
Hand dryer "Universal Nozzle A48 Hand Dryer"
World Dryer
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- UK
Requirements breached
The affected products have nozzles that are electrically isolated from the base of the dryer and therefore not connected to earth. If an electrical malfunction were to occur, causing an electrical component to come into contact with the nozzle, the user could experience an electric shock if he/she touched the nozzle. Two incidents reported of users receiving a non-fatal electric shock. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD).
Product
- Description
- Wall-mounted hand dryer fitted into washrooms of premises such as shops, restaurants, places of work.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1306/11 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2011-047
- Published
- 15 November 2011
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/7747
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