Invacare 1300, 1200, 1500, 1600 SECTION 1GENERAL GUIDELINES

GENERAL GUIDELINES
Traverse Lift/Transporter 8Part No. 1150696
SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
 WARNING
SECTION 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES contains important information for the safe
operation and use of this product.
Operating the Lift
Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseofdamage,DONOTusethe
equipment.Contactthedealerorcustomerserviceforfurtherinstructions.
DONOTattemptanytransferwithoutapprovaloftheresident’sphysician,nurseor
medicalassistant.Thoroughlyreadtheinstructionsinthisowner’smanual,observea
trainedteamofexpertsperformtheliftingproceduresandthenperformtheentirelift
procedureseveraltimeswithpropersupervisionandacapableindividualactingasa
resident.
Usecommonsenseinalllifts.Specialcaremustbetakenwithpeoplewithdisabilities
whocannotfullycooperatewhilebeingtransferred.
AlthoughICCIrecommendsthattwoassistantsbeusedforallliftingandtransferring
procedures,ourequipmentwillpermitproperoperationbyoneassistant.Theuseofone
assistantisbasedontheevaluationofthehealthcareprofessionalforeachindividualcase.
DONOTexceedmaximumweightlimitationofthelift.Theweightlimitationforthelift
is350lbs.
ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.
Lifting/Transferring
ICCIrecommendstheuseofthesafetystrapandshoulderharnesswhenusingthebath
lift.Alwaysadjustthesafetystrapandshoulderharnessforsafetyandcomfortbefore
transport.
Duringtransfer,raisetheseatsotheresident’sfeetaresuspendedfromthefloor.DONOT
rollcasterbaseoverobjectssuchascarpet,raisedcarpetbindings,doorframes,orany
unevensurfacesorobstaclesthatwouldcreateanimbalanceoftheliftandcouldcause
thelifttotipover.
Locktherearcastersofthebathliftwhentransferringanindividualontotheseator
stretcher.Lockingtherearcasterswillstabilizetheliftandhelppreventitfromshifting
duringtransfer.