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Kokovaljas full body harness — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesDec 23, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Kokovaljas full body harness — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Kokovaljas full body harness — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Kokovaljas full body harness — injuries risk

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

Hazard

Full body harness has an A-marking at both D-rings of the belt. A capital letter "A" should be at each fall arrest attachment element of the full body harness. The D-rings of the belt were not intended for arresting fall. Using these D-rings as attachment elements in a fall arrest system would cause severe or lethal injuries in the case of falling from a height.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (20/10/2016)
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Other (20/10/2016)

Product description

A full body harness with back attachment for fall arrest and belt for work positioning.

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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