Hospitality Industry Occupational Job Dictionary ... - SafeWork SA

GAMING STAFF
In some establishments the trolley may have a set of
scales to weigh the hoppers or the trolley may be
pushed/pulled to another area to do this or hoppers
may be carried to another area to be weighed. This task
involves stooping/forward bending to access the hopper.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Possible use of step to reach coin machine. This would reduce the repetitive overhead height reaching, which
could cause cumulative trauma to the shoulders. Alternatively coin dispensing machines could be redesigned
on a more horizontal base as opposed to vertical, to allow coins to be placed in at chest height, and dispensed
at waist height (photograph three).
2. Workers may benefit from alternating between handing cups of coins to patrons via left or right upper limb.
This would avoid the cumulative trauma of reach out range with the dominant hand (photograph two).
3. Push of trolley to be conducted at the end of the night via two-person push/pull.
4. Pause exercises to be conducted to reduce static loading muscle soreness of the upper limb girdle.
5. Money boxes to be used with trolley may be beneficial if plastic to reduce weights lifted when clearing
machines at night.
6. Workers may benefit from the use of correct work postures. Back care education and lifting/handling principles
could be reinforced via on site education sessions undertaken by an occupational therapist. Briefly these include:
• lifting to be conducted with feet at least shoulder width apart
• carry, push/pull be conducted with load as close to the body as possible, with neutral shoulders and
semi-flexed elbows
• workers to complete correct foot work for push/pull or lift including feet facing the direction of movement
• lifting to be conducted with squatting postures to avoid back stooping.
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