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You would be amazed what disabled people can do, I had a wheel chair user who wanted to do his first aid course, He was able to demonstrate that he could safely and easily get out of his chair in an emergency (i.e. for CPR). Although he admitted that getting back in can occasionally be a little problematic, But no worse that on a Friday or Saturday night. Put this together with a building on fire - they will want to get out and will do all the can to help facilitate it. Campbell We are keen to receive feedback on our service provision. If I or any of our team has provided you with an excellent service we would like to know. Equally if you believe that our service has been less than excellent we would also like to hear from you. We can then ensure that we fulfil our commitment to ongoing improvement. ________________________________ From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Morris Sent: 03 September 2012 14:22 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Manual handling - ergonomics of asssiting from wheelchair to mat Hi all, We have been asked to contribute to the fire teams plan to roll out fire evacuation mats and there is concern about how the evacuation marshals or security will help get those in wheelchairs, from the chair to the evac mat safely - both in terms of the user and the assistant. The mats will only be used in emergencies and there could be people with a range of capabilities. There are no hoists available. I just wondered if anyone out there has any experience with them? Best Wishes Andrew Morris, Safety Services, T. 0161 30 (64015) For further information and alternative contact details, please visit http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/healthandsafety/safetycontacts.htm ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ***************************************************************************** The information in this email and in any attachment(s) is commercial in confidence. If you are not the named addressee(s) or if you receive this email in error then any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. Please return it to the sender and delete all copies. Thank you. Whilst e-mail and attachments are virus checked Gloucestershire Healthcare Community does not accept any liability in respect of any virus which is not detected. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of their respective organisation. 2gether NHS Foundation Trust : http://www.2gether.nhs.uk Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust : http://www.glospct.nhs.uk Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust : http://www.gloshospitals.org.uk ***************************************************************************** ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH