Product Safety Report: Circular Saw (2201-0011)

Product safety report for circular saw presenting a serious risk of injuries and cuts.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 27 March 2022

• Alert type: Product safety report
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Machinery
• Measure type: Destruction of the product, Removal of the listing by the online marketplace
• Recall/alert date: 7 January 2022

Summary

Product: Unbranded Circular Saw

Hazard: Product presents a risk of cuts and injuries. due to lack of adequate guarding.

Corrective action: The product has been destroyed at the border and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Product information

Type	Machinery - Circular Saw
Carton Number	G5790-HG00131HXUK
Country of Origin	China
Product description	Blue and silver circular saw supplied in a plain cardboard box.
Product Report and Image	Link to Product Image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of injuries and cuts as it does not have adequate quality guards. The saw guard did not spring back once retracted and jammed permanently, exposing the blade, which presents a cuts hazard to users.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.

Corrective action

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

The product has been destroyed at the border.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2201-0011

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Published 27 March 2022