Product recalls
Product Safety Information Notice on Petzl GYM/PANDION/PANJI Harnesses
July 3, 2025
A safety issue has been identified with Petzl GYM/PANDION/PANJI Harnesses.
The risk reported to CCPC is injuries. The harness can be put on backwards, and the rope or carabiner can be attached to a non-weightbearing leg loop elastic band. This places the user at a risk of falling from height and sustaining serious injuries.
Petzl are:
- Reminding operators of the importance of training, supervising and monitoring before and during use of the harness and all equipment, particularly when making the equipment available to customers.
- Providing and promoting access to educational tools.
- Providing an option for GYM, PANDION and PANJI owners to send Petzl their harnesses for replacement of the current leg loop elastic band with a new design, free of charge.
The following table contains the harnesses that can be sent to the Petzl After Sales Service to have the leg loop plastic band replaced by the new design. It is not mandatory for users or operators to replace the elastics, Petzl however recommends that you send your harness to Petzl After Sales Service. For further details please see the ‘What to do’ section below.
There are approximately 812 affected products in the Republic of Ireland. There are 582 units of the GYM model, 158 units of the PANDION model and 72 units of the PANJI model.
What to do:
To check if your product is affected, please review the Petzl safety notice. It is not mandatory for users or operators to replace the elastics, Petzl however recommends that you send your harness to Petzl After Sales Service for replacement of the current leg loop elastic band with a new design.
To do this, contact your local Petzl After-Sales service via this contact form.
Petzl is responsible for all shipping costs.
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