Provisions the documents cite: conclusions on post-rescue posture and first aid
What it requires
HSE-commissioned research concluding that no published evidence supports a change from standard first-aid guidance after rescue from harness suspension; the older advice to keep the casualty sitting up is not supported.
The instrument itself: https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr708.htm. The summary above is our plain-English reading, not the text of the instrument — always work from the source.
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