2024.12.19 Safety Report: Italmecc - Air Box 2100
19 December 2024
The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Italmecc Air Box 2100
Type
Machinery - Water Backed Booth LEV System
Brand
Italmecc
Model number
Air Box 2100
Country of origin
Italy
Product description
A water backed booth LEV system designed to capture and filter dust produced during stone processing.
Hazard
The product instructions do not include adequate instructions for installation, specifically, the requirement for ducting extracted air to outside. When used in accordance with the instructions without being ducted to outside, the machine does not effectively control exposure to hazardous substances generated during the intended use of the machine, including respirable dust. This is of particular concern when used to control dust generated by processing materials containing respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Exposure to RCS poses a serious health risk.
This product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
Corrective action
Italmecc S.R.L. have stopped supply in GB until the machine instructions are updated and brought into compliance.
The GB supplier provides additional information to persons supplied regarding the installation of ducting with this machine and have agreed to continue to do this, unless alternative equally effective measures are determined by the manufacturer.
Users of these machines should ensure that they are ducted to outside when used to control exposure to substances hazardous to health, or use other equally effective measures.
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