1 Scope

This document specifies requirements and associated test methods for assistive products for toileting, bathing and showering (from herein referred to as ‘assistive product’ within this document).

This document specifies safety, functional and ergonomic requirements for both persons with disability and assistants that apply during normal use and foreseeable misuse and failure.

This document specifies requirements and test methods for assistive products within the following divisions of ISO 9999:2022.

This document does not apply for:

• safe mounting in building structures;

• fixed building installations e.g. water, electricity, drainage and sewerage, requirements in relation to excretion-disposal and wrapping systems;

• bathtub hoists that are covered by ISO 10535:2021, namely

  • 12 36 06 Mobile hoists for transferring a person in sitting position with solid seats;

  • 12 36 09 Mobile hoists for transferring a person in lying position;

  • 12 36 12 Stationary hoists fixed to walls, floor or ceiling;

  • 12 36 15 Stationary hoists fixed to, or mounted in or on, another product;

• 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.