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CLEANING STAFF
7 – POLISHING (photographs 15 – 17)
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Note the various types of polishing equipment used, depending on the floor type. The buffer and the polisher
appear to be similar and the hand controls are also similar. The task involves operating correct controls wherein
minimal strain is desirable with the forearm muscles. Note the occasional lifting/handling of the polisher between
two coworkers due to the architectural problems. The escalators available go between two floors, but accessing
a mezzanine floor between those two floors requires physically lifting the polisher.
8 – WALK-BEHIND SCRUBBER (photograph 18)
Note the scrubber, which is electrically operated
and involves minimal push/pull forces to direct the
scrubber. This involves operating some hand lever
controls bilaterally.
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