/1579/18 from Report-2018-044 has been updated to indicate the models affected and correct the country of origin.