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4-Step Step Ladder with Handrail — entrapment risk

UK OPSSHigh riskEntrapmentDec 5, 2022
Photo from the official notice: 4-Step Step Ladder with Handrail — entrapment risk

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

Hazard

The product presents a high entrapment risk as a finger trap was found between black steel stay arms, which can easily trap the consumer’s fingers when folding the product. The ladder does not have any instructions or required warning symbols such as a weight limit for the product. A consumer using a power tool with a combined weight of over 150kgs may overload the ladder, causing it to buckle under the weight. This may cause the consumer to fall off the ladder and injure themselves. The product does not meet the requirements General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Remedy

The import has been rejected at the border and product has been destroyed.

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Destruction of the product

Product description

Fold out step ladder with a handrail and four steps

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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