Hospitality Industry Occupational Job Dictionary ... - SafeWork SA

BOOTS YARDSMEN
3 – SHIFTING KEGS (photographs 5-10)
158 OCCUPATIONAL JOB DICTIONARY - HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY - HOTELS AND MOTELS
5 6 7
Kegs are stored in the store room. The worker is required to move kegs from the store area to the cellar or bar area
depending on the venue. This particular analysis is typical of an older style hotel. The worker will shift the 60-100kg
keg by rolling it along the ground requiring excessive lumbar stooping (photograph five). The keg is then lifted from
ground to knee height to place it onto the trolley (photograph six), requiring lifting 60-100kg which places extreme
straining and pressure through the upper and lower limb girdles.
The worker will then manoeuvre the trolley to transport the kegs to the required area (photograph seven) requiring
push/pull forces of up to approximately 15kg and cylindrical grasping to hold the handle.
The worker then unloads the keg from the trolley (photograph eight) requiring semi-squat. The keg is then placed
into a chute with shelves that the keg sits on. The worker then enters the cellar and is required to climb down the
stairs (photograph nine) and shift the keg down each shelf of the chute (photograph ten) until it is at ground level.
This requires stooping, lateral flexion and twisting and turning of the spine which places great pressure and straining
through the back and upper limb girdle. This is repeated for each keg required.
8 9 10