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Transportation in a Motor Vehicle
NOTE:
•
The Carved Foam Seat must not be used as a car safety seat.
•
The Carved Foam Seat is designed to allow the seat and its user to be
transported in a forward facing position in a vehicle designed for the purpose
(for example, in a suitably equipped minibus).
•
Blatchford Special Seating products are interfaced using BAIS, which conforms
with ISO16840.
Transportation - Essential Safety Information.
NOTE: this information should be passed
on to those people making transport arrangements (e.g. schools and other organisations).
Securing the user, the Carved Foam Seat and the host wheelchair in a vehicle:
1. During travel the Carved Foam Seat must be securely fastened into its wheelchair as
described earlier in this manual.
2. Posture belts and postural harnesses supplied as part of the seating system are designed
to give postural support only. Where these items are fitted they should be used during
travel
but they must not be used as the only safety restraints.
3.
The wheelchair itself must be fastened down in the vehicle – this must be in
accordance with the wheelchair manufacturer’s instructions.
(The wheelchair
manufacturer will issue these instructions separately. In case of query contact the
Wheelchair Service).
4.
A suitable, separate, passenger seat belt (fastened in to the vehicle) must be used
by the occupant during travel. In order to achieve occupant restraint and optimum
protection in a crash situation the seatbelt should have both pelvic and upper
body sections (for example a 3 point type with the upper section fastened into the
vehicle at the upper level) as a minimum standard.
Using Carved Foam Seat accessories during travel:
The following information and advice should be considered - the accessories used and the
needs and circumstances of the user must be taken into account:
1.
The Carved Foam Seat headrest should be used during travel.
2.
Wheelchair mounted trays should always be taken off while travelling and these
should be stored securely in the vehicle.
3.
Kneeblocks used in a vehicle could cause damage to the hips and knees in
the event of an accident but, without these in place, there could be risks to
other passengers. (As part of the initial assessment by the Wheelchair Service the
best practice for the particular user should be determined and the outcome of
this assessment passed on to the people making the transport arrangements).
4.
Footstraps are not designed to be a part of a passenger restraint system but,
where these are fitted, there may be advantages in these being in place during
travel. (Again these issues should be considered as part of the initial assessment
by the Wheelchair Service and recommendations made to the people making the
transport arrangements).
Separate information sheets are issued with accessories and these should also be consulted.
AEL Mounting Kit - User Instructions
The AEL Mounting Kit is made up of the components shown above (figs.
A
,
B
and
C
).
These
are not user adjustable components and therefore should not be altered in anyway by the
user or carers.
A
and
B
are screwed together with the supplied fittings and attached to the back of the seating
system backrest (fig.
D
) or to the bottom of the seating system seat base (fig.
H
).
Component
C
is fitted to either the backrest posts or the seat rail tubes of the wheelchair.
To attach the seat to the wheelchair, it is necessary to press (firmly) the hook part onto the tube
as shown in fig.
E
and
F
next to the locating latches (fig
C
).
Once correctly located, the latch can then be moved over the hook to prevent it from being
removed, as shown in fig.
H
. This should be completed for all locating latches.
The backrest or seat base is now securely attached to the wheelchair.
A
D
B
E
C
F
G
H
