Stairlift Safety Features

When buying a stairlift, you want to know that it is going to be safe to use. This can be ensured by checking which safety features your new stairlift would come with and what it might be missing.

What your stairlift should come with:

1. Dual Electronic and Mechanical Braking Systems

Stairlifts should be fitted with these essential safety systems as standard, in order to eliminate any possibility of an uncontrolled descent of the stairs.

2. Limit sensors

The stairlifts will come to a soft stop due to limit sensors at the end of either an ascent or decent of the stairs. Limit sensors therefore ensure that the stairlift always stops in the correct position.

3. Seat belt

For extra safety and security, many stairlifts come with a choice of seat belts. These include a lap harness or an over the shoulder harness. Both of these seat belts add extra safety to the customer’s journeys up and down the stairs.

4. Lockable isolation switch

Some stairlifts can be locked using a key. This ensures that unauthorised users, such as children, are not able to accidentally use the stairlift.

5. DC power

DC power ensures that stairlifts do not trail an electrical cable, but instead is self-powered. The batteries for DC powered stairlifts often charge when the stairlift is at rest either at the top or bottom of the stairs. An average, fully charge battery should power approximately 15 trips up and down the stairs.