United KingdomZoeller Lifting Systems rear-mounted refuse container lifting devices (Zoeller / Zoeller Kirchhoff Gruppe), including models such as 2405, 2418 and 2301 and variants fitted with two circular ultrasonic sensors beneath each lifting chair, are being warned about. A 500 mm blind zone in front of the sensors can leave a person undetected during the lifting cycle, risking being struck or crushed; the product fails to meet the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. The UK supplier is issuing a technical bulletin and updated user guidance and owners are advised to contact their supplier if not already contacted.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for Zoeller Lifting Systems presenting a high risk of injuries.
Type: Machinery - Rear Mounted Bin Lifting Devices
Brand: Zoeller / Zoeller Kirchhoff Gruppe
Models: Including, but not limited to, 2405 (Rotary 3), 2418 (Rotary) and 2301 (Delta)
Variants: Examples incorporating a “working area protection device” consisting of two circular ultrasonic sensors underneath each lifting chair only.
Manufacturing dates: 2017 to present
Country of Origin: Germany
Product Description: Rear mounted refuse container lifting devices. Supplied incorporated with various compaction bodies of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2603-0140
Notified by: Health and Safety Executive
The hazard
When in automatic mode, if a person enters the area under the lifting chair during the upward part of the lifting cycle they could, in specific circumstances, remain undetected by the working area protection device.
This is due to a blind zone extending 500mm from the face of the two circular ultrasonic sensors underneath the lifting chair.
A person within this blind zone when the downward movement starts may not be detected, resulting in them being struck or crushed by the descending machinery and / or load.
Users are reminded that the equipment must be operated in accordance with the operating instructions, user manuals and training provided, and that entry into the working area should be avoided while the machine is in automatic mode.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
What to do
Warning customers of the risks.
The UK supplier, Faun Zoeller (UK) Limited, is issuing a technical bulletin to all known customers supplied with affected machines manufactured within the last eight years.
Updated user guidance and safety information will be provided to reinforce safe operating practices and awareness of the working area risks during the lifting cycle.
We recommend owners of RCV’s incorporating lifting systems with this type of working area protection contact their supplier for further information if they have not already been contacted.
The official notice
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