topic Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment in Buying

Uncertified Electrical Equipment

ricwadle-0 — Mon, 03 May 2021 08:01:20 GMT

Do not purchase Chinese manufactured electrical or lifting equipment from Ebay, the items are not certified for use in Australia or NZ

They do not have a CE electrical rating.Lifting equipment does no have an Australian certification.

Ebay will be held liable for accidents due to electrical shock or injury caused by faulty lifting equipment.

Ebay does not respond to questions regarding these questions.

We had a staff member obtain an electric shock from a Chinese made ozone generater.

NO RESPONCE

Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment

davewil1964 — Mon, 03 May 2021 08:13:10 GMT

Why no responce[sic]?

Nobody but a mug would buy items required to be certified to Australian Standards from a random Chinese seller, or any overseas seller for that matter.

Buy cheap junk, get cheap junk. There is a reason why a certified item is more expensive. It's because it has been certified.

Although I do hope your house didn't burn down. Your insurance wouldn't pay. And 240v WILL NOT stop a healthy heart.

Edit: Ebay will be held liable for accidents due to electrical shock or injury caused by faulty lifting equipment

Not they won't. eBay is a platform. It will not and likely cannot police every listing on their site (many millions), and has no control over eBay China, except to shut it down, which would cost them money.

Caveat emptor.

Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment

katistrophik — Mon, 03 May 2021 11:47:01 GMT

If you are an employer purchasing substandard non certified machinery/electrical goods from China, if an employee is hurt I am afraid you are the one who will be held liable.

eBay won't respond because your question/belief has no foundation.

Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 03 May 2021 12:10:02 GMT

So where do you think all the certified stuff is made

Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment

davewil1964 — Mon, 03 May 2021 12:14:40 GMT

Assuming you're responding to me, otherwise your post makes no sense

In China, in all likelihood.

But certified and tested to Australian Standards, by legitimate Chinese manufacturers, who would be unlikely to sell on eBay. Unless they have a side business selling their failures on eBay.

Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 03 May 2021 12:32:02 GMT

Nah Dave, response was to the OP, as they state . do not buy chinese manufactured electrical.....

Re: Uncertified Electrical Equipment

sandypebbles — Mon, 03 May 2021 23:20:24 GMT

Correct and common sense

(except that eBay do not sell anything)

It is not eBay who will be held accountable or liable, it will be the person who purchased it and provided it

Which Workcover would be well aware of

Despite the 'opinion' of the person who purchased and supplied it