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3M™ PELTOR™ X4 Series Earmuffs — damage to hearing risk

UK OPSSSerious riskDamage to hearingJul 23, 2024
Photo from the official notice: 3M™ PELTOR™ X4 Series Earmuffs — damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: 3M™ PELTOR™ X4 Series Earmuffs — damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: 3M™ PELTOR™ X4 Series Earmuffs — damage to hearing risk

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

Hazard

3M has identified that X4 earmuffs manufactured between March 2020 through September 2022 may develop visible cracks on the exterior surface of the cups. Therefore, the products do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment, nor with the Essential health and safety requirements (3.5 Protection against the harmful effects of noise).

Remedy

Recall of the product from end users. 3M has advised that the product, manufactured between March 2020 - September 2022, has been recalled. 3M has sent a notification to authorised distributors who in turn have been instructed to notify customers to whom they have sold the product. In addition, distributors have been asked to check any affected stock in their inventory and send it back to 3M. For further details, please access the 3M recall notice here: https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/worker-health-safety-uk/news-events/full-story/?storyid=1e1ec842-d359-40c0-b030-ed9b8d7c7e68 The design has been updated to ensure that the earmuffs comply with the regulations.

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users

Product description

Black and green over ear earmuffs

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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