Safety
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L eaning or R eaching while S eated:
Reaching out your hands or leaning your body in the chair may adversely affect the chair’s
balance. If you do not position yourself correctly, you may fall off or tip over the chair.
• Do not lean your body out of the range of the seat cushion. Y our hip must be always in contact
with the seat cushion.
• Under no circumstance should you try to pick up anything through the space between your
knees or in front of your body.
• Do not exert force on the footrest to avoid the chair from tipping over, this may result in
serious inj ury.
CA U T I O N : Failing to follow these g uidelines may result in serious inj ury. I f you do any of
these actions, it is at your own risk. N ev er reach, b end, or lean in the chair. Doing so will
chang e your centre of g rav ity and the weig ht distrib ution of the chair.
S tationary O b stacles:
Exercise extreme caution when negotiating ramps, slopes and raised curbs etc. to avoid tipping
the chair over.
It is important to climb or descend an obstacle slowly, cautiously and perpendicularly. Failing to do
so may result in damage to the chair or causing bodily harm.
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• Lean your upper body slowly and slightly forward, when going over an obstacle with an
ascending slope.
• Lean your upper body gently against the backrest, when going over an obstacle with a
descending slope.
• Avoid any sudden stops and starts.
• Always navigate perpendicularly towards the obstacle.
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