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Bristol32510  
#1 Posted : 09 October 2012 23:23:34(UTC)
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Bristol32510
Hello I work in a large coffee shop making Cappuccinos, Lattes, Espresso, Mocha's and Americanos all with fresh ground coffee beans. Does anyone have any knowledge of Barista Wrist, symptoms and preventative measures? Thank you Stewart Bristol
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Sunstone  
#2 Posted : 10 October 2012 08:29:05(UTC)
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Hi Stewart A quick search on the online coffee fora, indicates that Barista Wrist is a type of work related upper limb disorder (or repetitive strain, as it used to be called). Try this document for guidance on how to manage this in your workplace. Good luck ;-) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg171.pdf
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safetyamateur  
#3 Posted : 10 October 2012 10:18:18(UTC)
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safetyamateur
Not to be confused with Barrister Wrist which results from carrying too much money.
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IanDakin  
#4 Posted : 10 October 2012 13:15:38(UTC)
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IanDakin
Hi Stewart In addition to Sunstones link, a good tool for assessing this type of work is the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment. What you will need to do is watch what the job entails and the different postures and levels of force required, then use the tool to give a risk rating. The easiest way to do this is probably to watch them work, then video them. The RULA tool can be tricky to use, but there is a really good web version provided by Osmond Ergonomics. Here is the link. http://www.rula.co.uk/ Ian
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Bristol32510  
#5 Posted : 10 October 2012 19:05:14(UTC)
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Bristol32510
To Ian. I have Tennis Elbow but other members of the Barista Team are suffering painful wrist problems. I have had a brief look at RULA and it looks quite good. Kind Regards. Stewart.
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Zimmy  
#6 Posted : 10 October 2012 19:08:01(UTC)
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Zimmy
safetyamateur wrote:
Not to be confused with Barrister Wrist which results from carrying too much money.
Love it!
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IanDakin  
#7 Posted : 12 October 2012 08:16:36(UTC)
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IanDakin
Glad this is of use Stewart. Don't forget to look at non-work activities that you all carry out. Things like driving posture, long periods of computer or game use, etc. For me, I get problems when doing lots of photo editing. Ian
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Jake  
#8 Posted : 12 October 2012 08:31:54(UTC)
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Jake
IanDakin wrote:
Hi Stewart In addition to Sunstones link, a good tool for assessing this type of work is the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment. What you will need to do is watch what the job entails and the different postures and levels of force required, then use the tool to give a risk rating. The easiest way to do this is probably to watch them work, then video them. The RULA tool can be tricky to use, but there is a really good web version provided by Osmond Ergonomics. Here is the link. http://www.rula.co.uk/ Ian
Or indeed HSE's own ART tool http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/index.htm Which follows much the same process.
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