Can someone give me a link on the guide for carers, etc to lift a patient in and out of a wheelchair etc or not as there is a law now that they cannot lift the patient.
Many thanks.
Paid carers ?
Health and Safety Act 1974 … provisions thereof :
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( Some would say " 45 years worth of the b******* obvious ! " )
For once , there should NOT be a post code lottery in their interpretation.
Family / kinship carers ?
Are NOT covered by said Act … more a case of trail and error / common sense … for example , 8 stone carer , 16 stone caree.
There is guidance out there for family carers … " How to do XYZ " … a SEARCH of the Internet will reveal.
In addition . most gp surgeries … just ask … most are only too willing.
You Tube … if you prefer videos , why not search for , say , wheelchair lifting ???
During my ten year stretch … as a lone carer … wheelchairs / lifting … I probably broke every rule in the book but … we coped without damage to my caree … oh , mustn’t forget … me … beyond my pride.
Fitting a V8 when pushing a caree in a wheelchair uphill would also come in handy ?
Thanks Chris for this, most helpful.
Your welcome.
Forgot to add … caree in a wheelchair … Veyron type carbon fibre brakes when going downhill ?
And … no hitching a free lift on the back when doing so … tempting as that may be !