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The document appears to be an evaluation of posture and ergonomic risk factors for a specific task using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) method. RULA involves scoring different body regions on scales from 0-4 and combining the scores to determine an overall risk level, with higher scores indicating higher risk. The evaluation contains blank sections to record information about the task, company, supervisor, evaluator, and posture scores for various body parts like the upper arms, lower arms, wrists, neck, and trunk.

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229 views5 pages

RULA Smart Form

The document appears to be an evaluation of posture and ergonomic risk factors for a specific task using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) method. RULA involves scoring different body regions on scales from 0-4 and combining the scores to determine an overall risk level, with higher scores indicating higher risk. The evaluation contains blank sections to record information about the task, company, supervisor, evaluator, and posture scores for various body parts like the upper arms, lower arms, wrists, neck, and trunk.

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Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)

Date:

Task:

Company:

Supervisor:

Dept:

Evaluator:

Upper Arm Posture Scores

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

Additional Considerations

90
90
-20

45

20

45

> 20

20

+ 1 raised
shoulder

+ 1 abducted
shoulder

- 1 leaning or
supported arm

Lower Arm Posture Scores

0 +

Additional Considerations
100

100

60

+ 1 if working across the midline of


the body or out to the side

= 0

60

Wrist Posture Scores


15

LEFT

15

RIGHT

SCORE A

MUSCLE

FORCE

SCORE C

Additional Considerations

NOTES

-15

+ 1 if wrist is bent away


from midline

-15

Wrist Twist Posture Scores

LEFT

0 - 10

10 - 20

Twisted away from handshake position (at or near


end-range of twist)

Neck Posture Scores

> 20

in extension

GRAND SCORE
Additional Considerations

+ 1 if twisted

+ 1 if side-bent

Trunk Posture Scores


20 - 60

> 60

0 - 20

Additional Considerations

0
1

Mainly in hand-shake position


(mid-range of twist)

RIGHT

+ 1 if twisted

+ 1 if side-bent

Leg Posture Scores

Well-supported &
evenly balanced

SCORE B

MUSCLE

FORCE

SCORE D

2
NOT well-supported &
evenly balanced

Reference: McAtamney, L., and Corlett, N. (1993). RULA: a survey method for the investigation of work-related upper limb disorders. Applied Ergonomics, 24, (2), 91-99.
Question? The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina
3701 Neil Street, Raleigh, NC 27607 1-800-ON-4-ERGO
www.TheErgonomicsCenter.com

07/2007 The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina

RULA Calculations
Posture Score A Left
Arm
Wrist
Score
Score
0
0

Posture Score A Right


Arm
Posture
Score Wrist Score Score A
0
0
0

Posture
Score A
0

TABLE A: Posture scores for the upper limbs to find Posture Score A

Upper arm Lower arm Combined


score
score
Arm
Combined Wrist
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
1
2
4
3
1
2
5
3
1
2
6
3

Lookup
Values
11
12
13
21
22
23
31
32
33
41
42
43
51
52
53
61
62
63

Posture Score
Neck
Trunk/Leg
Score
Score
0
0

1
W. twist
1

11
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
9

12
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9

21
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9

Wrist posture score


2
3
W. twist
W. twist
2
1
2
22
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
9

31
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
9

32
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
9

Posture
Score B
0

TABLE B: Posture scores for the neck, trunk, and legs to find Posture Score B
Trunk posture score
1
2
3
4
Neck
Legs
Legs
Legs
Legs
posture
score
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
11
12
21
22
31
32
41
1
3
2
3
3
4
5
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
5
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
4
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
5

2
42
5
5
6
7
8

Grand Score Left


Score C
0

Score D

Grand Score Right


Grand
Score

Score C
0

Score D

Grand
Score

TABLE C: GRAND TOTAL SCORE TABLE

Score C (Upper Limb)

Score D (Neck, Trunk, Legs)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

3
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

4
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7

5
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

7
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

Drop down lists


Upper Arm Lower Arm Wrist PostuWrist Twist
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
6

4
W. twist
1

41
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
9

42
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
9

5
Legs
1
51
6
6
6
7
8

6
Legs
2
52
6
7
7
7
8

1
61
7
7
7
8
8

2
62
7
7
7
8
8

8
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

9
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

10
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

11
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

12
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

13
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

14
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

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