Nutrition Research and Practice

The Korean Nutrition Society (한국영양학회)
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How do the work environment and work safety differ between the dry and wet kitchen foodservice facilities?

  • Chang, Hye-Ja (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Won (Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Dankook University) ;
  • Ju, Se-Young (Research Institute of Food and Nutritional Science in Yonsei University) ;
  • Go, Eun-Sun (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2012.04.17
  • Accepted : 2012.07.23
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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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.

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