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evacuation chairs in department stores
my partner is a security guard in a department store and they have had an evacuation chair in case of fires but no manual handling training to transfer disabled people into them who are in wheelchairs.HE has said he will not use one unless relevant training is given his security boss said they dont need manual handling training who is right?
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Whats the difference between a wheelchair and an evacuation chair. Surely if there is a fire any wheelchair users wont be left inside because they are in the 'wrong chair'
My company used to insist on a risk assessment and them training on everything for the fear of getting sued. I suppose if your husband hurt his back trying to life someone into the chair he could argue that he had no training. But a lot of that would depend on the disability of each person he was trying to move so training him could be difficult.
My company used to insist on a risk assessment and them training on everything for the fear of getting sued. I suppose if your husband hurt his back trying to life someone into the chair he could argue that he had no training. But a lot of that would depend on the disability of each person he was trying to move so training him could be difficult.
an evacuation chair is one you use to go down stairs as you cannot use lifts in the event of a fire.
if you have a disabled person in a wheelchair who cannot weight bear then you should be manually handled trained as certain lifts such as under arm lifts are illegal and you can cause injury thus this could be classed as abuse
if you have a disabled person in a wheelchair who cannot weight bear then you should be manually handled trained as certain lifts such as under arm lifts are illegal and you can cause injury thus this could be classed as abuse
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its not that hes unsure its useing proper techniques do to different severitys of disability. for example lifting someone useing what is known as a drag lift (illegal) could cause someone to have a heart attack there has to be manual handling training surley for evacuation chairs?. Does anyone know for definate what the legal requirements are and not assumptions????
I agree with androces, surely with or without training refusing to use an evacuation chair if needed in the event of a fire is just morally wrong.
But if he has worries about using it then raise them with the health and safety person where he works, if it's raised as an official point then they will have to look into it and do a H&S assessment.
But if he has worries about using it then raise them with the health and safety person where he works, if it's raised as an official point then they will have to look into it and do a H&S assessment.
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