INITIAL ERGONOMICS RISK ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

Assessor Date
Department
Task
Description

Photos and
descriptions

Ergonomics Risk Factors:

No. Ergonomics Risk Factor Applicable (Yes/No)

1 Awkward Posture
2 Static and Sustained Work Posture
3 Forceful Exertion
Task/Activity Yes/No
Lifting & Lowering
Pushing & Pulling
Handling in Seated Position
Carrying
Other Forceful Activity
4 Repetitive Motions
5 Vibration
Type of Vibration Yes/No
Hand Arm Vibration
Whole Body Vibration

6 Environmental Factors
Environmental Factor Yes/No
Inadequate lighting
Extreme temperature (hot/cold)
Inadequate air ventilation or poor
IAQ
Noise exposure above PEL
Exposed to annoying noise more
than 8 hours
 ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS: AWKWARD POSTURE

Max. Please tick (/) Remarks or photos

Body Part Physical Risk Factor Exposure
Duration Yes No

Work with hand above

More than 2
the head OR the elbow
hours per day
above the shoulder
More than 2
Work with shoulder raised
hours per day
Shoulders
Work repetitively by
raising the hand above
More than 2
the head OR the elbow
hours per day
above the shoulder more
than once per minute
Work with head bent
More than 2
downwards more than 45
hours per day
degrees
Head Work with head bent More than 2
backwards hours per day
Work with head bent More than 2
sideways hours per day
Work with back bent
forward more than 30 More than 2
degrees OR bent hours per day
Back sideways
More than 2
Work with body twisted
hours per day
Work with wrist flexion OR
extension OR radial More than 2
deviation more than 15 hours per day
degrees
Hand/
Work with arm abduction More than 4
Elbow/
sideways hours per day
Wrist
Work with arm forward
more than 45 degrees OR More than 2
arm backward more hours per day
than 20 degrees
More than 2
Work in a squat position. hours total
Leg/ per day
Knees
Work in a kneeling More than 2
position hours per day
Sub Total (Number of tick(s))
 ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS: STATIC AND SUSTAINED WORK POSTURE

Body Max. Exposure Please tick (/) Remarks or photos

Physical Risk Factor
Part Duration Yes No
Trunk/
Work in a static Duration as per Table
Head/
awkward position as 1 (please refer
Neck/
in Table 1 (awkward duration in awkward
Arm/
posture table) posture table)
Wrist
Work in a standing
More than 2 hours
position with minimal
continuously
Leg/ leg movement
Knees Work in static seated
More than 30 minutes
position with minimal
continuously
movement
Sub Total (Number of tick(s))

ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS: FORCEFUL EXERTION (MANUAL HANDLING)

Female Male

Figure 3.A. Recommended Weight

Ergonomics Risk Factors: Forceful Exertion

(Manual handling – Lifting and/or lowering)

Recommended Current Exceed Remarks or

Working height (where force is limit?
weight weight photos
applied)
(male or female) handled Yes No
Between floor to mid-lower leg
Between mid-lower leg to knuckle
Between knuckle height and elbow
Between elbow and shoulder
Above the shoulder
 Ergonomics Risk Factors: Forceful Exertion
(Manual handling – Repetitive handling)

If employee repeats operations Weight* should be reduced by

Once or twice per minutes 30%
Five to eight times per minute 50%
More than 12 times per minute 80%

Ergonomics Risk Factors: Forceful Exertion

(Manual handling – Lifting and lowering with twisted body posture)

If employee twists body from forward facing to Weight* should be

the side reduced by
45 degrees 10%
90 degrees 20%

Ergonomics Risk Factors: Forceful Exertion (Pushing and/or Pulling)

Recommended weight
Activity
Male Female

Stopping or approximately 1000 kg load on approximately 750 kg load on smooth

starting a load smooth level surface using well level surface using well maintained
maintained handling aid handling aid

approximately 100 kg load on approximately 75 kg load on uneven

Keeping the level surface using well maintained
uneven level surface using well
load in motion handling aid
maintained handling aid
 Ergonomics Risk Factors: Forceful Exertion
(Handling in Seated Position)

