Q’Straint retractors are fitted across UK buses, coaches, school transport and accessible vehicles. They are designed to be quick and simple to use — but only once someone has shown your drivers and escorts how, and why each step matters.
Accessible Ltd delivers Q’Straint wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint training on site, on your own vehicles, anywhere in the UK.
The name gets written a dozen ways — Q’Straint, QStraint, Q Straint or simply QRT after the retractor range. People also call the equipment Qstraint clamps, retractors or tie-downs. They generally mean the same thing: the retractors that anchor the wheelchair to the floor, the track and anchorages they lock into, and the lap and diagonal belt that restrains the passenger.
Accessible Ltd holds manufacturer approval from Q’Straint, alongside BraunAbility, Koller Engineering, NMI Safety Systems, AMF Bruns, PLS Passenger Lift Services and Ratcliff Palfinger. Your staff are trained to the manufacturer’s intended method, not somebody’s interpretation of it.
Q’Straint’s retractor range is built around the QRT family, and the differences between them matter in daily use:
We also cover the patented lock indicator on the MAX, which gives visual confirmation the fitting is properly seated in the anchorage — one of the most commonly missed checks we see on site.
Q’Straint states that the QRT MAX is crash tested at 30mph and 20G, and complies with SAE J2249, ISO 10542, AS 2596 and CSA Z605 among others.
Those figures describe the equipment used as designed. A retractor at the wrong angle, a hook on a fold-down component, or a lap belt sitting on soft tissue changes the outcome entirely. The gap between certified equipment and real-world use is what this training exists to close.
Under Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employers must provide the information, instruction and training their staff need to work safely. Transporting wheelchair users means genuine competence with the system fitted to that vehicle.
Equipment regulations sit alongside this. LOLER requires a thorough examination of passenger lifting equipment every six months, and PUWER Regulations 5 and 6 require work equipment to be maintained in good repair and inspected at suitable intervals.
We are independent. We hold approvals across the major manufacturers rather than representing one, so we train your staff on whatever your fleet actually carries. If half your vehicles run Q’Straint and the rest run Unwin or Koller, one course covers all of it.
We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train on your own vehicles with your own equipment. We are an approved supplier to the NHS, MOD, police forces, patient transport services, county councils, care homes, schools and colleges.
Yes. Fleets are rarely uniform, and legacy QRT retractors are covered alongside the current range.
Yes, and it is the main reason organisations choose us. Mixed Q’Straint, Unwin, Koller and BraunAbility fleets can be covered in a single course.
It depends on group size and how many systems your vehicles run. Call 01282 504455 and we will scope it honestly.
We recommend regular refreshers. Skills fade, staff change and equipment gets replaced — refreshers keep competence current and evidence your duty of care.
Q’Straint is a trade name of its manufacturer. Accessible Ltd is an independent training provider. We do not sell or supply Q’Straint equipment — we train the people who use it, and we hold Q’Straint manufacturer approval to do so.
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Tell us what your fleet runs and how many staff need training. We come to you, anywhere in the UK.
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