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The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Stanley Black and Decker / Dewalt - Fiberglass sledgehammers

Type     
Hand Tools - Sledge Hammer

Brand   
DeWalt / Stanley

Country of origin            
Unknown

Product description       
Multiple variations of black and yellow coloured sledgehammers.

Affected models
DEWALT Fiberglass sledgehammers

Model mumber / description
DWHT56141 / 2 lb Fiberglass Drilling Hammer
DWHT56142 / 3 lb Fiberglass Drilling Hammer
DWHT56143 / 2-1/2 lb Fiberglass Engineering Hammer
DWHT56146 / 2-1/2 lb Fiberglass Blacksmith Hammer
DWHT56147 / 4 lb Fiberglass Blacksmith Hammer
DWHT56148 / 4lb Fiberglass Engineering Hammer
DWHT56024 / 4 lb Drilling Sledgehammer - Hollow Handle
DWHT56025 / 4 lb BS Sledgehammer - Hollow Handle
DWHT56026 / 4 lb ENG Sledgehammer - Hollow Handle
DWHT56027 / 6 lb Sledgehammer - Hollow Handle
DWHT56029 / 10 lb Sledge 36"Hammer - Hollow Handle
DWHT56030 / 12 lb Sledgehammer - Hollow Handle

STANLEY Fiberglass sledgehammers

Model number / description
FMHT56006 / 3 lb Drilling Hammer
FMHT56008 / 4 lb Blacksmith Hammer
FMHT56009 / 4 lb Engineer Hammer
FMHT56010 / 6 lb FATMAX Sledgehammer
FMHT56011 / 8 lb FATMAX Sledgehammer
FMHT56019 / 10 lb FATMAX Sledgehammer

Hazard
The head of the sledgehammers can loosen prematurely and detach unexpectedly during use, posing an impact injury hazard to the user.

The affected models do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Corrective action
Recall of the product from end users. Further information about the recall can be found on the Stanley Black and Decker recall site.

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