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For user and patient safety, read and follow all warnings and instructions that apply to use of the
SW Bari Walker™. Before using this walker, the user must know what to do to ensure safety.
Put the user at ease. The care provider should communicate with the user by telling them what
they are planning to do.
Work with the user’s doctor, nurse or therapist to learn safe methods best suited to the care
provider’s abilities and those of the patient.
Always use good posture and proper body mechanics. When possible use assistive safe patient
handling devices, if necessary to manually lift or support the patient, bend knees slightly and
keep back as upright and straight as possible.
Important Safety Instructions
The walker is to be used in accordance with each facility’s policies and procedures.
Specifications
Exceeding the weight capacity and/or safe working load listed in the specifications could
result in user injury as well as damage to equipment or other property.
Operating Instructions
Keep fingers and arms away from rotating parts when mechanisms are moving.
Operating this walker with any part of the body in the frame can result in injury.
Never let a person’s fingers come between moving parts when the walker is being opened
or closed. Doing so may cause a pinch or crush type injury.
Proper Use of the Walker
DO NOT use the walker near an open flame or an extreme heat source.
Use only parts, accessories and adapters authorized by the manufacturer.
DO NOT use the walker with any unintentionally missing or abnormal parts.
The point where the walker will tip forward, tip backward or to the side depends on the
center of balance and stability. Follow the instructions in regard to center of balance to
avoid a fall or injury to the user and/or care provider.
Reaching or leaning affects the user’s center of balance. Follow the instructions for users
reaching or leaning from the walker to avoid a fall or injury to the user and/or care
provider.
Follow the instructions for transferring patients to avoid a fall or injury to the patient
and/or care provider.
Maintenance
The walker requires regular maintenance to uphold performance and avoid premature
wear, damage and injury.
Many of the screws and bolts used in the walker are special high-strength fasteners.
Contact an authorized Sizewise technician to assist if finding the correct fasteners. If
improper fasteners are used, they could result in patient and/or user injury as well as
damage to equipment or other property.
The walker needs to be stored, transported and operated in a temperature range of -5°C to
45°C (23°F to 113°F).
DO NOT expose the walker to humidity greater than 95%.
