Hospitality Industry Occupational Job Dictionary ... - SafeWork SA

CATERING ASSISTANT
3 – DESSERTS, JUICES, COLD AND HOT FOOD (photograph 5)
Involves reaching at trolleys between knee to chest
height in approximately 180° circle for accessing the
various items later to be placed onto the conveyor
belt located on the left-hand side of the operator. Gross
bilateral grasping for placement of various dessert
utensils and later placing of the lids is desirable.
4 – MASHED POTATOES/VEGETABLES/SANDWICHES/SALAD PLACEMENT (photographs 6-7)
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Involves reaching once at 180º circle for various items placed on the trolleys and in the front of the operators
requiring forward flexion at the lumbo-sacral region and bilateral grasping of spoons to serve onto the plate
placed on the tray on the conveyor belt. A frequency of approximately 20-30 seconds of physical motions
is desirable over a course of 90 minutes during the day.
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