BS ISO 7176-14-2022 + A1-2025 PDF

Full title and description

STB BS ISO 7176-14:2022 + A1:2025 — Wheelchairs — Part 14: Power and control systems for electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters — Requirements and test methods, with Amendment 1 (2025) correcting a referred standard.

Abstract

This document specifies safety and performance requirements and associated test methods for the power and control systems of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters (maximum speed up to 15 km/h). It covers normal use, certain abuse and failure conditions, and methods to measure control forces and limits for specific operations. The 2025 amendment corrects a referenced standard.

General information

• Status: Published (International standard and active amendment published).
• Publication date: Main publication March 2022; Amendment 1 published March 2025 (mid‑March 2025).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO); available as national/adopted versions (for example BS ISO 7176-14:2022 and BS ISO 7176-14:2022+A1:2025).
• ICS / categories: 11.180.10 (Aids for the disabled — Aids and adaptation for moving).
• Edition / version: Third edition (2022) with Amendment 1 (A1) published 2025.
• Number of pages: 65 pages (main document) + 1 page (Amendment 1).

Scope

Applies to electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters intended to provide indoor and/or outdoor mobility for a single disabled person (mass range per ISO 7176-11) with a maximum speed not greater than 15 km/h. The standard defines functional, safety and test requirements for power and control systems and sets measurement methods and force limits for user controls; Amendment 1 corrects a referenced standard citation.

Key topics and requirements

• Performance and safety requirements for motors, batteries, controllers and user controls (joysticks, switches, etc.).
• Test methods for electrical and control-system behaviour under normal use and specified abuse/failure conditions.
• Measurement methods and limits for forces required to operate controls and for certain human-interface operations.
• Requirements intended for devices with maximum speed ≤ 15 km/h and for one-user mobility devices (links to ISO 7176 series for load/mass assumptions).
• Corrigenda/amendment: correction of a referred standard (Amendment 1, 2025).

Typical use and users

Used by wheelchair and scooter manufacturers, component suppliers (motors, batteries, controllers), test laboratories, conformity assessment bodies, regulatory authorities, clinical engineers, product designers and procurement teams to ensure device safety, performance and regulatory compliance. It is also used by standards committees and notified bodies when assessing conformity.

Related standards

Part of the ISO 7176 series (other parts include stability, seating, brakes, impact, information disclosure, etc.). Relevant cross-references include ISO 7176-1, -2, -3, -8, -11 and related parts addressing test methods, seating and strength; national/adopted versions (e.g., BS ISO 7176-14) incorporate the same technical content plus the amendment as published.

Keywords

wheelchair, electrically powered wheelchair, scooter, power system, control system, joystick, battery, controller, test methods, safety requirements, ISO 7176, amendment.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 7176-14:2022 specifies requirements and test methods for power and control systems of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters; Amendment 1 (2025) corrects a referred standard.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers safety and performance requirements for motors, batteries, controllers and user controls, methods to measure forces required to operate controls, and tests for specified normal, abuse and failure conditions for devices with maximum speed up to 15 km/h.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers, component suppliers, test labs, conformity assessment bodies, regulators, clinicians and product designers use it to design, test and demonstrate compliance of electrically powered mobility devices.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The current third edition is ISO 7176-14:2022; Amendment 1 was published in March 2025 to correct a referenced standard. Where national adoptions (e.g., BS ISO 7176-14:2022) exist, they may be published together with the amendment.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is one part of the ISO 7176 series covering many aspects of wheelchair safety and testing (stability, seating, brakes, strength, stair-climbing devices, information disclosure, etc.).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Wheelchair, electrically powered, scooter, power system, control system, joystick, batteries, controllers, test methods, safety.