The Office of Residential Life in conjunction with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety would like to notify all residential students that the 5-Light Floor Light will no longer will allowed on campus.
This product may overheat, posing a fire and shock hazard. These lamps should be removed by students when they leave for spring break. Any lamps found during Spring Break Closing and Health and Safety checks will be confiscated by Environmental Health and Safety. If student lamps are confiscated they may make arrangements to pick them up when they can prove they will be taking them home.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying consumers that portable incandescent floor lamps manufactured by Shangyu Dong Electrical Appliance Decoration Lamp Company have not been evaluated by UL and bear an unauthorized UL Mark for the United States.
Identification: On the product: The product has a holographic label marked with an unauthorized UL Mark with the following information:
E230863
Model GX6409
What you should do: UL recommends that users stop using the product immediately and return it to the place of purchase.
If you would like further information please visit http://www.ul.com/newsroom/newsrel/nr030207.html
For questions or concerns contact Zach Newswanger at 607-274-3141 or znewswanger@ithaca.edu.
