Hazardous step stools seized at Thurrock’s docks
18 December 2024
Thurrock Council’s Trading Standards Ports Team has seized a shipment of more than 550 unsafe step stools from cargo entering the Port of Tilbury.
The team intercepted the consignment containing 600 step stools on Monday 28 October 2024 during a routine safety inspection. The stools, which were imported to be sold on online marketplaces, were held while a sample was taken and sent for independent testing.
The team intercepted the consignment containing 600 step stools on Monday 28 October 2024 during a routine safety inspection. The stools, which were imported to be sold on online marketplaces, were held while a sample was taken and sent for independent testing.