RULA: a survey method for the investigation of work-related upper limb disorders

Applied Ergonomics, Volume 24, Issue 2, April 1993, Pages 91-99

Lynn McAtamney and E. Nigel Corlett

Only fill in the BLACK boxes in the RULA Assessment worksheet

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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

Section: Xxxxxxxx

Task: Xxxxxxxx

Assessor: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

Date: dd/mm/yyyy

Worksheet
Please select the appropriate score on every BLACK highlighted
cell is the RULA Assessment Worksheet

Force Loads

0 If load is < 4.4lbs (intermittent):

1 If load is 4.4lbs to 22lbs (intermittent):
2 If load is 4.4lbs to 22lbs (static or repeated):
3 If load is more than 22lbs or repeated or shocks:

Wrist / Legs
Your only options are 1 or 2

Muscle Use
Your only options are 0 or 1
per limb disorders

NOTES
A: Arms & Wrist B: Neck, Trunk & Leg Analysis
Step 1: Locate upper arm position Step 9: Locate Neck Position
Step1a: Adjust……… Step 9a: Adjust…..
If shoulder is raised: +1 If neck is twisted: +1
If upper arm is abducted: +1 If neck is side bending: +1
If arm is supported or person is leaning +1 Step 10: Locate Trunk Position
Step 2: Locate lower arm position Step 10a: Adjust…..
Step 2a: Adjust….. If trunk is twisted: +1
If either arm is working across the midline If trunk is side bending: +1
or out of the body: +1 Step 11: Legs:
Step 3: Locate Wrist Position If legs & feet are supported: +1
Step 3a: Adjust…… If not: +2
If wrist is bent from mid-line: +1 Step 12: Look up posture score in Table B:
Step 4: Wrist Twist Using values from steps 1 - 4 locate score in Table B
If Wrist is twisted in mid-range: +1 Step 13 Add Muscle Use Score
If wrist is at or near end of range: +1 If Posture is mainly static (i.e. held > 10 minutes
Step 5: Look up posture score in Table A: OR if action repeated occurs 4X per minute +1
Using values from steps 1 - 4 locate score in Table
A Step 14: Add Force/Load Score
Step 6 Add Muscle Use Score If load < 4.4lbs (intermittent): +0
If Posture is mainly static (i.e. held > 10 minutes If load 4.4 to 22lbs (intermittent): +1

OR if action repeated occurs 4X per minute +1 If load 4.4 to 22lbs (static or repeated): +2
Step 7: Add Force/Load Score If more than 22lbs repeated or shocks: +3
If load < 4.4lbs (intermittent): +0 Step 15: Find Column in Table C
If load 4.4 to 22lbs (intermittent): +1 Add values from steps 12 - 14 to obtain
If load 4.4 to 22lbs (static or repeated): +2 Neck, Trunk & Leg score. Find column in Table C
If more than 22lbs repeated or shocks: +3
Step 8 Find row in Table C
Add values from steps 5 - 7 to obtain
Wrist & Arm score. Find row in Table C
 Arm & Wrist Analysis Neck, Trunk & Leg Analysis
Upper Arm Neck
3 3
Upper Arm Neck
Adjustment Adjustment
1 0

Lower Arm Trunk

2 3
Lower Arm Trunk
Adjustment Adjustment
1 0

Wrist Wrist Twist Legs

3 2 1

Arm Muscle Use Force Load Score A Upper Body Muscle Use Force Load Score B
1 0 1 0

+ = 6 Final Score 6 4 + =
e Load Score B

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RULA Score
1 2 Acceptable Posture None necessary
3 4 Further Investigation, change may Necessary
5 6 Futher investigation, change soon Necessary soon
7 Investigate & implement change Necessary now
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SCORES
Table A
Wrist
1 2 3 4
Upper Lower Wrist Twist Wrist Twist Wrist Twist Wrist Twist
3
Arm Arm 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
4
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
1 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
3
3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
3
1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
4 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1
3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
1 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
5 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 Trunk Posture Score
Neck
3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 posture 1 2 3 4 5
1 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 score Legs Legs Legs Legs Legs
6 2 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6
3 2 2 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 7
Table C 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7
neck. Trunk and legs Table B 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ 5 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
wrist and arm score

2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6
4

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Task name: ________________________________ Reviewer:__________________________ Date: _______/_____/_____
Posture Score
6
Legs
1 2
7 7
7 7
7 7
8 8
8 8
9 9
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