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Barend ter Haar

Barend ter Haar

Managing Director at BES Healthcare and assistive technology expert with over 30 years in wheelchair seating, positioning, and ISO standards development.

Jul 28, 2026

5:11
Really? Is that because people are catapulting the chair into other people?
5:15
They're worried about bits of the chair flying off and hitting other people in a bus or a car or something like that.
5:20
There you go.
5:21
On the anecdotal front, I was at a meeting in the States shortly after the Part 19 crashworthiness test had first come out.
5:31
And they said, oh, we've had the first crash-worthy wheelchair involved in an accident.
5:36
And it stood up to the accident.
5:39
But unfortunately, the occupant died.

18 MINS LATER

23:23
Can you be specific on what are the ISO standards around pressure cushions? Is this just like a fabric thing and, you know, to make sure it's safe or is it actually about pressure care?

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