Wholesale Distribution Centre: Picker
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REACHING TASK #
FREQUENCY
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY
N R O F C
POSTURE – Reaching
Above Shoulder Level
(>137 cm)
4, 5 X
Items are picked from skids on racks (ground to ~212 cm)
and palletized onto skids on the pallet truck. Items on the
pallet truck are stacked to an approx. height of 180 cm.
Skids are (~102 x 122 cm).
See lifting section for additional details.
Manually shrink wrap skids from bottom to top; ground to
head level (~180 cm).
Knuckle to Shoulder
Level (76-137cm)
4, 5 X
Below Knuckle (<76cm)
3, 4, 5 X
Behind the Body
3 X
Depending on position of the operator, may reach behind
body to operate T-bar of pallet truck.
Lateral
3 X
Operate pallet truck. Reach for product near the back of the
racks.
N = Not required, R = Rarely (<3%), O = Occasional (3-33%), F = Frequent (34-66%), C = Constant (67-100%)
HAND ACTIVITY
Physical Demand Task #
Frequency and Duration
(N/R/O/F/C)
Describe Activity/Posture
N R O F C
Gripping/Grasping
1-7 X Pallet truck T-bar handle (power grip), hand-held scanning
gun, boxes (with and without handles), bags, cases, crates,
skids, roll of shrink wrap, and broom.
Pushing
(palm press/finger)
3 X Control buttons on pallet truck such as horn.
Trigger on scanner.
Print labels using printer.
Pinching
4,6 X Paperwork/orders.
Fine Finger Movement
X
Writing 4 X Paperwork.
Other
X
N = Not required, R = Rarely (<2%), O = Occasional (3-33%), F = Frequent (34-66%), C = Constant (67-100%)
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