Trading standards leaflets

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

Product
Orange Hand-Tie Life Jacket DTS-95-I (sold via Amazon)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket

Country of origin
China

Product description
Vest style orange personal floatation device with modular foam and stitched panelling. Multiple hand tie closures, centre front orange webbing waist tie closure (20 mm); elasticated tie cord at bottom of front closure (5 mm), stitched orange material ties at top underneath user's chin (10 mm) and stitched orange fabric material ties at both right and left side (20 mm). Red whistle attached by fabric on left internal upper lobe.

Model name
Working Life Jacket

Model number
DTS-95-I

Amazon ASIN
B08ZHFFYPS

Listing name
Life Jacket Prevention Flood Adult Foam Swimming Life Jacket Vest + Whistle Outdoor Rescue Aid Supplies

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 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.

Corrective action
Recall of the product from end users.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Full notice

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