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Italmecc Air Box 2100 safety warning over a strangulation risk
Product Safety Report for Italmecc Air Box 2100 presenting a high risk to health.
Take it off the child, or remove it from the cot or room, now.
Product image from the OPSS safety notice
Check your product
Only products that match these details are covered. Have your pack in front of you.
1 identifier listed for this notice.
Italmecc Air Box 2100
- ModelOn the rating label, base, back or box.
- Air Box 2100
What to do now
Cords or loops on Italmecc Air Box 2100 are long enough to catch around a child’s neck.
- Take it off the child, or remove it from the cot or room, now.
- Do not tie the cord up out of the way; remove it or stop using the item.
- The marketplace has removed the listing. Contact the seller through your order history to ask for a refund.
- If you cannot reach the seller, Trading Standards can be told through Citizens Advice.
Why it matters. Drawstrings, cords and straps can snag on play equipment, cots or furniture. Strangulation happens quickly and silently.
If someone has been hurt
Get help urgently
- a child who has been caught by the neck, even if they seem fine afterwards — call 999 or go to A&E
This is general information based on NHS public guidance, not medical advice. In an emergency call 999. For urgent advice use NHS 111 (NHS 24 on 111 in Scotland) or, in Northern Ireland, your GP or out-of-hours service.
Getting your money back
Sellers on online marketplaces do not always run recalls themselves, so you may need to ask for your money back. The platform’s help pages explain its buyer protection scheme.
Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133), Advice Direct Scotland (0808 164 6000) and Consumerline (0300 123 6262) give free advice if you get stuck.
From the official notice
Published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (2412-0024). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Italmecc Air Box 2100 presenting a high risk to health.
The risk
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.
Action taken
Italmecc S.R.L. have stopped supply in GB until the machine instructions are updated and brought into compliance.
Advice to consumers
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.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2412-0024
Notified by: Health and Safety Executive
Product description
A water backed booth LEV system designed to capture and filter dust produced during stone processing.
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Questions
Why has Italmecc Air Box 2100 been reported?
Cords or loops on Italmecc Air Box 2100 are long enough to catch around a child’s neck. Drawstrings, cords and straps can snag on play equipment, cots or furniture. Strangulation happens quickly and silently.
How do I know if my product is affected?
Compare the model on your product with the details listed under “Check your product” on this page. Only items that match are covered by the notice.
What should I do now?
Take it off the child, or remove it from the cot or room, now. Do not tie the cord up out of the way; remove it or stop using the item.
Can I get a refund or a repair?
Sellers on online marketplaces do not always run recalls themselves, so you may need to ask for your money back. The platform’s help pages explain its buyer protection scheme. Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133), Advice Direct Scotland (0808 164 6000) and Consumerline (0300 123 6262) give free advice if you get stuck.
