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02/07/2013
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Brasília - The National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) approved the requirements for the assessment of power wheelchairs for children. The ordinance was published today (6) in the Official Gazette
The requirements apply to the type high chairs, with or without tray, plug and chairs at tables. "Power chairs that can be converted into other items like low chair, low chair and table, walker, stroller for kids, swing, baby carrier, child restraint system, reclining chair for babies, or others, should meet these requirements, and also meet the specific rules for the other role, if any, "said the concierge. The requirements do not apply to "used portable chairs and seats for infant seats that are fixed in common."
The ordinance establishes deadlines for manufacturers and importers to conform to standards, available on the website of Inmetro. The ordinance also provides for the compulsory certification of power wheelchairs for children, which should be done by the Certification Body Products (OCP), accredited by INMETRO.
The compulsory certification is applied to products that may endanger the health, safety and user environment if they are improperly manufactured, among them, electric wires and cables, fire extinguishers, cylinders, hoses and regulators for gas condoms. Thus, companies must compulsorily meet specific manufacturing standards regulated by INMETRO.
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