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Simond Toucan Light belay device (for climbing) — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesAug 23, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Simond Toucan Light belay device (for climbing) — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The belay device can lock without control and climbers can get blocked. This can lead to de-stabilisation and fall of the climber and the belayer could not be able to progressively brake. At the same time, the rope supplement not recovered through the belay device can increase the fall distance of the climber. In such case, the entire belaying chain can also break due to additional stress or transmit the kinetic energy of a fall abruptly to the falling body, causing serious injury by dislocating or fracturing the bones.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (25/07/2019)

Product description

Belay device, colour: blue

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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