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Safety Tips
(3.1.2)
The engineering and construction of this wheelchair have been
designed to provide maximum safety. International safety stan-
dards currently in force have either been fulfilled or exceeded. Ne-
vertheless, users may put themselves at risk by improperly using
their wheelchairs. For your own safety, the following rules must
absolutely be observed. Unprofessional or erroneous adaptation or
adjustment work could increase the risk of accidents. As a wheel-
chair user, you are also part of the daily traffic on streets and side-
walks, just like anyone else. We would like to remind you that you
are thus also subject to any and all traffic laws. For this reason, you
should always wear light clothing in the dark as much as possible
so that you can be seen more easily and make sure that the reflec-
tors are not covered. Be careful during your first ride in this wheel-
chair. Get to know your wheelchair. Test what effect changing the
center of gravity would have on your wheelchair. Practice using
your wheelchair on level ground as well as going uphill and downhill.
CAUTION:
The wheel locks are not intended to brake your wheelchair. They
are only there to ensure that your wheelchair does not begin rolling
unintentionally. When you stop on uneven ground, you should
always use the wheel locks to prevent such rolling. Always set both
wheel locks; otherwise, your wheelchair could tip over.
The wheel locks have not been designed to be used as brakes
for a moving wheelchair.
Always make use of elevators and ramps. If these are not available,
you can reach your destination with the aid of two attendants.
They should grip the wheelchair at securely mounted parts. If
your wheelchair is equipped with anti-tip tubes, these should be
folded away. A wheelchair should never be lifted with an occupant;
it should only be pushed.
Before each use, the following should be checked:
• Quick-release axles on the rear wheels
• Velcro on seats and backrests
• Tyres, tyre pressure, and wheel locks.
Wheel locks will not function properly if tyre pressure is too
low or the interval between tyres and wheel locks is too large.
The maximum user weight is 125 kilograms (20 stone).
This wheelchair should be used exclusively to convey one person
at a time in the seat. Any other use beyond this limit is in violation
of safety regulations.
Users should not sit in the wheelchair while riding in any and
all means of transportation.
Only permanently installed seats and seat belts will offer sufficient
protection in hazardous situations. When vehicles are in motion,
unoccupied wheelchairs should be secured using appropriate
means. Before changing any of the adjustments of this wheelchair,
it is important to read the corresponding section of the user
manual. It is possible that potholes or uneven ground could cause
this wheelchair to tip over, especially when riding uphill or downhill.
When riding over a step or up an incline frontally, the body should
be leaning forward.
Transportability of wheelchairs and users in
vehicles
A wheelchair secured in a vehicle will not provide the equivalent
level of safety and security of a vehicle seating system. It is always
recommended that the user transfers to the vehicle seating. It is
recognised that this is not always practical for the user to be trans-
ferred and in these circumstances where the user must be trans-
ported whilst in the wheelchair the following advice should be followed.
1. Confirm that the vehicle is suitably equipped to transport a pas-
senger in a wheelchair and has access that is suitable for your
wheelchair type.
2. Sunrise Medical Ltd recommends:
a) That the wheelchair be secured by a 4-part (webbing) Tie Down
Restraint system, conforming to ISO 10542. These restraints
generally comprise of 4 individual straps that are attached to
each corner of the wheelchair
b) That the occupant should be restrained independently of the
wheelchair by a lap and diagonal safety belt, conforming to ISO
10542. This is similar to a car seat belt that comes across the
user's shoulder and around the waist.
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c) Any part of the wheelchair
accessories such as kerb clim-
bers) that can easily be deta-
ched should be removed and
stored in the vehicle luggage
compartment during transporta-
tion.
d) The wheelchair should always
be transported in the forward
facing direction.
e) Sufficient space should be avai-
lable around the wheelchair to
enable clear access to attach,
tighten and release the wheel-
chair and occupant tie down
restraints and safety belts.
f) User should be provided with a
headrest that is suitable for use
with the wheelchair in transpor-
tation.
g) The tie-down restraints should
be fitted to the main frame of
the wheelchair as indicated in
the diagram on the following
page, and not to any attachments or accessories, e.g. not aro-
und the spokes of wheels, brakes or footrests.
h) The tie–down restraints should be attached as close as possible
at an angle of 45 degrees and tightened securely in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
i) Pelvic restraint, posture belts or lap belts supplied with the
wheelchair should always be used in addition to, but never as a
substitute for the approved passenger restraint belts.
j) The safety of the user during transportation depends upon the
diligence of the person securing the tie-down restraints and they
should have received appropriate instructions and/or training in
their use.
The wheelchair should be restrained with 4-point tie down
webbing straps, with non-adjustable front straps and adju-
stable rear straps, which typically use Karabiner clips/S
hooks and tongue and buckle attachments.
The attachment points to the chair are the inner front side
frame just above the castor and the rear side frame. The
straps are fitted around the side frames at the intersection of the
horizontal and vertical frame tubes. (See illustration on following page)
The tie down symbol on the wheelchair frame indicates the positi-
on of the wheelchair restraint straps. The straps are then tensioned
after the front straps have been fitted to secure the wheelchair.
The wheelchair must be facing forward and the manual brakes
firmly applied. The wheelchair occupant should be secured using a
3-point double inertia reel belt.
It is recommended that a lap/pelvic belt similar to the example
shown previously in the section headed seat belts, be used in con-
junction with the vehicle occupant restraints.
The seat/pelvic belt should never be used in place of the occu-
pant lap and diagonal belt when travelling in a vehicle.
Transportability – positioning of wheelchair tie
down restraints on wheelchair
Position of the front
Position of the rear
wheelchair tie down
wheelchair tie down
restraint and the tie
restraint and the tie
down label. The posi-
down label on the
tion is the same for
self-propelling
both the Breezy Ele-
wheelchair.
gance self-propelling
and the attendant
push wheelchairs.
Position of the rear
wheelchair tie down
restraint and the tie
down label on the
attendant push
wheelchair.
