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Task description form

Assessor name: AHMAD TARMIZI MAHMUD Date: 8.09.2020
Company name: PARAMOUNT CONS SDN BHD Location: Pro Senni
Name of task:

Task description: The activity of brick laying involving cement mixing, lifting to platform
and install of brick

What is the weight of any items handled?

If items weigh more than 8 kg and the task involves manual handling consider using the MAC

Which side of the body is primarily involved? Left

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right both

What hand tools are used?

Production rate (if available) units per shift, hour or minute (circle as appropriate)

How often is the task repeated? every seconds

Draw the breaks in the shift

First hour

How long does a …without a break 9 hours

worker perform the
task? …in a typical day or shift (excluding breaks) 8 hours

How often does an individual perform the task? (eg daily, weekly, etc) Daily
How often is the task carried out within the organisation? (eg daily, etc) Daily
Do workers rotate to other tasks?
If so, what tasks?

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Score sheet
Enter the colour band and numerical score for each risk factor in the table below.
Follow the instructions on page 15 to determine the task score and exposure score.

Left arm Right arm

Risk factors
Colour Score Colour Score

A1 Arm movements R 6 R 6

A2 Repetition R 6 R 6

B Force G 0 G 0
C1 Head/neck posture A 1 A 1
C2 Back posture R 2 R 2
C3 Arm posture R 4 R 4
C4 Wrist posture A 1 A 1
C5 Hand/finger grip A 1 A 1

D1 Breaks G 0 G 0
D2 Work pace G 0 G 0
D3 Other factors G 0 G 0

Task score 21 21

D4 Duration multiplier X X

Exposure score 1 1
D5 Psychosocial factors

Are there other indications that the task is high risk?

The task or similar tasks have a history of ULDs (eg company accident book,
RIDDOR reports, medically diagnosed cases of upper limb disorders).
There are signs workers find the task difficult (eg wearing arm supports or
bandages, reporting discomfort, aches or pains). Ask the workers if they
have any of these symptoms.
Other indications? If so, describe:
Flow chart Stage A Frequency/repetition
Almost neutral
START
Stage A Frequency/repetition C Awkward
StageStage C Awkward postures
postures Stage D Additional factors
C1
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Almost neutral Less than 1 hour of
START Infrequent (eg some G G Head/ Stage D Additional factors
Left Right
intermittent movement) Left Right neck the time 0 continuous work 0
0 0 C1
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1 to less than 2 hours of
G A
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posture 0
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per minute
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pace keep up with the work 1
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2 Right
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difficult to keep up A R
times per
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times per minute 6 6 G G
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Left
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0 02
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the time
of the time 22
A A No factors present G G
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the assessment guide
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B 1-4 C4
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Force
the assessment guide
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than half of the time 2 D4 than 4 hours
the assessment guide
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R R Duration
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or no awkward2 G2 G D4 2 to less4 than 4 hours
to 8 hours x 0.75 x 1
Hand/
grip grip 0 0 Duration
C5 finger
Hand/ grip Pinch or
G G 4 to 8 hours x1
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wide grip A More than 8 hours x 1.5
finger for partfor
ofpart
the time
of the time
0 01 1
grip A A More than 8 hours x 1.5
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wide grip R
for moreforthan
morehalfthanof half 1
the of the 1
Stage A Frequency score Stage B Force score
time time
Stage C Posture score R 2
R 2
A1 + A2 + B C1 + C2 + C3 + C4 2 2
Stage A Frequency score Stage B Force score Stage C Posture score Stage D Additional factors Task score Duration Exposure score
Left hand
A1 + A2 + B + C1+ + C2 + C3 + C4 + C5 + C5 + D1 + D2 + D3 = X D4
D4 =
Right hand Stage D Additional factors Task score Duration Exposure score
Left hand 12 0 9 0 21 21
+ D1 + D2 + D3 = X =1
Right hand 12 0 9 0 21 21
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