Evacuation Mattress  by carole_sandford

Evacuation Mattress

We had “safer people handling” training today. It’s an annual requirement. I know the evacuation mattress is used in the event of fire mostly, but it still involves moving & handling. The persons feet go in the pocket at the bottom. You strap them to the mattress & use the long tapes to pull the person along to a safe area.
It’s a bit of fun in training, don’t fancy doing it for real!
Did you try it? It’s a strange feeling and you need to trust those around you.
August 4th, 2021  
Much prefer face to face training vice what I’m having to do at the moment.
August 4th, 2021  
That is a narrow hallway to try to work in… nice shot.
August 4th, 2021  
@wakelys I did try it. It’s odd to feel “at the mercy of others”!
August 4th, 2021  
Good to have hands-on exercises for such manoeuvres , - the best and fun way to practice and remember ! ( a necessary training and a relief from the day to day work ! )
August 4th, 2021  
Good diary shot
August 4th, 2021  
Good to be practiced in case of an emergency.
August 4th, 2021  
Looks like fun as long as you don't have to do it for real.

We used to have evacuation practice when I worked with intellectually disabled adults but thankfully we never had to try it for real. I suspect the 'clients' wouldn't have been quite so accommodating in a real emergency situation. ha ha It would have been like herding cats.
August 5th, 2021  
Good to practice, of course, and having a bit of fun while you're at it is always a good thing
August 5th, 2021  
Practice is good- it's not always as easy going in an emergency but at least you know what you're supposed to do. Looks like your models have this one in the bag. teehee
August 5th, 2021  
You mean, strap your colleague in the harness and leave them there for a while ;-) yup, done that, LMAO.
August 5th, 2021  
August 5th, 2021  
I get why you do it, but I would hate having my arms tied down. Interesting shot of the action.
August 5th, 2021  
Great capture of a necessary exercise.
August 5th, 2021  
Lovely shot and great commenting ;-)
August 5th, 2021  
Not seen one of these. Doesn't look like you'd be doing it in a hurry! Good shot for memory jogging.
August 5th, 2021  
That is so interesting, Carole.
August 5th, 2021  
glad there is an exercise with a real person
August 5th, 2021  
At least it makes a change!
August 5th, 2021  
An interesting capture
August 5th, 2021  
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