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Palm helmet for water sports — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesApr 19, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Palm helmet for water sports — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Palm helmet for water sports — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The helmet does not provide sufficient protection against impacts. Users might consequently suffer injuries to the head.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) and the relevant European standard EN 1385.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (21/02/2019)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (06/02/2019)

Product description

Helmet for canoeing and white water sports; sizes 52-58. The product was sold online.

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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