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LAS New Dragon equestrian helmet — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesApr 22, 2016
Photo from the official notice: LAS New Dragon equestrian helmet — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: LAS New Dragon equestrian helmet — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The helmet does not adequately absorb impacts. Moreover, the retention system is not sufficiently strong and might break, leading to head injury in the event of a fall or impact. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant standard EN 1384.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (25/03/2016)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (25/03/2016)

Product description

White helmet for horseball equestrian activities, sold without packaging.

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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