Physical demands - grocery store worker - delicatessen (deli cool room)
Note
Please note these images are for illustrative purposes only to provide a basic understanding of the tasks involved for this job. They do not necessarily represent compliant or best practice safe work.
Description of photos (below)
- The top shelf in the cool room was 1700mm (photo 14). A step was available to access the top shelf. Depending on how high the store stacked products, there may still be requirement for shoulder elevation 135-150°.
- Heaviest items handled included 12kg boxes of chicken necks, 7.5kg bottles of olives, 13kg boxes of ham, 10kg boxes of bacon etc, and sundry lighter items.
- Boxes were retrieved, carried using a hook grip, a short distance to the 900mm high work benches at the deli.
- Sometimes bulk products needed to be sliced (see next gallery).
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13. Retrieving boxes from lower shelves
14. Highest boxes were tipped down onto the shelf to be lifted
15. Retrieving boxes from top shelf