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Adult Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Type 1

Official notice

19 Jan 2018

Last checked

19 Jan 2018

Risk not stated by sourceACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Adult Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Type 1. If not secured correctly, the waist strap may slip from the position and cause the device to become ill-fitting on the wearer. This may affect the function of the affected PFDs so that depending on the circumstances, it may not keep the wearer in a safe floating position. Published 2018-01-19.

What to do now

Consumers should immediately stop using the Block PFD and contact Jarvis Walker via phone or email. Consumers can call Jarvis Walker on 03 8787 6900, email recalls@jarviswalker.com.au or go to http://www.jarviswalker.com.au.

Recall number

7bf7d12c-3563-43c1-a868-3c24cd8e7f01

Official notice

2018-01-19

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The hazard

If not secured correctly, the waist strap may slip from the position and cause the device to become ill-fitting on the wearer. This may affect the function of the affected PFDs so that depending on the circumstances, it may not keep the wearer in a safe floating position.

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Affected products

Product 1

Adult Block PFD Type 1 Sold under two brands as three separate codes Single unit code 241050 Platinum brand Sold from Jul 2011 - Dec 2015 Single unit code 56000 JW Brand Sold from Jan 2012 - Dec 2015 Twin pack code 241300 JW Brand Sold from Aug 2014 - Oct 2017 All have single unit marking of PFD TYPE 1

Risk / hazard

If not secured correctly, the waist strap may slip from the position and cause the device to become ill-fitting on the wearer. This may affect the function of the affected PFDs so that depending on the circumstances, it may not keep the wearer in a safe floating position.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

ACCC

Tier

beta

Category

KIDS

Classification

Inflatable toys and flotation aids

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

7bf7d12c-3563-43c1-a868-3c24cd8e7f01

Classification

Inflatable toys and flotation aids

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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