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ISO 17966 specifies requirements and associated test methods for assistive products for personal hygiene that support users and which are intended to alleviate or compensate for disability. It also takes care of safety and the environment of the personal attending the user. It specifies safety and performance requirements that apply during normal use and foreseeable misuse and failure. It also specifies methods of measurement of the forces necessary to operate controls and specifies limits on the forces needed for some operations. NOTE In this standard APPH is used as abbreviation for Assistive products for personal hygiene. This standard specifies requirements and test methods for assistive products within the following divisions of ISO 9999:2011: 09 12 03 Commode chairs NOTE This covers mobile and static products. 09 12 06 Toilets with built in raising and height adjustable mechanism Excluded: Toilets with built-in douche and air dryers 09 12 09 Toilet seats 09 12 12 Raised toilet seats mounted on frame 09 12 15 Toilet seats inserts 09 12 18 Raised toilet seats fixed to toilet 09 12 21 Toilet seats with built-in raising mechanism to help standing up and sitting down 09 12 24 Toilet arm supports and toilet back supports mounted on toilet 09 12 25 Toilet arm supports and toilet back supports, free standing 09 12 36 Douches and air dryers for attachment to a toilet 09 33 03 Bath/shower chairs (with and without wheels), bath boards, stools, back supports and seats 09 33 12 Bathing stretchers, shower tables and diaper-changing tables NOTE This also covers mobile products 18 15 06 Height adjustable plinth and brackets 18 18 03 Handrails and support rails 18 18 06 Fixed grab bars and handgrips 18 18 10 Removable grab rails and handgrips Excluded: Removable grab rails and handgrips which are static as defined in 3.25. 18 18 11 Hinged rails and arm supports Excluded: The standard does not encompass requirements regarding: ? Safe mounting in building structures ? Requirements regarding fixed building installations for e.g. water and electricity ? Bathtub hoists that are covered by ISO 10535 ? 09 33 21 Bathtubs of ISO 9999:2011 ? Stability and friction issues in relation to slippery surfaces due to soap ? Products that have been customized or custom-made for an individual user NOTE Refer to height adjustable plinth and brackets when used in bathroom as an APPH. Height adjustable mechanism for other items like basins may be included