Case Study Job design and employment security allowance for a kitchen assistant

The employer is a nursing home.

The woman has spasticity and is severely disabled in walking. She should only lift and carry loads manually to a very limited extent and should not walk long distances. The GdB (degree of disability) is 100. The severely disabled person's identity card bears the mark G.

The employee has not completed any vocational training and is employed by the employer as an assistant in the kitchen.

The employee is employed in the kitchen area or in the ward kitchen, among other things, for the provision of meals and the cleaning of crockery and cutlery. On the ward, 19 people are looked after, cared for and supplied by the employees in alternating shifts. From the employer's point of view, the severely disabled employee performs at a level of approx. 30% of a comparable colleague. The dishes and cutlery were stored on a tray under the sink and required frequent bending down for handling (six rinsing cycles per shift) as well as coordinated depositing in squatting and bending positions. The kitchen was therefore redesigned ergonomically (reach space, short distances, assistive products / dishwasher, etc.), especially to shorten the long distances for the employee and to avoid forced postures and long handling of loads. In addition, mobile table trolleys with the same height as the work surfaces and transfer points in the dining area and a transport walker were used. The transport walker also serves as a transport and walking aid for the employee.

Walking aids handled with both arms
Assistive products for serving and arranging food and beverages
Roller tables (transport trolleys)
Storage and supply systems (table trolleys)