AS 3695.2:2019 PDF

AS 3695.2:2019 PDF

The objective of this Standard is to specify test requirements and minimum performance, safety and durability requirements for electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their battery chargers.

This Standard is an adoption with national modifications and has been reproduced from EN 12184:2014, Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers — Requirements and test methods. The modifications are additional requirements and are set out in Appendix ZZ, which has been added to the end of the source text.

The braking requirements of this Standard differ from the braking requirements of EN 12184 primarily when the wheelchair is in ‘freewheel mode’. This Standard requires a warning in the user manual where no braking exists when a wheelchair is in freewheel mode while EN 12184 does not.

Where this Standard does not apply to particular wheelchairs, contracting parties should consider if relevant parts of this Standard can be used.

Manufacturers may also wish to consider if relevant parts of this Standard can be used to assess the performance of their products against the relevant requirements for medical devices in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth).

In revising this Standard, the committee continues to incorporate developments from the ISO series of test methods for wheelchairs (ISO 7176) and seating (ISO 16840).

This Standard is part of a series as follows:

AS/NZS 3695.1, Wheelchairs, Part 1: Requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs.

AS 3695.2, Wheelchairs, Part 2: Requirements for electrically powered wheelchairs (this Standard).

SA TS 3695.3, Wheelchairs, Part 3: Requirements for designation of powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters for public transport and/or road-related area use.