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David
I'm not sure if it was the Sussex case that you were refering to and how this ruling would apply to colleagues lifting a disabled person in an emergency. The attached article may help explain some of the rulings, it does mention emergency situations.
Title: Disabled People, Manual Handling and Human Rights
Author(s): Michael Mandelstam
Source: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy Volume: 66 Number: 11 Page: 528 -- 530
Publisher: The College of Occupational Therapists
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