Via ferrata set

Ocun · Energy absorber

Protective equipmentInjuries

Notifying country: Luxembourg

Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The climbing protection device is not sufficiently resistant to loads.

Requirements breached

The product could break during use, causing the climber to fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 958.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 30 January 2019
Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 30 January 2019

Product

Description: Via ferrata climbing protection device consisting of two carabiners, linked by a fastener (belt). The product is packed in a bag.
Brand: Ocun
Model / type: VF Torq2 Article 03983
Batch: 800940 / 8591804634611

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0398/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-010
Published: 28 February 2019
Corrigendum: Corrigenda : notification A12/1092/18 from report-2018-045 and A12/1094/18 from report-2018-031 have been updated with new models and batch numbers.