Hospitality Industry Occupational Job Dictionary ... - SafeWork SA

TASK ANALYSIS
1 – TRAY CUTLERY MENU PERSON (photographs 1-3)
CATERING ASSISTANT
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Involves working at a 68cm high table, collecting hot plates on the left-hand side and trays on the right-hand side
to be placed onto the cutlery conveyor belt with slight forward flexion at the shoulders and lumbo-sacral region. Note
the forward displacing of the trays following placement of the cutlery and similar items. Usually this activity is performed
for a maximum of 90 minutes at any one time either for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea. Note the bilateral palmar
grasping for hot plates, trays and similar items without any strainful involvement of lifting/handling or push/pulling.
2 – MAIN MEAL SERVER (photograph 4)
Operator located on the left-hand side of the service
area uses the dominant right hand for spooning various
meal items onto the plate later to be placed onto the
tray located on the conveyor belt. Approximately one
serving for every 20-30 seconds may be desirable
depending on the demands. Working at waist height
is required with gross eye-hand coordination for
a maximum of 90 minutes.
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