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STEWARDS
2 – DISHWASHER LOADING (photographs 5 – 9)
58 OCCUPATIONAL JOB DICTIONARY - HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY - HOTELS AND MOTELS
5 6 7
8 9
Note photographs five and six depicting the reaching from head height to floor height with regular forward flexion/
stooping postures at the lumbo-sacral region. Subsequently these trays, weighing approximately 17kg, are placed
onto the conveyer belt of the dishwasher at waist height (photograph seven). At times ‘topping up’ of the trays
is done if the trays are not complete. Glasses are removed from another tray located at head height (photograph
eight) and placed in the half filled trays which are located at head height on the inclined gravity fed system.
Washing up, cleaning, scraping and similar activities are attempted prior to loading these trays onto the dishwasher.
Note photograph nine depicting such postures operating the hand held thumb pivotal controls for hoses. The task
is usually completed at waist height and may require some neck stooping, but working within the body range.