____Watch videos— Watch safety and animal health videos while sitting in a chair. Change videos asneeded.
____ Inventory— Sitting or standing in the bulk tank room, write on a log sheet with ______
hand on a piece of paper attached to a clipboard.
____ Sweep— Use a push broom to sweep the shop floor and sweep debris into a pile. Using a
shovel, scoop debris and place in trash can. If not able to bend, can sweep debris into a pile for another employee to pick up. Lifting up to 5 pounds.Involves walking, standing, stooping and gripping.
____ Dust— Use a feather duster to dust the shelves, counter tops, tables and filing cabinets
in the shop and medicine room. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching, bending and grasping.
____ Inventory— Use hands/hand to count nuts and bolts in the shop. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Can
sit or stand.
____ Paint fences— Use a paint brush or paint glove and latex paint to paint the fences.Paint can
be poured into a pint- or quart-size container. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Standing, walking, reaching and grasping.
____ Paint— Use a roller, paint glove or paint brush to paint the propane tanks. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Can sit and stand.
____ Clean bottles— Clean the calf bottles using a sink, bottle brush and cleaning solution. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves standing, walking, reaching and grasping.
____ Water calf pens— Use a hose to fill water buckets in calf pens. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Feed calves— Use a scoop to pour feed into grain dishes. Feed can be scooped from the large 50-pound bag into a plastic 2-gallon bucket and carried to each pen. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Walk pens— Visually inspect pens and write down the numbers of the cows or calves that do not look right or well. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves walking, standing and grasping.
____ Check calf pens— Visually inspect each calf pen that has two aluminum poles to secure the
screen to the front of the pen so the calves will not wander away. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching, bending and grasping.
____ Check vents— Visually inspect vents that are open or closed on the calf pens. Vents are opened and closed using a screwdriver. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Check fences— Holding a clipboard, visually inspect fences and write down location of holes in fences to be repaired by other employees. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves walking,
standing, bending and grasping.
____ Change fly traps— Using hands, change the orange wasp/fly catcher in the traps. Lifting up to
5 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Assist with sick cows— Use hand to hold IV bottle to allow medicine to flow into the cow. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Make ear tags— Use the ear-tag drill to make ear tags for the cows. Lifting up to 2 pounds.
Can sit or stand to perform this task.
____ Wash windows— Using paper towels and a disinfectant, wash the interior and exterior
windows. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Involveswalking, standing, reaching, bending and grasping.
____ Wash water troughs— Using a long-handled brush, open the drain by hand, and as the water
is draining, use the brush to sweep the dirt into the drain. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Push cows— Walk toward and use hands to visually encourage a group of cows to
walk in the desired direction. May require some gentle touching or pushing of the cows to start them walking in the desired direction. Will need to open or close gates. Lifting up to 5 pounds. Involves walking, standing and reaching
____ Irrigation— Clean nozzles on the irrigation pivot system using a screwdriver.Lifting up
to 5 pounds. Involves walking, standing, reaching and grasping.
____ Calf care— Walk up and down the calf pens and gently talk to and touch the calves so they are encouraged to stand and eat or drink. Lifting up to 2 pounds. Involves walking, standing and
reaching.
Updated: 01-2011 | Reviewed: 01-2011