At 15:19 22/10/97 GMT, you wrote:
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>Two issues:
> First, can anyone point me in the right direction for any regulations
> that relate to manual lifting;
> Second, one of our students who is new to being lifted by hoist and
> who is finding it takes a long time would like contact with other
> hoist users. She is particularly intersted in finding out how
> time consuming other students find the use of a hoist and whether initial
> use took longer etc.
> Caryl Davies
> Cardiff
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There is a very good book published by the National Back Pain Association,
16 Elmtree Rd. Teddington, TW11 8ST
The guide to the handling of patients isbn 0 9530582 0 4
David Colven
Technical Advisor
The ACE Centre Advisory Trust
Waynflete Rd.
Headington
Oxford OX3 8DD
see us on http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/acecent/ or
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~ace-cent/
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Tel +44 (0)1865 763508 Fax +44 (0)1865 750188
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