Sorry Bob
Last e mail should have read
....British Poultry Council not Federation
Alison
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Dunn
Sent: 19 December 2008 10:11
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Bird handlers (chickens)
Thanks Sharon,
They tend to use the
dominant hand to hold the bird by the legs then use the non-dominant hand to
separate the feathers and assess the breast. I’m not sure any Bernard Matthews
solution would necessarily work as these birds are live (and I assume they hope
to stay that way) not being plucked.
Bob
Robert Dunn TD
RGN OHNC
SCPHN(OH) MSc
Senior Occupational Health
Adviser
University of Oxford
Occupational Health Service
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Naylor, Sharon [HMPS]
Sent: 19 December 2008 10:07
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Bird handlers (chickens)
I think you`ll find that the Bernard Matthews plant had a lot of
problems with WRULD type problems with their turkey pluckers (no this is not a
joke ) and put together some good practises
Is the problem in the hand that is sperating the feathers or in the
hand that is supporting the bird? In my experience I have seen a fair few
problems caused by static loading o f the forearm muscles in the non dominant
hand, also because of the height at which the forearm was extended (ie chest
height) - we got round it by designing a platform to support the object but
would suggest risk asssessment, highlighting of the actual tasks exacerbating
the problems, maybe task rotation, exploration of alternative ways of doing the
job, physio assessemnt and possible treatment, proper component diagnosis (eg
De Quervains, thoracic outlet ) if necessary she may just have to stop doing it
for a while
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Dunn
Sent: 19 December 2008 09:57
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Bird handlers (chickens)
Dear List,
Despite the obvious jokes about a bird for
Christmas I was wondering if anyone else has experienced anyone presenting with
a similar problem, and if so what the solution was apart from stop doing the
work?
I have an Zoology PhD with a WRULD (wrist
and hand) problem caused by her research. She and her team (3
people in total) need to pick up around 600 chickens a day to sex the bird,
check the wing tag (which requires frequent finger micro -movements to separate
covering feathers), lift it up by the legs to check the vent and the
straightness of the legs, then assess the amount and firmness of the breast
meat by a subjective hand span measurement (it is at this point all the weight
of the bird is on one hand, usually the non-dominant one), and then they
finally weigh the bird by placing it in a sling attached to a balance.
The birds weigh ~2.5 – 3.5 kilos each.
All comments as usual gratefully received.
Bob
Robert Dunn TD
RGN OHNC SCPHN(OH) MSc
Senior Occupational Health Adviser
University of Oxford Occupational Health Service
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