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Doppstadt Mobile Shredder (AK 510K) — ingestion risk

UK OPSSHigh riskIngestionOct 24, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Doppstadt Mobile Shredder (AK 510K) — ingestion risk
Photo from the official notice: Doppstadt Mobile Shredder (AK 510K) — ingestion risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The AK510K mobile shredder has unguarded in-running nips - at the base of the conveyor and on the band magnet - that present a risk of entanglement to personnel in areas where access is foreseeable. It does not meet essential health and safety requirement (EHSR) 1.3.7 of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (implemented in the UK by the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008). This requires that the moving parts of machinery be designed and constructed in such a way as to prevent risks of contact which could lead to accidents or must, where risks persist, be fitted with guards or protective devices.

Remedy

The GB distributor contacted their customers to inform them that the AK 510K mobile shredder has unguarded moving parts that present a risk of entanglement. They also advised AK 510K customers to assess the adequacy of on-site control measures to comply with their duties under health and safety legislation.

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Warning consumers of risks

Product description

The AK510K mobile shredder is designed to process any kind of green, yard and wood waste. It is mounted on a tracked chassis. The AK510K mobile shredder was manufactured between June 2014 (06/14) and April 2019 (04/19) and subsequently discontinued.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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