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What Richard has said is good advice, I have always been told to carry it by the handle mainly, because this does not alter your center of gravity and so you are less likely to trip. Recently this has also changed to holding it backwards so as to speak (with the hose to the back) so if you are to trip/drop it the extiguisher will fall away from you and not in front.
If you are carrying it across your chest with both hands you are raising your centre of gravity and like Woolley may find that you aren't able to stop and also that you are more likely to fall over.
I know there has been talks of moving to smaller extinguishers, although smaller the firefighting capability isn't greatly reduced and makes it easier to be carried for those who are vertically challenged and the increasing female marshalling fraternity.
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