Remploy
8 & 9 Series
User Guide
Page
20
September 2006 Revision D
Wheelchair Seat Belts and Posture Belts are not crash tested restraints,
although they help keep an occupant in a preferred position during normal
vehicle motion. To meet crash safety standards, wheelchair and occupant
must be secured to the vehicle independently. The occupant restraint
should be secured directly to the vehicle at a point above shoulder height.
No component of a wheelchair restraint should pass through the wheels.
Wheelchair restraints should secure the wheelchair in such a manner that
they cannot become free if chair components deform, or if one or more
tyres deflate. Under no circumstances should wheelchairs be modified or
strained to allow installation of clamps or fittings.
1.11 FIRE PRECAUTIONS
DISABLED PERSONS ARE AT GREATER RISK THAN OTHERS IN THE
EVENT OF A FIRE. THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH A WHEELCHAIR IS
USED SHOULD INCORPORATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO MINIMISE
FIRE RISK TO WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANTS
When using the chair, both indoors and outside, always take precautions
against fire risks. Avoid smoking, and do not park the wheelchair against
an open fire, or intense heat source. Bear in mind that the temperatures
reached in a hatchback car on a hot day can cause stored wheelchair
component parts to become too hot to handle. When parking, the pusher
should position the chair so that the occupant can see and communicate
as well as possible. In buildings check that fire exits and procedures are
understood.
Fig 15
Side view of Remploy
Powerider tied down to
floor of a vehicle using
webbing restraints. Note
that separate occupant
crash tested restraint is
not shown in this view.
