Also, a saddle chair and a foot bar should be provided. If it is not practical to sit while performing the task, workers should use these devices between tasks. A sit-stand saddle chair General Recommendations One of the main risk factors for repetitive motion injuries in the laundry is the repetitiveness of the work. To change the repetitive patterns of work, we need to do different tasks. Job rotation and team work are two options that allow workers to vary tasks.
Job rotation requires workers to move between different tasks at fixed or irregular periods of time.
Workers in the laundry cannot fully benefit from job rotation because all the tasks are similar in nature. Still, the feeling of change reduces monotony and slows down the development of fatigue. In team work, workers form a team and each member of the team shares several different tasks. The whole team is involved in the planning of the work. The team controls all aspects of work.