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3 – LOADING THE DISHWASHER (photographs 5-6)
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KITCHENHAND
Dishes are placed into a dishwasher tray at bench height (photograph five). In some smaller venues where less
space is available dishwashers may be placed under the bench requiring the workers to squat or stoop to access
the dishwasher. Waiting staff will usually scrape the plates and stack the plates on the bench near the sink area.
The tray is then pushed along the bench into the dishwasher with minimal push/pull force. Industrial dishwashers
are opened and closed using a handle at shoulder height. The washed dishes are then removed from the tray
and put away in their respective places in the kitchen area requiring various postures ranging from squatting
to overhead reaching for shelves at various heights. Some venues may use trolleys to transport large quantities
of dishes around the kitchen.
4 – OTHER DUTIES
Kitchen hands generally complete cleaning tasks within the kitchen areas such as sweeping, mopping floors
requiring lifting of 10kg buckets of water or alternatively hosing floors down, wiping down benches/shelves etc,
cleaning stovetops and taking rubbish out requiring lifting of approximately 10kg bags to waist height and carrying
them to larger bins usually located in outside areas. Often these bins are large and require the worker to lift over
their shoulder to dispose of the bag.
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