EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-8

Unknown · Portable lamps – 1. with a metal grille and a 10-metre extension cable, 2. with a metal grille and a 5-metre extension cable

These products pose a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the bulb socket is not attached to the lamp by two independent points,- the characteristics of the flexible mains cable do not meet the requirements,- the conductor section, which is 0.16 mm², is less than the 0.75 mm² required,- the length of the mechanism to protect against twisting is 11 mm, when it should be at least 25 mm,- it lacks an anti-traction anchoring mechanism to relieve the conductors from pull forces,- the conductor section forming the internal wiring is 0.16 mm², which is less than the 0.50 mm² required,- it lacks markings and safety instructions. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.