Access to Work

• Front - Worktable neutral zone
• Overhead
• Far reaches or one posture issue
• Knee height
• Floor level
• Underneath, lying on back
• A combination of 2 or more posture issues

Motion / Speed / Static Work

• Smooth Motion and regular pauses in work
• Smooth Motion and moderate, steady pace
• Smooth Motion and quick pace
• Rapid, Jerky Motions with moderate pace
• Rapid, Jerky Motions with quick pace
• Little Movement, hold > 30 seconds or long duration static postures

Manipulation Force

•  <2lbs none
• 3-8lbs, light
• 9-15lbs
• 16-22lbs, somewhat hard
• 23-29 lbs
• 30-36lbs hard/obvious effort
• 37-43 lbs
• 44- 50 lbs, hard substantial effort
• >50lbs, near maximum

Duration of Process

• More than 10hrs
• 8-10hrs
• 4-8hrs
• 3-4hrs
• 1-3 hrs
• 30min-1 hr
• 10-30min
• Less than 10min

Process Repetition

• 1-2 times
• 3-5
• 6-10
• 11-15
• 16-24
• 25-30
• More than 30

Duration of Exertion

• Less than 1sec
• 1-3 sec
• 4-9
• 10-20
• 21-30
• 31-45
• 46-60
• 61-90
• 91-120
• More than 121
  
  

Vibration

• None
• Less than 2hrs with equipment*
• Less than 2hrs
• More than 2hrs with equipment*
• More than 2hrs

* Equipment: Anti-Vibration PPE

Contact Stress

• None
• Occasional
• Use knee as a hammer
• Use hand as a hammer
• Constant
  
  
  

Pinch Grip Tools and Objects

• none
• pinch grip and poor posture
• pinch grip with >2 lbs of force
• >2 lbs, poor posture and wrist flicking or rapid motions
  
  

Vision Issues

•  None
• Glare (refection or direct)
• Hard to see (shadows, blocked view)

Temperature Issues

• None
• subjective Cold conditions, short duration
• subjective Heat conditions, short duration
• Either temperature issue and long duration

Time Pressure

•  None or effective recovery time between tasks
• Occasional time pressure or little recovery from job demands
  between tasks.
• Continuous time pressure or Workers rate the job demands as high or difficult to sustain over time

Psycho-Social Issues

Considering the multitude of psychosocial issues, does the task involve;

• a risk reduction effect, ie, decreases stress
• a neutral effect; undetermined risk change
• a risk increase effect, ie, raises stress

Results

Risk increases when the task Cumulative Score is > or = 15.

Risk increases when task High Force Score is > or = 5.

Risk increases when task HF/Body Score is > or = 8.

Cumulative Score for the Job

The Job is a hazard if 2 or more scores per task are above each threshold.
It is a hazard when the Cumulative Score for the Job is > or = 20