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If you ignore these Warnings or fail to inspect or maintain your
wheelchair as directed in the manual , you may fall, tip over or lose
control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others or
damage the wheelchair.
8.
SECURING THE
WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT
Once the wheelchair has been properly secured, it is
essential that the wheelchair occupant be protected for
transport.
WARNING
The pelvic belt should be angled between 45 and
75 degrees to the horizontal when viewed from
the side. However, if the user cannot achieve this
standard, an optional zone of 30 to 45 degrees can
be utilized safely. Some wheelchair components, like
armrests and wheels, can interfere with proper belt
fit. It may be necessary to insert the belt between
the armrest and the seatback or through openings
between the backrest and seat in order to avoid
placing the pelvic belt over the armrest.
See figure 5.
30˚
45˚
75˚
Prefered Zone
Optimal Zone
Figure 5. Recommended Pelvic Belt Placement Angles
WARNING
The wheelchair occupant must be secured with
dynamically crash-tested and approved pelvic and
upper-torso belts or with a five point child restraint
harness as part of WTORS. Place the pelvic belt
across the front of the pelvis near the upper thighs,
not high over the abdomen. Place the upper-torso
belt across the middle of the shoulder and the
center of the chest, and connect to the pelvic belt
near the hip of the wheelchair occupant.
See figure 6.
Figure 6. Proper Pelvic Belt Placement
Pelvic restraints should make full contact
accross the front of the body near
the junction of the tigh and pelvis.
Belt restraints must not be held away from
the body by wheelchair components such
as armrests or wheels.
Figure 7. Upper-Torso Belt
Placement
WARNING
The upper torso
belt webbing should
not be worn twisted
in a manner that
reduces the area of
contact of the belt
with the occupant.
The upper-torso belt
anchor point should
be anchored above
and behind the top
of the wheelchair
occupant’s shoulder
to ensure that the
occupant is properly
restrained during
transport. Both the
pelvic and upper-torso belt restraints should be
adjusted as snugly as possible consistent with user
comfort.
See figure 7.
BELT
MOUNTING
BRACKET
Figure 8. Wheelchair Belt Restraint
Anchor
WARNING
The buckle of belt
restraint systems
should not be located
near wheelchair
components that
may come in contact
with the buckle
release button in the
event of a vehicle
accident or collision.
If your wheelchair
is equipped with
a crash-tested
pelvic belt that is anchored to the wheelchair
frame, complete the restraint system by
attaching the lower end of the WTORS upper-
torso belt to the pelvic belt by referring to the
WTORS manufacturer’s instruction. Crash-tested
wheelchair-anchored pelvic belts will be labeled to
indicate compliance to the ANSI/RESNA WC/Vol 4,
Section 19/ISO 7176-19 standards.
See figure 8, 9.
Figure 9. Wheelchair-anchored Belt Restraint
