Wholesale Distribution Centre: Picker
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STRENGTH ACTIVITY
Physical
Demand
Task
#
Task
Force/
Weight
(kg)
Frequency
(N/R/O/F/C
and/or Reps/
Min or Hour)
Height/Reach
(cm)
Describe Activity/Posture
Start Finish
Lifting
4 Dry Goods 1-23 kg Frequent*
* Note:
Accumulated
average:
100 lifts/hour
Items are lifted
from the racks
(between skid
level to 2 m) and
stacked onto a
skid on the pallet
truck (stacked up
to head level).
Items such as boxes, bags and cases
must be strategically placed (like
building blocks) to build a sturdy skid of
product that won't tip or collapse during
transport. Items may be repositioned on
skid to ensure stability.
Skids are 102 x 122 cm.
Refrigerated
Goods – Produce
5-23 kg Frequent* See above Boxes are more easily stacked (due to
the number of boxes that are the same
size, and they often interlock together.
Refrigerated
Goods – Dairy
2-30 kg Frequent* See above Items include plastic crates juice or milk,
boxes of yogurt, cases of juice, pails, etc.
Frozen Goods 2-10 kg Frequent* See above Items include various boxes and cases.
Refrigerated
Goods – Meat
5-40 kg Frequent* Items over 30 kg
are only lifted up
to waist level.
Items include various boxes and cases.
2 Skid 15-18 kg Rare Ground
to waist
level
Ground Manually obtain skid from stack (waist
to floor level) and lower to the ground.
Retrieve with pallet truck.
Physical
Demand
Task #
Force/
Weight
(kg)
Frequency
Range
(N/R/O/F/C
and/or Reps/
Min or Hour)
Distance (m) Describe Activity/Posture/Surface
Carrying
4 2-40 kg Occasional 0.5-4 m Picked items may be carried short
distances from the rack and placed pallet
truck skid.
Physical
Demand
Task #
Force/
Weight
(kg)
Frequency
Range
(N/R/O/F/C
and/or Reps/
Min or Hour)
Height/
Distance/Grade
Describe Activity/Posture
Pushing/
Pulling
4, 7 < 5 kg Rare Product on skids
(ht: ~0-212 cm)
Pull product to front of rack with pull
stick. Push/pull product to adjust on skid.
Push broom.
N = Not required, R = Rarely (<2%), O = Occasional (3-33%), F = Frequent (34-66%), C = Constant (67-100%)
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