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240V Male to Male Extension Lead supplied with motorised awning

Silverfox1972
A friend has had a motorised awing supplied with a BS1363 plug approximately 4m in length with an IP rated male plug at the other end, this couple to the female end which is terminated in the awning. The exposed pins are readily accessible and do not meet IP2X.

My question is just what regulations covers this?

The Consumer Safety Act 1978 under which falls the Plugs and Sockets Safety Regs 1994

Or the Health and safety at work Act, under which falls the The Electricity at Work Act and the BS7671.


Its been purchased over the internet so it doesn't necessarily fall under the HASAW

Intention is to write a letter of complaint and advise a product recall, this is lethal!
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Graeme Little

BEng (Hons) IEng MIET
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    The sale by RS and others of unterminated mains leads is not in my view comparable to the dangerous item featured in the O/P.


    A moments thought should show that the unterminated mains lead is clearly dangerous "as is" and is obviously intended to be connected to something by a qualified person, or by a suitably skilled member of the public.


    The item featured in the O/P is clearly intended to be USED as supplied, and an ordinary person might assume that it "must be OK or it would not be sold thus"

    Many SELV power supplies have connectors with exposed pins and are safe to use. An ordinary person may not understand the difference between a 19 volt laptop PC power supply, and this dangerous mains lead.
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    The sale by RS and others of unterminated mains leads is not in my view comparable to the dangerous item featured in the O/P.


    A moments thought should show that the unterminated mains lead is clearly dangerous "as is" and is obviously intended to be connected to something by a qualified person, or by a suitably skilled member of the public.


    The item featured in the O/P is clearly intended to be USED as supplied, and an ordinary person might assume that it "must be OK or it would not be sold thus"

    Many SELV power supplies have connectors with exposed pins and are safe to use. An ordinary person may not understand the difference between a 19 volt laptop PC power supply, and this dangerous mains lead.
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