Abstract： AS 3856.2:2021 pdf download.Hoists and ramps for people with disabilities-Vehicle fitted Part 2: Fitting requirements. 4 General The fitting of an appliance and any modifications of a vehicle shall conform to manufacturer’s Installation r...

AS 3856.2:2021 pdf download.Hoists and ramps for people with disabilities-Vehicle fitted Part 2: Fitting requirements.

4 General

The fitting of an appliance and any modifications of a vehicle shall conform to manufacturer’s Installation requirements.

NOTE 1 In Australia, where .applicable. Australian Design Rules and Vehicle Standard Bulletins specify requirements for the fitting of an appliance and any modifications to a vehicle.

NOTE 2 The location of the appliance in or on the vehicle should be such that the appliance or any modification to the vehicle do

not cause an imbalance of the vehicle that will adversely allect vehicle handling.

NOTE 3 The appliance should be installed on the near side of the vehicle or at the rear olthe vehicle.

NOTE 4 For safety reasons the preferred location Is the nearside of a vehicle. If a rear door Is used, vehicle

ingress and egress should occur at off-street locations.

5 Types of appliances

Types of appliances shall be as classified in AS 3856.1.

6 Product requirements

Appliances shall conform to AS 38561.

7 Weight

The weight of the appliance shall not cause the legal axle Ioauings to uc exceeuea nor aaverseiy arrect the manoeuvrability,

structural integrity, or the safe operation of the vehicle in which it is fitted.

8 Protrusion

No part of the installed and stored appliance shall extend laterally beyond the normal width (not ncludlng external rear vision

mirrors) of the vehicle.

9 Padding and protective covering

Pinching movements, shear areas, or places where clothing or other objects could he caught or damaged shall be covered or in other ways protected to prevent injury when the appliance is in operation.

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