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Australia/Canberra: Sitro Group Australia Pty Ltd., a Mount Waverley, Victoria establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Gasmate Portable Diesel Heaters from the Australian marketplace due to possible connection of the 12 volt DC Heater to the 240 volt AC mains supply with consequential risks of electric shock, burns, scalds, smoke inhalation, respiratory failure, cardiac system collapse and/or property damage, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.
ACCC: https://rb.gy/avrp2
Direct link: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/sitro-group-australia-pty-ltd-%E2%80%94-gasmate-portable-diesel-heater-dh203
Additional information:
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) reports the following Portable Diesel Heaters are subject to this recall:
Filed under: ACCC, Burn or scald hazard, Electric shock or electrocution, Electronics, Work or Industrial Equipment | Tagged: ACCC, ACCC PRA number: 2023/19881, appliances, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, burn hazard, cardiac arrest hazard, electric shock hazard, electrical burns, incorrect electrical connection hazard, Recalls Direct RIN: 17497-2023, Respiratory Failure hazard, Sitro Group Australia, smoke inhalation hazard | Leave a comment »