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VULCAIN, SICLI, INTEGRAL, MATINCENDIE, GLORIA, INDIUM, MAT TOP fire extinguisher — injuries risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsInjuriesJul 28, 2023
Photo from the official notice: VULCAIN, SICLI, INTEGRAL, MATINCENDIE, GLORIA, INDIUM, MAT TOP fire extinguisher — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: VULCAIN, SICLI, INTEGRAL, MATINCENDIE, GLORIA, INDIUM, MAT TOP fire extinguisher — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The product is not adequately designed to be safe for use during the recommended service life of 20 years in all situation of maintenance. If the closing mechanism has not been properly locked with the body during the maintenance, when the fire extinguisher is activated, its head may become separated from the body and projected into the air, causing injuries to a user and/or bystanders. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive.

Measures taken

  • Technical measures — Distributor (21/06/2023)
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Distributor (21/06/2023)
  • Conformity / Maintenance defects will be resolved by retrofit — Distributor (21/06/2023)
  • Laboratory test (independent investigation) — Manufacturer (21/06/2023)
  • Prohibition of placing on French market : products before June 1, 2022 not brought into conformity — Manufacturer (21/06/2023)

Product description

Portable powder or water/foam fire extinguisher. Capacity 6 kg to 9 kg or 6 litre to 9 litres. Maximum working pressure according Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) approval: 23 bar. Minimum and maximum allowed temperatures: -30°C to +60°C.

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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