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EU Safety Gate · Report-2013-046

KONTEX GmbH · FW Typ 3

The product poses a risk of burns because of the excessive heat transmission by radiation and excessive heat transmission by flame. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 1486.

Published
22 November 2013
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 15/10/2013 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks. Date of entry into force: 15/10/2013 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 15/10/2013 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 15/10/2013

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1584/13
Model
Firefighting product, Type 3; first placed on the market: 2009
Batch
Unknown
Category
Protective equipment
Risk type
Burns
Country of origin
Germany

Three-piece protective suit (overshoes, trousers, jacket incorporating hood and breathing apparatus compartment, gloves), aluminium-coated outside, hood with safety visor.