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The Restaurant
The restaurant described in this case study is one of EACID’s microfinance clients in Upper Egypt. The restaurant owner received a loan to improve the business, and through safety interventions designed under the PPIC-Work project, the loan was used to improve profitability, but also workplace safety.
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Before: A busy, crowded restaurant holds many potential hazards, particularly for younger workers. One of EACID’s loan clients runs a successful restaurant with the help of a 13 year old boy who works as a waiter, bringing food from the kitchen to the customers. He is exposed to a variety of hazards in the kitchen and restaurant, including: open flames on the stove, sharp knives and cooking fuel (see example picture). In addition, he carries plates through a crowded room. |
After: After receiving a loan from EACID, the restaurant owner expanded his business into the neighbouring building. The kitchen is now enclosed and the boy picks up food from a window, rather than going into the kitchen (see picture). He never goes near the knives or flames. From the perspective of the young worker, the workplace hazards have been engineered out.
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