Braun RA300 Manuale Utente

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attendant and/or wheelchair pas-
senger must ensure the ramp is 
fully deployed before exiting the 
vehicle.  Observe your passen-
gers at all times when they are 
entering and exiting the vehicle.

Wheelchair-Equipped Occupant 
Seat Belts: Wheelchair passen-
gers should position and buckle 
their wheelchair-equipped seat 
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by the manufacturer, before load-
ing onto a wheelchair ramp.

Different types of disabilities 
require different types of wheel-
chairs and different types of 
wheelchair-equipped occupant 
restraint belt systems (torso re-
straint).  It is the responsibility of 
the wheelchair passenger to have 
his or her wheelchair equipped 
with an occupant restraint (seat 
belt) under the direction of their 
health care professional.

Stabilizing Wheelchairs:  Pow-
ered and manual wheelchairs 
are designed to remain upright 
and stable during normal opera-
tion.  All activities which involve 
movement in a wheelchair have 
an effect on the combined center 
of gravity of the occupant and 
wheelchair.  Be aware of the ramp 
slope (angle).  The slope of the 
ramp has a direct effect on the 
center of gravity.  The wheelchair 
passenger’s center of gravity and 
their ability to maintain stability 
and balance must be kept in mind 
by the wheelchair passenger and 
the attendant.

The aid of an attendant stabilizing 
the wheelchair is recommended
for optimum safety.  Wheelchair 
passengers who are unable to 
maintain stability and balance 
should not board a ramp without 
assistance. Counterbalance
devices (anti-tippers) may be 
available from the wheelchair rep-
resentative to enhance stability 
and balance. 

Wheelchairs should be operated 
at a slow and constant speed 
when on the ramp. Wheelchairs
should not accelerate suddenly 

when on the ramp.  Wheelchair 
passengers should not raise the 
front wheelchair wheels (pull 
wheelie) when on the ramp.

Wheelchair passengers who 
intend to enter and exit the 
vehicle without the assistance of 
an attendant must determine the 
safest and most practical method 
and orientation of entering and 
exiting based on the physical 
characteristics of their personal 
wheelchair and his or her physical 
capabilities to maintain stability 
while the wheelchair is in motion 
on the ramp. 

Wheelchair Attendants:  When 
assisting a wheelchair occupant, 
remember to use good body me-
chanics.  When the wheelchair is 
on the ramp, the attendant must 
grasp the push handles (or other) 
securely.  Detachable wheelchair 
parts such as arms or leg rests 
must never be used for hand 
holds or lifting supports.  Doing 
so could result in the parts being 
inadvertently detached from the 
wheelchair resulting in possible 
injury to the wheelchair occu-
pant and/or the attendant.