Company Initiates Recall of Certain Products Due to Safety Concerns
The United States Consumer Products Safety Commission is reporting a recall by Honeywell of certain hard hat models. This is a firm-initiated voluntary recall instituted under the CPSC's Fast Track Recall process.
The products subject to the April 24 CPSC recall #18-146 are certain Honeywell Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats. Affected E2 manufacture dates include May 206, December 2017, January 2018. Manufacture dates for the A79 model include April 2016 through January 2018. The manufacture date can be found by inspecting the underside of the brim, where the date is stamped in clock fashion, with an arrow pointing to the month and the last two digits of the year printed on either side of the arrow.
The remedy offered by Honeywell is a refund, either through a product credit or voucher equal to the purchase price. About 82,500 units subject to recall were sold in the United States, and another 65,550 units were sold in Canada. These products were sold online through Amazon and various other outlets.
The hats in question were manufactured in Mexico by North Safety de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V., of Mexico. They were imported by Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc., of Smithfield, R.I.
Hard Hats Required for Safety
The hard hats recalled by Honeywell are Type 1 hard hats, which are intended to protect the wearer from a blow to the top of the head. Type 2 hard hats are intended to protect against lateral impacts as well.
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