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Using your chair
Fig. 12
Moving a chair and rider up
or down stairs
Warning:
Where possible, avoid carrying out
this manoeuvre to prevent
attendant injury.
Read and follow the warnings for
attendants. If you fail to heed these
warnings a fall or tip over may
occur and cause severe injury to
the rider and/or attendants:
1. Always use two or more
attendants when moving a chair
and rider up or down stairs
(Fig. 12).
2. Make sure that this chair has
push handles and that the grips
will not rotate or slip off. The
attendant at the rear needs
secure hand-holds to bear the
weight of the chair and rider.
3. Use only non-detachable parts
of the main frame as hand-holds.
4. Make sure that the rider is
secure in the chair, with his or
her feet, arms and hands safely
out of the way of any obstacles.
Tips for climbing stairs with
help
Read and follow the warnings for
attendants. Follow these steps
when helping the rider climb stairs:
1. Move the chair and rider
backwards up the stairs.
2. The attendant at the rear is in
control. He or she tilts the chair
back to its balance point (Fig. 12).
3. A second attendant at the front
firmly grasps a non-detachable
part of the front frame and lifts
the chair up and over one step at
a time.
4. The attendants reposition
themselves on the next step up
and repeat the same procedure
for each step. When the landing
is reached, return the chair to its
upright position.
