EU Safety Gate · Report-2023-30
Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters
The chains are unprotected and could break during use. Consequently, the user could be hit by the head or the broken pieces of the chain saw and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with those of Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
- Published
- 28 July 2023
- Notifying authority
- Hungary
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 23/02/2023 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 23/02/2023 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 28/11/2022
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/01713/23
Classification
- Category
- Machinery
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Flail-type cutting attachment with 2 chains for portable hand-held brush cutters. Diameter: 330 mm.