| Literature DB >> 22977692 |
Hye-Ja Chang1, Jeong-Won Kim, Se-Young Ju, Eun-Sun Go.
Abstract
In order to create a worker-friendly environment for institutional foodservice, facilities operating with a dry kitchen system have been recommended. This study was designed to compare the work safety and work environment of foodservice between wet and dry kitchen systems. Data were obtained using questionnaires with a target group of 303 staff at 57 foodservice operations. Dry kitchen facilities were constructed after 2006, which had a higher construction cost and more finishing floors with anti-slip tiles, and in which employees more wore non-slip footwear than wet kitchen (76.7%). The kitchen temperature and muscular pain were the most frequently reported employees' discomfort factors in the two systems, and, in the wet kitchen, "noise of kitchen" was also frequently reported as a discomfort. Dietitian and employees rated the less slippery and slip related incidents in dry kitchens than those of wet kitchen. Fryer area, ware-washing area, and plate waste table were the slippery areas and the causes were different between the functional areas. The risk for current leakage was rated significantly higher in wet kitchens by dietitians. In addition, the ware-washing area was found to be where employees felt the highest risk of electrical shock. Muscular pain (72.2%), arthritis (39.1%), hard-of-hearing (46.6%) and psychological stress (47.0%) were experienced by employees more than once a month, particularly in the wet kitchen. In conclusion, the dry kitchen system was found to be more efficient for food and work safety because of its superior design and well managed practices.Entities:
Keywords: Work safety; dry kitchen; functional area; slipperiness; work environment in foodservice
Year: 2012 PMID: 22977692 PMCID: PMC3439582 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.4.366
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nutr Res Pract ISSN: 1976-1457 Impact factor: 1.926
Securement of functional areas and their space
***P < 0.001
Reasons for feeling uncomfortable during work N (%)
1)Pain of arm, waist and wrist
Fig. 1Degree of experiencing slip accidents and electric leakage. (A) Degree of slipperiness reported by dietitians, (B) Degree of slipperiness reported by employees, (C) slip accidents reported by dietitians, (D) slip accidents reported by employees, (E) concerns about electric leakage reported by dietitians, and (F) concerns about electric leakage reported by employee. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
Degree and cause of slipperiness by functional areas as reported by employees
1)1:never, 2:seldom, 3:neither nor (neutral), 4:often, 5:always
2)Total number of employee were 177 not 246 because employees, who answered their kitchen to be non-slip floor, were excluded.
3)*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 by t-test
Type of footwear worn by employees N (%)
***P < 0.001 by χ2 test
Work related disease experienced in the workplace N (%)
*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001 for the chi-square test from dietitians' responses
†P < 0.05, †††P < 0.001 for the chi-square test from responses of employees
Profile of the respondents N (%)
***P < 0.001 by χ2 test
Features of the surveyed foodservice facilities (Mean ± SD)
1)Included breakfast, lunch, and dinner
2)Included preparation area
3)Included storage, employee's rest room, and office
4)N (%)