For attendant: curb descent
1.If equipped with
2.Ensure that the hand grips are securely fastened and do not turn or slip.
3.Stand behind the transport chair, holding the hand grips, with your back to the curb.
4.Look over your shoulder and step down carefully.
5.Hold the hand grips tightly and pull the transport chair until the rear wheels reach the curb edge.
6.Slowly roll the rear wheels down onto the lower level.
7.After the wheels are safely on the lower level, ad- vise the user that you will be tilting backward and remind the user to lean back.
8.Tilt the transport chair back to its balance point; this will lift the front casters off the curb. Take several small steps backward until the front cast- ers have cleared the curb.
9.Turn the transport chair around, place one foot on the tipping lever, and gradually lower the front casters to the ground.
10.If you have removed
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