Due to poor workmanship internal contact may occur between live parts and earth.
What are the hazards?
There is a risk of electric shock.
Where the product was sold
Nationally
Traders who sold this product
Big W on sale from February 2010 to October 2014 Woolworths Supermarkets on sale from January 2009 to October 2014
Supplier
Woolworths Limited
What should consumers do?
Consumers should stop using & return to Woolworths t
hako said
08:07 AM Oct 24, 2014
You wonder how items like this get an approval number in the first place. Self regulation?
I remember when as a kid my old man told me about a mate of his whose job was to screw up a certain number of toilet paper sheets and place them in a brand new toilet pan, flush, ensure they all flushed away and finally stamp the side of the pan with the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board approval insignia. Every pan that went on the market had to be approved in this way. All taps were similarly stamped with MWSB though I'm not sure how they were checked.
oldtrack123 said
10:35 AM Oct 24, 2014
hako wrote:
You wonder how items like this get an approval number in the first place. Self regulation?
I remember when as a kid my old man told me about a mate of his whose job was to screw up a certain number of toilet paper sheets and place them in a brand new toilet pan, flush, ensure they all flushed away and finally stamp the side of the pan with the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board approval insignia. Every pan that went on the market had to be approved in this way. All taps were similarly stamped with MWSB though I'm not sure how they were checked.
Hi Hako
I o Often did electrical work' Instrumentation'@ the old Dinmore pottery near Ipswich
& did see that occurring
Now regarding the number of recalls
First off, we simply accept overseas approval @ face value ,rubber stamp it then issue an Aus approval based on that
Now the original test & approval" may?" be OK, but some shonk makers then make " little?" changes that makes the original test worthless
However the problem is only going to worse
The Fed Gov 'in the name of removing red tape,'right now, are changing the regs to make it even easier for such crap to come in
PeterQ
-- Edited by oldtrack123 on Friday 24th of October 2014 10:39:58 AM
wasn_me said
08:24 AM Oct 27, 2014
Years ago it was difficult to find a cheap product that would do a job & get one out of trouble. Nowadays it's near impossible to find a quality product that will last. Every thing is cheap.
Cheers Pete
Phil C said
08:04 PM Oct 27, 2014
Hi Guys
I thought double adapters like this were banned a few years ago due to the fire hazard when stacking.
Obviously not.
Take care
oldtrack123 said
11:40 PM Oct 27, 2014
Phil C wrote:
Hi Guys
I thought double adapters like this were banned a few years ago due to the fire hazard when stacking.
Obviously not.
Take care
i Phil
Hi Phil
It is another case of being approved for some situations /uses & not for others
Extract from As 3012 Construction & demolition sites
:{quote]' Double adapters, 3 pin plug adapters (piggyback type), domestic type power
boards and similar type fittings are not to be used on construction or demolition" [End Quote]
PeterQ
Phil C said
12:56 PM Oct 29, 2014
oldtrack123 wrote:
Phil C wrote:
Hi Guys
I thought double adapters like this were banned a few years ago due to the fire hazard when stacking.
Obviously not.
Take care
i Phil
Hi Phil
It is another case of being approved for some situations /uses & not for others
Extract from As 3012 Construction & demolition sites
:{quote]' Double adapters, 3 pin plug adapters (piggyback type), domestic type power
boards and similar type fittings are not to be used on construction or demolition" [End Quote]
PeterQ
Yeah, excuse the pun but this is a case of double standards..
Thanks Peter
oldtrack123 said
03:23 PM Oct 29, 2014
Phil C wrote:
Yeah, excuse the pun but this is a case of double standards..
Thanks Peter
HI Phil
I do not see it that way
It is an acceptance that risk levels & possible outcomes can /do vary with the actual situations.
If that was not taken into account, the whole lot would be more restrictive
Woolworths Limited ?Woolworths Essentials Double Adaptor and Chevron Double Adaptor
PRA number: 2014/14386
Date published: 21st October 2014
More images (3)
Product information
Product description
Woolworths Essentials Double Adaptor and Chevron Double Adaptor
Identifying features
Brand: Chevron
Model Number: CDALS,CDARS
REF NO: 7389146
Approval Number: V090112
Brand: Woolworths Essentials
Model Number: DALS.DARS
REF NO: 309931
Approval Number: SGSEA/080773
What are the defects?
Due to poor workmanship internal contact may occur between live parts and earth.
What are the hazards?
There is a risk of electric shock.
Where the product was sold
Traders who sold this product
Big W on sale from February 2010 to October 2014
Woolworths Supermarkets on sale from January 2009 to October 2014
Supplier
Woolworths Limited
What should consumers do?
Consumers should stop using & return to Woolworths t
I remember when as a kid my old man told me about a mate of his whose job was to screw up a certain number of toilet paper sheets and place them in a brand new toilet pan, flush, ensure they all flushed away and finally stamp the side of the pan with the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board approval insignia. Every pan that went on the market had to be approved in this way. All taps were similarly stamped with MWSB though I'm not sure how they were checked.
Hi Hako
I o Often did electrical work' Instrumentation'@ the old Dinmore pottery near Ipswich
& did see that occurring
Now regarding the number of recalls
First off, we simply accept overseas approval @ face value ,rubber stamp it then issue an Aus approval based on that
Now the original test & approval" may?" be OK, but some shonk makers then make " little?" changes that makes the original test worthless
However the problem is only going to worse
The Fed Gov 'in the name of removing red tape,'right now, are changing the regs to make it even easier for such crap to come in
PeterQ
-- Edited by oldtrack123 on Friday 24th of October 2014 10:39:58 AM
Years ago it was difficult to find a cheap product that would do a job & get one out of trouble. Nowadays it's near impossible to find a quality product that will last. Every thing is cheap.
Cheers Pete
I thought double adapters like this were banned a few years ago due to the fire hazard when stacking.
Obviously not.
Take care
i Phil
Hi Phil
It is another case of being approved for some situations /uses & not for others
Extract from As 3012 Construction & demolition sites
:{quote]' Double adapters, 3 pin plug adapters (piggyback type), domestic type power
boards and similar type fittings are not to be used on construction or demolition" [End Quote]
PeterQ
Yeah, excuse the pun but this is a case of double standards..
Thanks Peter
HI Phil
I do not see it that way
It is an acceptance that risk levels & possible outcomes can /do vary with the actual situations.
If that was not taken into account, the whole lot would be more restrictive
"Horses for courses"
PeterQ