Product Safety Report: Doppstadt Mobile Shredder (AK 510K) (2208-0457)
Product Safety Report for Doppstadt Mobile Shredder AK 510K presenting a high risk of rotating parts creating in-running nips.
Summary
Product: Doppstadt Mobile Shredder (AK 510K)
Hazard: The product presents a high risk of rotating parts creating in-running nips.
Corrective action: The GB distributor has contacted customers to warn them of the risks and provide advice.
Product information
| Type | Machinery - High Speed Shredder |
|---|---|
| Brand | Doppstadt |
| Model | AK 510K |
| Country of Origin | Germany |
| Product description | The AK510K mobile shredder is designed to process any kind of green, yard and wood waste. It is mounted on a tracked chassis. The AK510K mobile shredder was manufactured between June 2014 (06/14) and April 2019 (04/19) and subsequently discontinued. |
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Hazard
The AK510K mobile shredder has unguarded in-running nips - at the base of the conveyor and on the band magnet - that present a risk of entanglement to personnel in areas where access is foreseeable. It does not meet essential health and safety requirement (EHSR) 1.3.7 of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (implemented in the UK by the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008). This requires that the moving parts of machinery be designed and constructed in such a way as to prevent risks of contact which could lead to accidents or must, where risks persist, be fitted with guards or protective devices.
Corrective action
The GB distributor contacted their customers to inform them that the AK 510K mobile shredder has unguarded moving parts that present a risk of entanglement. They also advised AK 510K customers to assess the adequacy of on-site control measures to comply with their duties under health and safety legislation.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2208-0457
Notified by: Health and Safety Executive