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A. Shoulder, elbow and wrist analysis Workstation : B. Neck, trunk and legs analysis
Step 1 Locate shoulder position Wrist
Step 9 Locate neck position
Table A 1 2 3 4 Neck in axial rotation :
+1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +1 +2 +3 +4
Wirst pronosupination Add +1
Shoulder Elbow
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Neck in lateral flexion :
Add +1
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 Score :
1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Shoulder raised : Add +1 6
5
4
3
12
3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Shoulder abducted : Add +1 Score : 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
If the shoulder is supported or the person is leaning : Remove -1 Step 10 Locate trunk position
6
5
4
3
12 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Trunk in axial rotation :
3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 +1 +2 +3 +4
Add +1
Step 2 Locate elbow position 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Trunk in lateral flexion :
If one forearm is working across 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 Add +1
+1 +2 +2
midline or out to side of body : 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Score :
Add +1 1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
6
5
4
3
12
4 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Score : 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 Step 11 Legs
3
12 1 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
+1
Legs are in bipodal +2
Legs are in monopodal
5 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 support : +1 support : +2
Step 3 Locate wrist position 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8
If ulnar/radial wrist deviation : 1 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9
+1 +2 +3 +3
Add +1 6 2 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 Score :
3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12
Score : Trunk Step 12 Posture Score B
4
3
12 Table B 1 2 3 4 5 6
Using the values from steps 9 to 11,
Legs Score :
find the score in table A.
Step 4 Wrist pronosupination Neck 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 9
8
7
6
5
4
3
12
Wrist position is Wrist is at or near end of 1 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
+1 +2
neutral : +1. range : +2 . 2 2 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 Step 13 Muscle activity
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
If posture is held static for more than 10
4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
Score : minutes or if the action is repeated more Score :
5 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 than 4 times per minute : Add +1
12 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 1
0

Step 5 Posture Score A Step 14 Effort and load score

Table C Neck, Trunk, Legs
Using the values from steps 1 to 4, find the score in table A. Score : Load less than 2kg (intermittently) : 0
Shoulder, Elbow,
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8
7
6
5
4
3
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+
Wrist Load between 2kg and 10kg (intermittently) : Add +1
1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 Load between 2kg and 10 kg (static posture or repetitiveness) : Add +2 Score :
Step 6 Muscle activity 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 Load greater than 10 kg with repetition or shocks : Add +3
3
12
0
If posture is held static for more than 10 minutes or if the action is 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
Score : 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6
repeated more than 4 times per minute : Add +1
1
0 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 7
Step 15 Neck, trunk and legs score
6 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 Add the values from steps 12 to 14 to obtain the
Score :
Step 7 Effort and load score 7 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 Neck, Trunk and Legs scrore corresponding to the columns in table C.
8+ 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 90
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7
6
5
4
3
12
13
12
11
Load less than 2kg (intermittently) : 0
Load between 2kg and 10kg (intermittently) : Add +1 RULA final score
Load between 2kg and 10 kg (static posture or repetitiveness) : Add +2 Score : Score Risk level
Load greater than 10 kg with repetition or shocks : Add +3
3
12
0
Table C score :
1-2 Negligible risk = no action required.
Step 8 Shoulder, elbow and wrist score 3-4 Low risk = change may be required.
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Add the values from steps 5 to 7 to obtain the 5-6 Medium risk = vigilance, improvements to consider.
Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist score corresponding to the rows in table C.
Score : your analysis time by
+6 High risk = immediate response. 75% with Nawo Live.
90
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