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Firefighter's protective suit – Kontex “FW Typ 3”

Serious risk Burns

Published by Safety Gate 13 Nov 2013In the weekly report of 22 Nov 2013 (week 46, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Firefighter's protective suit
Brand
Kontex
Brand as notified
KONTEX GmbH
Name
FW Typ 3
Type / model
Firefighting product, Type 3; first placed on the market: 2009
Batch
Unknown
Description
Three-piece protective suit (overshoes, trousers, jacket incorporating hood and breathing apparatus compartment, gloves), aluminium-coated outside, hood with safety visor.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of burns because of the excessive heat transmission by radiation and excessive heat transmission by flame.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 1486.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 15 Oct 2013
  • Warning consumers of the risks · from 15 Oct 2013
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 15 Oct 2013
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 15 Oct 2013
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Professional
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1584/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1584/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1584/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-046 (XML)
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