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Restraining Children with Disabilities in Motor Vehicles
ILC Reference NO 92:72:001
Item sourced from ILC VIC database
Short Description
A manual written by the Occupational Therapy Department of the Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne. It include guidelines when prescribing or modifying a restraint and anchorage points. The relevant Australian Standard is referred to throughout the text. It can be downloaded free from the Royal Childrens Hospital website.
More Details
The Road Rules of Victoria 1999 (266/267) emphasizes that all children under the age of 16 must be suitably restrained unless they have exemption from a medical practitioner.
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The manual is on display at the Independent Living Centre.
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Australian Standards
· AS/NZS 1754:2000 - Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles.
AS/NZS 4370- 1996 - Restraint of Children with Disabilities in motor Vehicles.
For some types of equipment, specific Australian Standards are applicable to the materials used in, and the manufacturing processes applied to products. Compliance with the relevant standards is indicated by written certification that a product has been tested and assessed as compliant with specified Australian Standards. Purchasers are advised to check with the supplier or manufacturer of an item as to its compliance with the relevant Australian Standard(s).
Place Of Manufacture
Occupational Therapy Department, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne
Supplier Information
Name: Occupational Therapy Department
Price: POA
Address:
Royal Childrens Hospital
Melbourne
Vic 3000
Phone: (03) 9345 5402
FAX: (03) 9345 5561
Website: www.rch.org.au
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