Safety alerts and recall notices for marine and related equipment

   
01 March 2016

Kidde & Lifesaver Fire Blanket Recall Alert

The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is supporting Kidde Safety Europe Ltd to alert any boaters to the immediate product recall on its “Kidde” or “Lifesaver” fire blankets following concerns regarding their effectiveness in the event of an oil pan fire.

14 Oct 2016

Clesse Novacomet BP1803 LPG Regulator Recall Alert UPDATED

The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is supporting Clesse Industries to make boaters aware of the immediate product recall on its Novacomet branded BP1803 LPG regulators manufactured between the extended dates of June 2006 and September 2015.

10 October 2014 BSS Alerts Boaters to Calor Lite® Gas Cylinder Recall

The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is supporting Calor Gas Ltd to alert any boaters to the immediate product recall on all 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured between 2008-2011 inclusive following concerns regarding the potential deterioration of the cylinder.
08 August 2014 CO risk from gas cookers UPDATED 2014

The BSS is supporting Beko, in its on-going campaign to find and fix dangerous older models of Beko, Flavel and Leisure gas cookers that can produce potentially fatal levels of carbon monoxide, if used incorrectly with the grill door closed.
28 July 2011 Faulty 2kg and 5kg aluminium CO2 fire extinguishers - safety warning

TOTAL, a manufacturer of portable CO2 fire extinguishers advises that faulty extinguishers have been identified and due to the possibility of the valves failing and causing injury
18 January 2010 CO alarms recalled by supplier

CO alarms recalled - Lloytron and Powerplus CO alarms have been recalled by the suppliers as testing has revealled some units may not alarm when they are supposed to