Female Male

Box zone

Figure 3.B. Recommended Weight for Seated Position

Summary of Carrying Activity

Factor Condition Outcome Remarks or photos
Floor Surface Dry and clean floor in good
Acceptable
condition

Dry floor but in poor condition,

worn or uneven
Conduct
Contaminated/wet or steep advanced ERA
sloping floor or unstable surface
or unsuitable footwear

Other No factors present Acceptable

environmental
factors One or more factors present (i.e.
Conduct
poor lighting condition and
advanced ERA
strong air movements)

Carry 2 m—10 m Acceptable

distance
Conduct
10 m or more
advanced ERA

Obstacles en No obstacles and carry route is

Acceptable
route flat

Steep slope or up steps or through

Conduct
closed doors or trip hazards or
advanced ERA
using ladders
 Summary of Forceful Exertion (Manual Handling)

Exceed limit? Remarks or photos

Activity Recommended weight
Yes No

Lifting and lowering; or Figure 3.1 & Table 3.3

Repetitive lifting and

Figure 3.1 & Table 3.4
lowering; or
Twisted body posture while
Figure 3.1 & Table 3.5
lifting and lowering; or

Repetitive lifting and lowering based on Figure 3.1,

with twisted body posture; or Table 3.4 and Table 3.5

Pushing and Pulling; or based on Table 3.6

Handling in seated position;

based on Figure 3.2
or

Carrying based on Table 3.7

Other Forceful Activity

Sub Total (Number of tick(s))

 ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS: REPETITIVE MOTION

Max. Please tick (/) Remarks or

Body Part Physical Risk Factor Exposure photos
Duration Yes No

Work involving repetitive More than 3

sequence of movement hours on a
more than twice per minute “normal”
workday
Work involving intensive use
of the fingers, hands or wrist
OR
or work involving intensive
Neck, data entry (key-in)
More than 1
shoulders,
Work involving repetitive hour
elbows,
shoulder/arm movement with continuously
wrists,
some pauses OR continuous without a
hands,
shoulder/arm movement break
knee
Work using the heel/base of
More than 2
palm as a “hammer” more
hours per day
than once per minute
Work using the knee as a
More than 2
“hammer” more than once
hours per day
per minute.
Sub Total (Number of tick(s))

ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS: VIBRATION

Please tick (/) Remarks

Max. Exposure
Body parts Physical Risk Factor or
Duration Yes No
photos
Hand-Arm Work using power tools (e.g. battery More than 50
powered/ electrical pneumatic/ minutes in an
(segmental hydraulic) without PPE hour
vibration)
Work using power tools (ie: battery More than 5
powered/ electrical pneumatic/ hours in 8 hours
hydraulic) with PPE shift work
Whole body Work involving exposure to whole More than 5
body vibration hours in 8 hours
shift work
Work involving exposure to whole More than 3
body vibration combined employee hours in 8 hours
complaint of excessive body shaking shift work
Sub Total (Number of tick(s))
 ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Please tick (/)

Physical Risk Factor Remarks or photos
Yes No
Inadequate lighting

Extreme temperature (hot/cold)

Inadequate air ventilation or poor IAQ

Noise exposure above PEL

Exposed to annoying noise more than 8 hours

Sub Total (Number of tick(s))

Initial ERA Form

A B C D E F
Risk Factor Total Minimum Result of Initial Any pain or discomfort Need
score Requirements ERA due to risk factors as advanced
for Advance found in MSD ERA
ERA assessment (Yes/No)
Refer Part 3.1
(Yes/No)
Awkward 13 ≥6
posture If YES please tick which
part of body
Static and 3 ≥1
Neck
sustained Shoulder
work posture Upper back
Lifting/ Lower back
Forceful 1 1 Lowering
exertion Pushing/ Upper arm
Pulling Elbow
Handling Lower Arm
Load in Hand/Wrist
Seated
Carrying
Thigh
Other Knee
Lower leg
Repetition 5 ≥1 Ankle/Foot
Vibration 4 ≥1
Lighting 1 1
Temperature 1 1
Ventilation 1 1
Noise 2 ≥1