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(Main)Assistive products for toileting, bathing and showering - Requirements and test methods (ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Assistive products for toileting, bathing and showering - Requirements and test methods (ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
This document specifies requirements and associated test methods for assistive products
for toileting, bathing and showering (from herein referred as ‘assistive product’ within the document)
and which are considered to be medical devices, intended by the manufacturer to alleviate or
compensate for disability.
NOTE Assistive products are considered to be medical devices in some jurisdictions but not in others.
The work environment and safety aspects for assistants are also included. It specifies safety and
performance requirements that apply during normal use and foreseeable misuse and failure. It also
specifies methods of measurement of the forces necessary to operate controls and specifies limits on
the forces needed for some operations.
This document specifies requirements and test methods for assistive products within the
following divisions of ISO 9999:
09 12 03 Commode chairs;
09 12 06 Toilets;
09 12 09 Toilet seats;
09 12 10 Toilet splash guards;
09 12 12 Raised toilet seats mounted on frame;
09 12 15 Toilet seats inserts;
09 12 18 Raised toilet seats fixed to toilet;
09 12 21 Toilet seats with built-in raising mechanism to help standing up and sitting down;
09 12 24 Toilet arm supports and toilet back supports mounted on toilet;
09 12 25 Toilet arm supports and toilet back supports, free standing;
09 12 36 Douches and air dryers for attachment to a toilet;
09 33 04 Bath boards
09 33 05 Bath seats
09 33 07 Shower chairs with and without wheels
09 33 08 Back supports for bath or shower
09 33 12 Bathing stretchers, shower tables and diaper-changing tables;
NOTE: Mainstream diaper-changing tables for babies/toddlers are excluded. They are
covered by EN 12221-1 and EN 12221-2.
09 33 15 Wash basins
NOTE: General requirements for wash basins are covered by EN 14688.
09 33 18 Bidets
09 33 21 Bathtubs
09 33 36 Assistive products for drying oneself
18 15 06 Height adjustable plinths and brackets;
18 18 03 Handrails and support rails;
18 18 06 Fixed grab bars and handgrips;
18 18 10 Removable grab rails and handgrips;
18 18 11 Hinged rails and arm supports;
This document does not encompass requirements regarding:
— safe mounting in building structures;
— fixed building installations e.g. water, electricity, drainage and sewerage, requirements in relation
to excretion-disposal and -wrapping systems;
— 12 36 15 bathtub hoists that are covered by ISO 10535;
— 09 33 21 Bathtubs
— stability and friction issues in relation to slippery surfaces due to soap;
— products that have been customised or custom-made for an individual user.
NOTE: this list is based on ISO 9999:2016, however in the revision process, this will be updated to corresponding codes of ISO 9999:2022
Hilfsmittel zum Toilettengang, Baden und Duschen - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren (ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Produits d’assistance pour les toilettes, le bain et la douche - Exigences et méthodes d’essai (ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Pripomočki za stranišče, kopanje in prhanje - Zahteve in preskusne metode (ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Pripomočki za stranišče, kopanje in prhanje - Zahteve in preskusne metode
(ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Assistive products for toileting, bathing and showering - Requirements and test methods
(ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Hilfsmittel zum Toilettengang, Baden und Duschen - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
(ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Produits d’assistance pour les toilettes, le bain et la douche - Exigences et méthodes
d’essai (ISO/DIS 17966:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 17966
ICS:
11.180.01 Pripomočki za Aids for disabled and
onesposobljene in handicapped persons in
hendikepirane osebe na general
splošno
91.140.70 Sanitarne naprave Sanitary installations
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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bathing and showering —
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Requirements and test methods
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Contents Page
Foreword .vii
Introduction .viii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 3
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General requirements and test methods . 9
4.1 Risk analysis .9
4.2 Intended performance .9
4.3 Clinical evaluation and investigation .9
4.4 Assistive products for personal hygiene that can be dismantled .9
4.5 Fasteners .9
4.6 User mass/load limits .10
4.7 Apparatus .10
4.7.1 Means to apply a force .10
4.7.2 Means to measure force .10
4.7.3 Means to measure distance .10
4.7.4 Means to measure angles .10
4.7.5 Means to measure torque .10
4.7.6 Means to measure sound pressure levels .10
4.7.7 Test plane .10
4.7.8 Stoppers.10
4.7.9 Box . .11
4.7.10 Equipment for applying loads .11
4.7.11 Equipment for measuring pressure of water, oil and air .11
4.7.12 Loading pads .11
4.7.13 Equipment for impact test .16
4.7.14 Supporting stands .19
4.7.15 Small parts cylinder . 20
4.7.16 Obstruction .21
4.7.17 Hardwood vertical obstacle .21
4.8 Test conditions .21
5 Materials .21
5.1 General .21
5.2 Flammability .21
5.2.1 General .21
5.2.2 Upholstered parts. 22
5.2.3 Other soft parts . 22
5.2.4 Polymeric parts . 22
5.2.5 Wiring . 22
5.3 Biocompatibility and toxicity . 23
5.4 Infection and microbiological contamination . 23
5.4.1 Cleaning and disinfection . 23
5.4.2 Animal tissue .24
5.5 Resistance to corrosion .24
6 Emitted sound and vibration .24
6.1 Noise and vibration .24
6.2 Sound pressure levels and frequencies of audible warning devices .24
7 Electromagnetic compatibility .25
8 Electrical safety .25
8.1 General . 25
8.2 Battery powered assistive products – charge level indicator . 25
8.3 Electrically heated blankets, pads and similar flexible heating appliances . 25
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ISO/DIS 17966:2024(en)
8.4 Ingress of liquids or particulate matter . 25
8.4.1 Ingress of liquids . 25
8.4.2 Ingress of particulate matter .
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