Invacare TDXSP2 - Stairways and Escalators

Safety
2.1.2StairwaysandEscalators
WARNING!
RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath
Improperuseonstairwaysandescalatorsmay
causeinjury,damageordeath.
–DONOTattempttomoveanoccupied
wheelchairbetweenoorsusingastairwayor
escalator .
–DONOTattempttomoveanemptypower
wheelchairbetweenoorsusinganescalator.
–Observeandfollowallsafetywarnings.
–Useinstructionsprovidedforsafetransportation
betweenoors.
WARNING!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Improperliftingtechniquemaycauseinjuryor
damage.
–Useproperliftingtechniques,assistanceand
gearsuchasstrapswhenavailablewhenlifting
heavyloads.
Whenusingastairwaytomovethewheelchairand
anyaccessories,moveallwheelchaircomponents
awayfromthestairwaypriortoreassembly.
•Useanelevatororotheracceptedsafemeansof
transportationbetweenoors.
•Extremecautionisadvisedwhenitisnecessarytomove
anunoccupiedpowerwheelchairupordownthestairs.
•Followthisprocedureformovingthewheelchair
betweenoorswhenanelevatorisNOTavailable:
1.Ifstairwayorescalatorisonlymeansofaccess,
removeoccupantofwheelchairandtransportuser
andwheelchairseparately.
2.Invacarerecommendsusingtwoassistants
andmakingthoroughpreparationspriorto
transportation.
3.Ensurethatonlysecure,non-detachablepartsare
usedforhand-holdsupports.
4.Usesafeliftingtechniques.
5.Removethebatteriesfromwheelchair.Referto
7.2.12RemovingtheBatteriesfromtheWheelchair,
page51.
6.Usingnon-removable(non-detachable)partsofthe
wheelchair,liftthewheelchairoffoftheground
andtransferthewheelchairupordownthestairs.
7.Thewheelchairshouldnotbelowereduntilthelast
stairhasbeennegotiatedandthewheelchairhas
beencarriedawayfromthestairway.
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