H.s.e repetitive tasks (art) tool checklist

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• With acknowledgement to HSE leaflet INDG438 03/10 C250
• The assessment of repetitive tasks (ART) tool is designed to help you risk assess tasks that require
• Repetitive tasks are made up of a sequence of upper limb actions, of fairly short duration, which are
• Spend some time observing the task to ensure that what you are seeing is representative of normal pra
• Describe, in the informational fields, the repetitive task to be assessed.Identify the times when the
• Decide whether to make an assessment of the left arm and the right arm, or just the arm that is predo
• The purpose of using ART is to identify significant risks and then reduce the level of risk in the ta
• Preventative measures can be simple and cost-effective (eg making changes to the working height or pl
• The method to calculate the exposure score applies where a worker performs the same repetitive task t
• Add description of the process
• Photograph the person performing the task where possible
• What hand tools are used?
• Production Rate in units per - second, minute, hour, shift, day etc (Specify)
• How often is the task repeated? (e.g. 1 every 10 seconds)
• How long does the worker perform the task without a break?
• How long does the worker perform the task in a typical day or shift (excluding breaks)?
• How often does the individual perform the task? (e.g. Daily, weekly, etc)
• How often is the task carried out in the organisation? (e.g. Daily, weekly, etc)
• If items weigh more than 8kg, and the task involves manual handling, consider using the MAC tool
• Assessment conducted by: (name and sign)
• Person being assessed
• General information
• Do workers rotate to other tasks and if so, what tasks?
• Are there any indications that the task is high risk?
• Other indications? If so, describe:
• Guidance: Observe the movement of the arm and select the category below that is the most appropriate.
• Section A1 - Arm Movements
• Comment
• Guidance: This refers to movement of the arm and hand, but not fingers. Observe the movement of the a
• Section A2 - Repetition
• Where possible, ask the person doing the work if there are any actions that require muscle effort of
• Use the grid below to determine the level of force inserted with the hand and the amount of time the
• Selection from grid (LEFT)
• Selection from grid (RIGHT)
• Comment:
• Determine the amount of time that the worker spends in the postures described below. This includes th
• Guidance: The neck is considered to be bent or twisted if an obvious angle between the neck and back
• Section C1 - Head/Neck posture
• Guidance: The Back posture is considered awkward if more than 20° of twisting or bending is observed.
• Section C2 - Back posture
• Guidance: The arm is considered to adopt an awkward posture if the elbow is raised to around chest he
• Section C3 - Arm posture
• Guidance: The wrist is considered to be bent or deviated if an obvious wrist angle can be observed.
• Section C4 - Wrist posture
• Guidance: Consider how the operative grips the object based on the picture below: a
• Section C5 - Hand/Finger grip
• Determine the maximum amount of time that individuals perform the repetitive task without a break. Br
• Section D1 - Breaks
• Speak to the workers about any difficulties they might have keeping up with the work. Select the most
• Section D2 - Work pace
• Identify any other factors that are present in the taskSelect the most appropriate category. Assess b
• Section D3 - Other factors
• To calculate the task score, add together the scores from each section (view score in section view) T
• TASK SCORE (Section A + Section B + Section C + Section D1, D2 and D3)
• Determine the amount of time to work that the worker performs the repetitive task in a typical day or
• Section D4 - Duration
• It is possible to adjust the task score to reflect the total duration the task is performed by worker
• Calculated exposure score (round UP to nearest 1)
• Exposure score
• Action
• Responsibility
• Psychosocial factors are not given a score. However, they should be considered as part of the assessm
• Psychosocial factors: