Verifying Risk

Reduction
In Risk Reduction Index Report of
Ergonomics Software
Date
• Was the right assessment tool used (see appendix A)?
• Was Baseline including forces (efforts) and weights (based on what video would indicate is present in the job)?
• Was Follow-Up analysis including any relevant forces (efforts) and weights that are still applicable?
• Same forces/weights (because project improvement did not address this; improved postures only)
• Different forces/weights (same actions but the measured force/weight values are lower)

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• Start reviewing job assessments that show 15 or more points removed.

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Was the right assessment tool used?
See next slide for guidance used by Plants

• This is a not a task that is repeated “every cycle” throughout the

day. It is an infrequent task.
• Using the ADV (advanced motion capture tool) falsely shows
high risk rating.
• This task should be evaluated using the RPS (manual whole
body tool).
• The difference in score?
• ADV (as shown in system) = 47 (HIGH RED)
• RPS (when used) = 8.8 (LOW GREEN)

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From EHS.ERG-STD.02: Ergonomics Assessment
Flow chart to be added in next revision
Production Job?

YES NO
*preferred/recommended Cycle time Job? Administrative Job?

NO YES YES

Example Job Type:

Maintenance Example Job Type: Example Job Type: Example Job Type:
Rework/Repair Assembly Material Handler HR
Quality Lab Conveyance Admin assistant
R&D Lab Super Market Designer/Engineer
Tool/Prototype Lab Assessment Method: Shipping/Receiving Information Technology
Ergonomics Hit List
*Advanced Whole-Body Assessment
Task Analysis – Push/Pull/Carry/Lift
Assessment Method: Assessment
Ergonomics Hit List Method:
*Manual Whole-Body Assessment (RPS) Assessment Method: Ergonomics Hit List
Task Analysis – Push/Pull/Carry/Lift Ergonomics Hit List
*Manual Whole-Body Assessment (RPS)
Task Analysis – Push/Pull/Carry/Lift

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Was Baseline assessment including forces (efforts) and
weights (based on what video would indicate is present
in the job)?
• The Pull Force effort was not included in the assessment.

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Was Follow-Up analysis including any relevant forces
(efforts) and weights that are still applicable?
• Same forces/weights (because project improvement
did not address this; improved postures only)
• Different forces/weights (same actions but the
measured force/weight values are lower)

• In this project, the Follow-Up forces are NOT APPLICABLE

because the improvement eliminates the pull force effort.

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How this job assessment results should show in report

• Baseline • Follow Up

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It impacts the reported risk reduction points counted in the system
and it looks like we are reporting bigger impact than reality.

FALSE risk points

reporting (40 pts
reduction) because
wrong assessment tool
(ADV vs. RPS) and
missing FORCE factors

ACCURATE risk points

reporting (8.4 pts
reduction) because
correct assessment
tool (RPS vs. ADV)
and included FORCE
factors

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