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

Product
Reflective outdoor safety belt / harness sold via Etsy

Type   
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Safety belt / Harness

Country of origin       
Unknown

Product description  
A black reflective safety belt / harness designed to be fitted over the shoulders and around the waist.

Etsy ID
604106348

Hazard
The product is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 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 safety belt or harness.

The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment.

Corrective action
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).

We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.

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