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9 – UNLOADING BAY (photographs 15-17)
CATERING ASSISTANT
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Note the picking up of items off the conveyor belt to be placed onto the trolleys located around the operator at times
having to step aside approximately five steps. Thus slight over-reaching is inadvertent (photograph 15) for the trays
or head height reaching for placing the hot plates on the trolleys. Note also that stooping/reaching postures may
be required whilst placing the cups or other items. Overall, this activity is undertaken for between 90 minutes to two
hours and usually rotated on hotter days.
Photograph 18 depicts the narrow passageway through
which the operators may have to push the trolleys after
being emptied/unloaded at one end of the dishwasher.
Other features:
a) Significant hot draft at the unloading bay due to
the warming action of the dishwasher at an average
of 40º C.
b) Lack of job rotation.
c) Operators tend to stay on one particular job.
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