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Metal chair — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesApr 30, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Metal chair — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Metal chair — injuries risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The chair has insufficient stability and strength and could consequently fall over or break during use, injuring the user. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 12520.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer

Product description

Chair with padded seat, legs, seat supports, sides of the backrest and rear footrest made of steel tubes (20 mm diameter), front footrest and center of the backrest (16 mm diameter). Metal parts are welded. Seat made of 15 mm thick chipboard, foam and synthetic leather.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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