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Zhongyu fall protection system — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesNov 1, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Zhongyu fall protection system — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Zhongyu fall protection system — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Zhongyu fall protection system — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Zhongyu fall protection system — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Zhongyu fall protection system — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The product lacks an energy absorber, the carabiners are unsuitable, the thimbles on the braided rope are too loose and can easily be undone, the carabiners break easily. The user can therefore, in the case of a fall, suffer serious injuries. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation nor with the European standards EN 354, EN 361, EN 362 and EN 363.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (25/09/2024)

Product description

Fall protection system composed of a fall arrest harness, lanyards and connecting elements (carabiners). Product sold online, in particular via ebay, item numbers: 386151111297, 166545774996, 186334280714.

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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