Posted on 17th Jun 2021 @ 2:13 PM

Ridgegear, the Leek based manufacturer of fall arrest equipment and safety harnesses, has issued instructions for the removal the RGA5 (5 metre, webbing fall arrester) from the market.

The unprecedented move follows this month's  earlier product recall, on account of a small number of imcidents where internal, intertia brake discs were found cracked.

The company has asked all its customers to immediately remove RGA5 blocks from service and to then contact Kenny Tunnicliffe at the firm's Leek Head quarters. Kenny's email is:kennytunnicliffe@marling.co.uk.

The firm hopes to resolve the issue but expects this to take more time, as reasons for the cracks have not yet become apparent. There have been no accidents reported. The company has taken action sensibly to prevent such possibilites.

  To the left, is a picture of the model in question. No other Ridgegear products have been reported as affected and no Helios Safety & Rescue      customers will be affected by the recall.