EU Safety Gate · Report-2023-51
Attachment for brush cutters
The chains are unprotected and could break during use, causing injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
- Published
- 22 December 2023
- Notifying authority
- Slovakia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 10/11/2023 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 10/11/2023
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- INFO/00177/23
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.