Safety recall for light kit sold at Bunnings
WA’s electrical safety regulator has issued a warning about the Light Ease brand of hexagon-shaped light kits, which it says pose a risk of electric shock. The product was sold at Bunnings from January 2026.
The WA Director of Energy Safety has banned the use, sale and hire of Light Ease LE5HEX hexagonal LED light strips, which can be mounted on a wall or ceiling. A national product safety recall through the ACCC is also expected in the near future.
Purchasers of the lights are advised to turn them off at the power point immediately and return them to Bunnings for a full refund. If the lights are hardwired, rather than plugged into a socket outlet, users should turn off the switch and arrange for an electrician to disconnect them.
Hazards include exposed live metal pins that a finger can easily reach, poor protection of other energised parts and inadequate insulation. The non-compliant components put people at risk of serious injury or death from an electric shock at dangerous voltages.
WA’s Director of Energy Safety, Daniel Kearney, said none of the electrical components in the lighting kit had a regulatory compliance mark (RCM) — a tick in a triangle — indicating a product has been tested and approved for use in Australia.
“We are investigating how the product packaging came to incorrectly show an RCM when the items inside were unapproved and dangerous,” Kearney said.
“The responsibility for ensuring compliance applies at all levels in the supply chain, so a retailer or supplier cannot simply rely on information from the importer or manufacturer.”
WA’s Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS) advises sellers to confirm the validity of a product’s RCM by checking the Australian Government’s Electrical Equipment Safety System database.
A guide to selling, hiring and advertising electrical equipment is available at the LGIRS website.
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