RMS caddy Installation And User Manual - page 6
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Headrest Mount
with Locking
Thumb Screw
Lateral Support
Mounting Screws
with alternative
mounting positions
Backrest Support
Brackets
Positive Locking
Stem—Backrest to
Seat Base
Alternative mounting
positions for Backrest
Support Brackets
Upper Harness
mounting points
Mounting positions for
Pelvic Belt and Lower
Harness Straps
Securing Screws for
Backrest Height
Adjustment Panel
Backrest Support
Bracket Fixings
Front Seat Support
Bracket attachment
Screws (a)
Rear Seat Support
Bracket attachment
Screws (a)
Pelvic Support
Mounting Screws
3 Seat Support
Bracket
Width Adjustment
Locking Screws (b)
Width and Depth
Adjustable
Seat Support
Brackets
Seat Depth
Adjustment Panel
Securing Screws
Backrest Positive
Locking Catch
fixing points
Abductor (Pommel)
fixing points
Positive Locking Seat Base viewed from Underside
Fig. 3
Fig. 2
Maximum
Extension
Line
Positive Locking Backrest Panel viewed from Rear
Upper Backrest
Support Pins
Accessory Headrest
mounted on Angle
Adjustable Stem c/w
Height pre-set Collar.
Risk analysis for Wheelchair Transportation:
A comprehensive risk assessment is essential, taking into account the
user’s requirements and the type of transport they plan to use.
Potential risk areas:
The user being transferred to a fixed vehicle seat.
The wheelchair/seating unit being transported as unoccupied luggage.
The user occupying a wheelchair/seating unit during transportation.
Ability of the WTORS to hold the wheelchair and/or seating unit together with
the user during vehicle movement or in the event of an impact.
Effects of normal vehicle manoeuvres, such as braking, accelerating and
cornering on the wheelchair user.
Effects of the occupant restraint on the user, both in normal vehicle
movement and on impact.
Effects of the seating unit, wheelchair and / or any accessories being used, on
the action of a vehicle anchored occupant restraint in an impact.
Suitability of any interface that connects the seating unit to the wheelchair.
Postural support or belt/harness that is not sufficiently strong to withstand
the force of an impact.
Requirements for the use of a headrest to restrict the rearward movement of
the head during vehicle motion or impact.
The effect on other passengers if the user, wheelchair/seating unit or
accessories were to become detached during impact.
Wheelchair Security:
Although it may initially appear that the wheelchair and occupant are just one unit
to be restrained, the reality is that they are independent of each other yet the
forces created in their restraint will interact with each other.
As a result, it is extremely important that restraint of the wheelchair, does not
occur through the occupant and their restraint system, in a crash situation.
This now means that the wheelchair, often weighing-in at around 100 Kg, (for an
electric powered model) and deigned to be very mobile, must now become as
close as possible, to being a fixed seat, secured using a restraint system which is
independent from the occupant restraint system.
This system should be to the wheelchair manufacturers recommendations as it
will be of the type that the wheelchair was successfully crash tested with and
therefore proven to be suitable for that application.
The wheelchair must also be secured in such a way that it cannot tip over,
collapse or break-up causing injury to the occupant or other passengers in the
transporting vehicle.
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