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Petzl Prusik mechanical ZIGZAG mechanical pulley system for arborists — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesJun 7, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Petzl Prusik mechanical ZIGZAG mechanical pulley system for arborists — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The product poses the risk of injuries du to the particular configuration of an incorrectly-positioned and off-axis upper connector. Two accidents reported.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (30/04/2013)

Product description

Product enabling users to prune trees by climbing up the trees themselves (and not using cranes). The recall concerns all products “ZIGZAG” with serial numbers below 13108******.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE).

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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