United KingdomPCL Push Button Safety (PBS) Couplings — used to connect portable pneumatic equipment to a mains air supply and sold under model numbers PBS-2106, PBS-2108, PBS-2110, PBS-2113, PBS-21CF, PBS-21CM, PBS-21EF, PBS-21EM, PBS-21JF and PBS-21JM — are affected. They were withdrawn from the market pending a redesign because the internal mechanism can jam open if the adaptor is inserted out of line, allowing mains air pressure to flow while the adaptor remains unlatched; safety instructions have been updated and a Safety Alert issued to the distributor network.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for PCL Push Button Safety (PBS) Coupling presenting a risk of injuries.
Type: Pressure equipment / vessels - Industrial Pressure Equipment and Replacement Parts/Accessories
Brand: PCL
Model numbers: PBS-2106, PBS-2108, PBS-2110, PBS-2113, PBS-21CF, PBS-21CM, PBS-21EF, PBS-21EM, PBS-21JF, PBS-21JM
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Product Description: A push button safety (PBS) coupling used to connect portable pneumatic equipment to mains air supply for fixed application and trailing hose applications.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2605-0179
Notified by: Health and Safety Executive
The hazard
The product presents a risk of injuries because the internal mechanism can jam open if the adaptor is inserted sufficiently ”out of line.” This allows mains air pressure to flow through the coupling while the adaptor remains unlatched.
This product is not compliant with the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
What to do
The product has been withdrawn from the market pending a redesign. Safety instructions have been updated.
A Safety Alert has been issued to the Distributor Network for onward communication. This Alert can be viewed here: Push Button Safety Coupling - Safety Alert - PCL
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Office for Product Safety and Standards, collected from Office for Product Safety and Standards. Check the original before you act on it.
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