Hospitality Industry Occupational Job Dictionary ... - SafeWork SA

STORES
HUMAN FACTORS
Reaches: Often outside the body range.
Heights: Storage area between head to floor level.
Controls and displays: Manual operations of trolleys.
Force exertion/lift: At times more than 40kg for large trolleys.
Endurance required: Prolonged standing/walking activities with a variety of awkward postures
for an eight-hour day, with longer hours at times.
Static muscle loading: Mild to moderate given the variety of activities.
Work/rest patterns: Infrequent, but one standard lunch break of 30 minutes.
Frequency of handling: Frequent to constant depending on the task at hand and the circumstances,
ie, schedule of functions.
Grasping requirement: Variety of hand grasping postures – cylindrical, palmar, circular etc.
Size of article: Variety of materials, storage items etc.
Tools: None specific.
Protective clothing: None specific.
Other factors: The storage area could be divided into the following:
a) Loading bay receiving area.
b) Dry storage area.
c) Beverage area.
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