4 SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
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4.
The second assistant (positioned in the front of the wheelchair),
with a firm hold on a non-detachable part of the framework, lowers
the wheelchair down and on to the next stair below and steadies
the wheelchair as the assistant in the rear places one foot on the
next stair below and repeats process.
5.
The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been
negotiated and the wheelchair has been rolled away from the
stairway.
6.
If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.
FIGURE
4.7
Escalators
WARNING
DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.
