BS EN 12183:2014

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.

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:

• wheelchairs intended for special purposes, such as sports, showering or toileting,

• manual wheelchairs with handrim-activated power-assisted propulsion,

• custom-made wheelchairs,

• stand-up wheelchairs, and

• manual wheelchairs with add-on power kits used for propulsion.

NOTE Requirements for electrically powered wheelchairs are specified in EN12184.