Hospitality Industry Occupational Job Dictionary ... - SafeWork SA

BANQUETS/FUNCTION STAFF - CASUAL (Large venues)
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Alternatively (ie, at smaller venues), workers may have to manoeuvre trestles and tables without the use of trolleys
or equipment. The worker may position the table onto its side and fold the legs of the table requiring stooping/
lumbar and thoracic stoop to reach the legs and reaching out of the body range, and then lift the table, weighing
up to 20kg, to approximately waist height.
The table will then be carried at waist height to the desired area. Alternatively the worker may push/pull the table
along the ground against the carpet. Palmar grasping will be used to hold the table and wrist extension with traction
is required. This method places a great deal of strain through the wrists and upper limb girdle and should be
avoided. When two workers are available they will share this task, but this task may be conducted by a single worker.
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Glasses or cutlery may be placed onto tables, which are generally held statically with the left or right upper limb, with
glasses tray placed onto stand (photograph 14), or cutlery held statically with the left upper limb and placed onto
table via right upper limb (photograph 15). This task requires static elbow flexion.
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