Cooper Lighting Recalls Emergency and Exit Lights -- Occupational Health & Safety

Cooper Lighting Recalls Emergency and Exit Lights

Aug 13, 2008

Cooper Lighting Inc., of Peachtree City, Ga., in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling approximately 9,000 of its "Sure-Lite" and "AtLite" Exit and Emergency Lights. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

The lights can malfunction and not stay illuminated in the event of a power failure. This could result in a failure to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in an emergency. No incidents or injuries have been reported.

The recalled emergency and exit lights are installed in commercial buildings such as hotels and office buildings, and include the following model numbers (which are written on the inside of the removable front cover):

12UEL1SD24X	CHEL1WHSDTDM	UEL1WHSDV
12UEL1SD24XTDM	UELBKSD	LPX70RBKDHSD
12UEL1SD24XWH	UEL1BKSDHAZTDM	LPX70RBKDHSD2146
6CHEL1SD24	UEL1BKSDTDM	LPX70RWHDHSD
6CHEL1SD24WH	UEL1SD	LPX70RWHDHSD2146
AEL1BKSD	UEL1SDA	LPX70RWHDHSDMRT
AEL1BZSD	UEL1SDAV	LPXH70RBKDHSD
AEL1BZSDTDM	UEL1SDC	LPXH70RBKDHSD284
AEL1SD	UEL1SDHAZ	LPXH70RBKSD
AEL1SDTDM	UEL1SDHAZTDM	LPXH70RWHDHSD
AEL1WHSD	UEL1SDTDM	LPXH70RWHDHSD212
AEL1WHSDTDM	UEL1SDV	LPXH70RWHDHSD214
CHEL1BKSD	UEL1WHSD	LPXH70RWHDHSD2146
CHEL1SD	UEL1WHSDAV	LPXH70RWHDHSD284
CHEL1SDTDM	UEL1WHSDHAZ	LPXH70RWHDHSDMRT2139
CHEL1WHSD	UEL1WHSDTDM	LPXH70RWHSD

The date code is located inside the housing and is formatted as XXXX-DDD-YY. For example, the date code "6746-356-07" means the product was manufactured on the 356th day of 2007. Only products with date codes between the 240th day of 2007 and the 101st day of 2008 are included in the recall.

The lights were manufactured in China and sold by authorized distributors nationwide from September 2007 through June 2008. Distributors resold and installed the lights for between $200 and $500.

Cooper Lighting is contacting customers directly and is providing a free replacement product. For additional information, contact Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7228 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.surelites-lighting.com or www.atlite-lighting.com.

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