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AS/NZS 4370:1996

Superseded

Superseded

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Restraint of children with disabilities in motor vehicles

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Published date

05-03-1996

Superseded date

29-05-2024

Superseded by

AS/NZS 4370:2013

$91.21
Including GST where applicable
Summarise this standard

1 - AS/NZS 4370:1996 RESTRAINT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MOTOR VEHICLES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 1.3.1 Carer(s)
6 - 1.3.2 Children (or child) with disabilities
6 - 1.3.3 Modified child restraint
6 - 1.3.4 Positioning device
6 - 1.3.5 Prescriber
7 - 1.3.6 Special purpose child restraint
7 - 1.3.7 Use modification
7 - 1.4 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESCRIBER
9 - SECTION 2 RESTRAINING DEVICES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
9 - 2.1 MODIFYING A CHILD RESTRAINT
9 - 2.2 USE OF ADDITIONAL PADDING IN A RESTRAINT OPTION
9 - 2.3 USE OF BOOSTER SEATS AND BOOSTER CUSHIONS
9 - 2.4 POSITIONING DEVICES
10 - 2.5 SPECIAL PURPOSE CHILD RESTRAINTS
10 - 2.6 OCCUPIED WHEELCHAIRS IN MOTOR VEHICLES
10 - 2.7 RESTRAINT OF ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
11 - SECTION 3 SPECIFIC DISABILITIES AND RECOMMENDED RESTRAINT OPTIONS
11 - 3.1 CHILDREN IN BILATERAL LOWER LIMB PLASTERS
11 - 3.1.1 Description of the problem
11 - 3.1.2 Restraint options
12 - 3.2 INFANTS WITH PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME
12 - 3.3 CHILDREN WITH MOVEMENT OR POSTURE DISORDERS, INCLUDING CEREBRAL PALSY
12 - 3.3.1 Description of the problem
12 - 3.3.2 General
13 - 3.3.3 Restraint options
13 - 3.4 CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS
13 - 3.4.1 Description of the problem
13 - 3.4.2 Restraint options for children seated in a bus or van
14 - 3.4.3 Restraint options for children seated in a passenger car
15 - APPENDIX A - BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATIONS
17 - APPENDIX B - BUSES AND VANS SUITABLE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Sets out options for restraining children with disabilities while they are travelling in motor vehicles. Provides guidelines for prescribers to determine how a child will be restrained while travelling. Includes some design requirements for restraining devices.

Committee
CS-085
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 0341 0
Pages
12
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard sets out options for restraining a child with one or more disabilities while travelling in a motor vehicle, to minimize the risk of bodily injury in an impact. This Standard does not include the restraint of children in motor vehicles specifically designed or modified and converted into ambulances.NOTE: Appendix A gives some background to the need for the Standard and makes some recommendations.

First published as AS/NZS 4370:1996.

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