Patgear Flotation Aid sold via Etsy — drowning risk

Hazard

The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection). The jacket also did not meet the minimum buoyancy requirement. The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon as a buoyancy aid. The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018

Remedy

We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).

Product safety report

Measures taken

• Removal of listing by online marketplace

Product description

Red and black vest style buoyancy aid with three front black plastic buckles closures with black webbing waist belt and crotch strap fixed back attachment and double front buckle closure. Red whistle attached to buoyancy aid via orange cord and sits in internal pocket on inner lining fabric.