BS EN 12183:2014
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Manual wheelchairs. Requirements and test methods
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-05-2014
16-09-2022
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test apparatus
5 General requirements
6 Preparation for testing
7 Wheelchair performance
8 Component properties
9 Propulsion and braking systems
10 Operations
11 Electrical systems - Electrically powered
ancillary equipment
12 Information supplied by the manufacturer
13 Test report
14 Tables
15 Figures
Annex A (informative) - Recommendations for dimensions and
manoeuvring space of manual wheelchairs
Annex B (informative) - Recommended design features
Annex C (informative) - EN 12183 and rail interoperability
Annex D (informative) - Recommendations for castor stem angle
Annex E (informative) - Technical changes from previous
editions of EN 12183
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
Standard and the Essential Requirements of Council
Directive 93/42/EEC
Bibliography
Describes requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs intended to carry one person of mass not greater than 250 kg.
| Committee |
CH/173/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 95/563135 DC (08/2004) Supersedes 09/30193290 DC. (03/2010)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
50
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs intended to carry one person of mass not greater than 250kg.
It also specifies requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs with electrically powered ancillary equipment.
This European Standard does not apply in total to:
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wheelchairs intended for special purposes, such as sports, showering or toileting,
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manual wheelchairs with handrim-activated power-assisted propulsion,
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custom-made wheelchairs,
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stand-up wheelchairs, and
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manual wheelchairs with add-on power kits used for propulsion.
NOTE Requirements for electrically powered wheelchairs are specified in EN12184.
| Standards | Relationship |
| NEN EN 12183 : 2014 | Identical |
| EN 12183:2014 | Identical |
| NS EN 12183 : 2014 | Identical |
| DIN EN 12183:2014-06 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 12183:2014 | Identical |
| EN 12183:2009 | Identical |
| NBN EN 12183 : 2014 | Identical |
| NF EN 12183 : 2009-12 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 12183:2014 | Identical |
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