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La Sportiva Climbers Safety Helmet helmet for mountaineers — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesOct 11, 2019
Photo from the official notice: La Sportiva Climbers Safety Helmet helmet for mountaineers — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: La Sportiva Climbers Safety Helmet helmet for mountaineers — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: La Sportiva Climbers Safety Helmet helmet for mountaineers — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The helmet is insufficiently resistant to penetration. Impacting rocks may penetrate the helmet, possibly causing serious head injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) and the relevant European Standard EN 12492.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer (16/09/2019)

Product description

Black climbing helmet in a black and yellow cardboard box. The product was also 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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