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Climbing harness – GHB “Climbing Harness”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 4 Jan 2019In the weekly report of 11 Jan 2019 (week 2, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Climbing harness
Brand
GHB
Name
Climbing Harness
Type / model
Model: SG-626
Description
Type C climbing harness (sit harness). The harness comes in a bag with the imprint GHB. The product has been sold online (in particular via Amazon).
Risk
The strength of the product is inadequate as the connections between the hip belt and leg loops as well as the connection between the hip bealt and the buckle can tear apart. This can result in the climber falling from a significant height, leading to injury.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) and with the relevant European standard EN 12277.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 23 Nov 2018
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0003/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0003/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0003/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-002 (XML)
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