Mobility scooter and power chair testing

[Michael Sands]

Next he will want mobile phones certified

 

[snowhead]

Contacted the Home and problem is H&S officer says mobility vehicles are heightened fire risk. He Requires an electrical safety certificate for each unit

Without knowing the inner workings and having training and experience on the Scooters the O.P is not qualified to issue any certificate for safety. Check you P.L insurance, I doubt you're covered.
It's a job for the Scooter maintainer.

In the same vein the H&S Officer (I assume), does not have suitable training and experience to say the scooters represent a heightened fire risk.

The users of the Scooters represent the greatest risk, are they regularly assessed for thier driving abilities, by someone competent to do so?

 

[oracle]

Without knowing the inner workings and having training and experience on the Scooters the O.P is not qualified to issue any certificate for safety. Check you P.L insurance, I doubt you're covered.
It's a job for the Scooter maintainer.

In the same vein the H&S Officer (I assume), does not have suitable training and experience to say the scooters represent a heightened fire risk.

The users of the Scooters represent the greatest risk, are they regularly assessed for thier driving abilities, by someone competent to do so?

The units have all been serviced and safety checked by mobility company, but he keeps on about electrical safety certificates from qualified electrical contractor. I'm still thinking DIY visual inspection sheet.

 

[Andy5678]

Is there any recommendations in the manufactures manual as to maintenance/servicing/electrical checks etc?

 

[snowhead]

So if his car has passed an MOT does he get Shell, B.P or whoever supplied the fuel to say it's safe and is not going to burst into flames?

You've already gone too far.
A Scooter is not a Portable appliance it's a vehicle, the charging lead should be tested as part of the Scooter maintenance.
Even if the charger is separate from the scooter, it belongs to the scooter.

 

[Spoon]

The units have all been serviced and safety checked by mobility company, but he keeps on about electrical safety certificates from qualified electrical contractor. I'm still thinking DIY visual inspection sheet.

As @Marvo has already said "Request that the H&S officer specifies exactly which electrical certificate would fulfill his requirements."
I would be interested to hear his reply. He is demanding a cert then let him state what cert he needs....

 

[Strima]

Also think about the legal aspect, if something goes wrong and Doris crashes into a bunch of school kids are you qualified and competent to work on and certify Mobeisity scooters?

 

[oracle]

Without knowing the inner workings and having training and experience on the Scooters the O.P is not qualified to issue any certificate for safety. Check you P.L insurance, I doubt you're covered.
It's a job for the Scooter maintainer.

In the same vein the H&S Officer (I assume), does not have suitable training and experience to say the scooters represent a heightened fire risk.

The users of the Scooters represent the greatest risk, are they regularly assessed for thier driving abilities, by someone competent to do so?

It's not a requirement to have training to drive them but a recommendation. Although no licence or insurance is required, the bigger class 3 mobility scooter can be driven on any public road with exception of motorways. Highway code rules 41 to 46.

 

[oracle]

So if his car has passed an MOT does he get Shell, B.P or whoever supplied the fuel to say it's safe and is not going to burst into flames?

You've already gone too far.
A Scooter is not a Portable appliance it's a vehicle, the charging lead should be tested as part of the Scooter maintenance.
Even if the charger is separate from the scooter, it belongs to the scooter.

Well that doesn't apply to electric cars, but your point would apply where some power chairs have onboard chargers (supermarkets have these)

 

[oracle]

As @Marvo has already said "Request that the H&S officer specifies exactly which electrical certificate would fulfill his requirements."
I would be interested to hear his reply. He is demanding a cert then let him state what cert he needs....

When I asked that he said that I am the electrician, certification is up to me.

 

[snowhead]

It's not a requirement to have training to drive them but a recommendation. Although no licence or insurance is required, the bigger class 3 mobility scooter can be driven on any public road with exception of motorways. Highway code rules 41 to 46.

I'll give up with this thread after this,

The training I'm refering to is to work on them not drive them.

 

[oracle]

Also think about the legal aspect, if something goes wrong and Doris crashes into a bunch of school kids are you qualified and competent to work on and certify Mobeisity scooters?

The vehicles have all been serviced and tested by the mobility company he wants Assurance that they will not cause an electrical fire

 

[oracle]

I'll give up with this thread after this,

The training I'm refering to is to work on them not drive them.

The vehicles have all been serviced and tested by the mobility company he wants Assurance that they will not cause an electrical fire

 

[Spoon]

When I asked that he said that I am the electrician, certification is up to me.

Sounds like a cop-out to me.
Tell him that you can test the mains lead but anything within the vehicles is down to the mobile company.

The vehicles have all been serviced and tested by the mobility company he wants Assurance that they will not cause an electrical fire

Then ask the mobility company to state that in their service....

 

[Strima]

The vehicles have all been serviced and tested by the mobility company he wants Assurance that they will not cause an electrical fire

That's between him and the mobility company then. TBH as part of the service contract should they not also be inspecting and testing the chargers?