3M Recalls Hard Hats Due to Shock Hazard

3M Recalls Hard Hats Due to Shock Hazard

June 30, 2016

This recall involves 3M vented hard hats sold online under the 3M, 3M Tekk Protection and AOSafety brands. Online, the hardhats were marketed as protecting against electric shock, but they do not provide this protection, which poses a shock hazard to users. No injuries have been reported.

The hard hats are white, have eight, ¾-inch long ventilation slits along each side at the hat’s crown and have a ratchet adjustment for fit. “3M” or “AOSafety” is moulded into the white plastic on the top of the brim. “XLR8 VENTED” is moulded onto the bottom of the brim. “ANSI Z89.1” is printed on a sticker inside the hard hats.

This recall involves only the 3M hard hats sold online. About 7,500 were sold online at Alliedelec.com, Amazon.com and HomeDepot.com from January 2008 through April 2016.

Users who purchased the hard hats online for protection against electrical shock should immediately stop using them and contact 3M for a free replacement hard hat: 800-494-3552.

 

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