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The JCyL removed fire extinguishers Exmon for failing to meet safety standards
04/02/2011
February 4, 2011
The Ministry of industry of the Board of Castile and León, Spain has declared in a resolution the improper placement of the CE marking to certain batches of Extintores Moncayo, mark Exmon, 6, 2, 1 kilo. These lots are: 5100, 5200, 5300, 5500, 5600, 5601, 5602, 5603, 5604, 5605, 5606, 5607, 5608 and 5609, and from this counseling has been reported to the related ministries and the maintainers of this autonomous community to ensure that the measures necessary to prohibit the marketing and ensure the withdrawal of these items.
The complaint of the procedure plea is that Extintores Moncayo released lots of fire extinguishers from extra sources, in particular China, non-compliance with Directive 97/23/EC for pressure equipment, in what concerns audits by notified bodies (Aenor)as well as compliance with the requirements of security, to find defects in permanent joints of packaging, in particular in the welds. After making Aenor subsequent audit verified this defect in the production that affects the essential safety requirements set out in the directive. In particular, some batches of this brand extinguishers were manufactured in a centre of production not declared by the manufacturer for what not could be subjected to surveillance by Aenor, presenting similar to the detected abnormalities. In this sense, Aenor confirmed that "the process of welding in pressure equipment is considered a critical process and that its contract to a third party should be communicated to the notified body responsible for the conformity assessment procedures".
In addition the visit report other breaches of the directive, such as materials and elements used in the manufacture do not have specific control certificates (standards UNE-EN); is not properly implemented the system of identification and traceability of materials and items of equipment; etc.
To be aware of this situation, the sectoral Committee of extinguishers of tecnifuego-aespi has decided to inform on this resolution users, installers and maintainers, which abnormalities can affect the security of persons and goods.
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