PAS 2012-1:2015

This part of PAS2012 specifies design and manufacturing requirements for a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) of EC Category M1, in which one or more passengers travel, each seated in a wheelchair that is secured in the WAV using four-point strap-type tie-downs. NOTE1 Some four-point strap-type tie-downs are wheelchair-specific, and are designed to be used with only one particular model of wheelchair. Care should be taken when selecting appropriate tie-downs, as not all four-point strap-type tie-downs might be suitable for test in accordance with the requirements of this PAS. For example, it might not be possible to attach some wheelchair-specific tie-downs to a SWC and some wheelchair-specific WTORSs include wheelchair occupant restraint anchorages that attach to the wheelchair itself rather than the WAV structure. It specifies: a gauge-based method for measuring the key accessibility dimensions of WAVs capable of transporting occupied wheelchairs ranging from 775mm to 1350mm long, 500mm to 830mm wide and 975mm to 1550mm high; a separate method for measuring the key accessibility dimensions of WAVs capable of transporting occupied wheelchairs in excess of 1350mm long, 830mm wide or 1550mm high; requirements for wheelchair access devices (where fitted), including: ramps; lifts; winches; requirements for wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint system (WTORS) anchorages for securing wheelchairs≤200kg in mass, and wheelchair users, within the WAV, including: static and dynamic test methods, (either of which can be used), for determining the strength of WTORS anchorages for forward-facing wheelchairs≤85kg; a dynamic test method for determining the strength of WTORS anchorages for forward-facing wheelchairs>85kg to≤200kg; requirements for rearward-facing wheelchair installations including: static test method for WTORS anchorages; static test method for wheelchair occupant head and back support; structural integrity; and requirements for service elements, for example, a user manual (including WAV technical specification to facilitate direct comparisons between WAVs) and re-call procedures. It does not specify requirements for securing an occupied wheelchair in the driving position of a WAV. NOTE2 The securing of an occupied wheelchair in the driving position of a WAV tends to be a bespoke solution for which appropriate design and test requirements have not yet been fully developed. It does not specify requirements for securing the wheelchair other than with four-point strap-type tie-downs. NOTE3 PAS2012-1 is limited to four-point strap-type tie-downs due to the lack of technical data to support the drafting of requirements for other, more bespoke types of wheelchair tie-down equipment. However, the general principles of the test annexes may be applied to other types of wheelchair tie-down equipment, subject to it being possible to make appropriate modifications to the SWC. This part of PAS2012 does not specify requirements for the retail of WAVs. NOTE4 PAS2012-2 specifies requirements for the retail of WAVs conforming to PAS2012-1. NOTE5 In cases where items or features fitted to a WAV are optional, the requirements applicable to them only apply where fitted.