Product Recall: High-altitude safety belt/harness sold via AliExpress (2311-0099)

Product Recall for High-altitude safety belt/harness sold via AliExpress presenting a serious risk of injuries.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 24 November 2023
• Last updated: 29 January 2024 — See all updates

• Alert type: Product recall
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Measure type: Recall of the product from end users and Removal of the listing by the online marketplace
• Recall/alert date: 24 November 2023

Summary

Product: High-altitude safety belt/harness sold via AliExpress

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries due to the absence of independent conformity assessment to demonstrate the product will perform when required.

Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).

Product information

Type	Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Climbing Harness
AliExpress Item ID	1005003575669684
Country of Origin	Unknown
Product Description	A black and grey half body climbing harness with red stitching.
Product Report and Image	Link to product image and PDF

Hazard

The product has been identified as presenting a serious risk of falling from a height as it is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), however was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that it has 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 across a wide range of uses.

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

The product has been recalled from end users.

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

Additional information

PSD case number: 2311-0099

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Published 24 November 2023
Last updated 29 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 29 January 2024

   Updated 29/01/2024 as the product has now been recalled.

2. 24 November 2023

   First published.