Product Safety Report: Lithium Mini Chain Saw (2106-0192)

Product Safety Report for Mini Chainsaw presenting a serious risk of lacerations, cuts and injuries.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 26 March 2022

• Alert type: Product safety report
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Machinery
• Measure type: Import rejected at border
• Recall/alert date: 2 July 2021

Summary

Product: Lithium Mini Chain Saw

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of lacerations, cuts and injuries as the product did not feature any safety interlocks and was not supplied with a Declaration of Conformity.

Corrective action: The product has been rejected at the border.

Product information

Type	Machinery – Mini Chainsaw
Country of Origin	China
Product description	Blue hand-held mini chainsaw with black casing and blade guard, packaged in brown cardboard box and supplied with instruction manual.
Product Report and Image	Link to Product Image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of lacerations, cuts and injuries as the product did not feature any safety interlocks and was not supplied with a Declaration of Conformity. Due to the lack of safety interlocks, the product does not shut off when dropped or misused and may cut or injure the user.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery Regulations 2008.

Corrective action

The product has been rejected at the border.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2106-0192

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Published 26 March 2022