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Document ID (ISN)112342
CIS number 12-0139
Year 2009
Convention or series no. RR 707
Author(s) Ferreira J., Gray M., Hunter L., Birtles M., Riley D.
Health and Safety Executive
Title Development of an assessment tool for repetitive tasks of the upper limbs (ART)
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2009. viii, 55p. Illus. 29 ref.
Internet access Development_of_an_assessment_tool_[INTERNET_FREE_ACCESS] [in English]
Abstract Health and Safety Executive and Local Authority inspectors play an important role in preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). They require assessment tools that offer an intuitive and relatively quick process to screen workplaces for high-risk activities, raise awareness of risk factors, demonstrate the presence of risk and recommend areas for improvement. The Manual handling Assessment Charts tool (MAC) has been recognized as a useful process to screen workplaces for high-risk manual handling operations. The MAC tool is designed to identify and help assess high-risk manual handling operations. However, its scope is limited to manual handling of heavy items, which primarily present a risk of lower back disorders. There was a demand for a similar tool that inspectors can use to screen more frequent handling of light loads or other repetitive tasks and the common physical risk factors in work that may contribute to upper limb disorders (ULDs). This led to the development of the assessment of repetitive tasks (or ART) tool described in this report.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; repetitive work; upper extremity disorders; hazard evaluation; role of labour inspection
Descriptors (secondary) musculoskeletal diseases; public OSH institutions; report; description of technique
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Workplace health promotion