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Task description form

Assessor name: Miss N Date: 29/05/2024
Company name: Lablink Location:
KPJSH
Name of task: Data Entry
Task description: 1clerk/shift
Routine job
8.30am- 5pm
Official Breaktime: 1-2pm

What is the weight of any items handled? No

If items weigh more than 8 kg and the task involves manual handling consider using the MAC

Which side of the body is primarily involved? Left right both Yes

What hand tools are used? No

Production rate (if available) NA units per shift, hour or minute (circle as appropriate)

How often is the task repeated? every seconds

Draw the breaks in the shift

8.30 10.30 12.30 14.30 16.30

IIII IIIIIIIIII IIII I
IIII IIIIIIIIII IIII I
9.30 11.30 13.30 15.30 17.00
First hour

How long does a …without a break 2hours 20minutes hours

worker perform the
task? …in a typical day or shift (excluding breaks) 7hours 10min hours
How often does an individual perform the task? (eg daily, weekly, etc) Daily
How often is the task carried out within the organisation? (eg daily, etc)
Daily
Do workers rotate to other tasks? 8.30am-10.30am: 2hours
If so, what tasks? 10.30am-10.40am: Rest
10.40am-1pm: 2hours 20minutes
1pm-2pm: Rest
2pm-4pm: 2hours
4pm-4.10pm: Rest
4.10pm-5pm: 50minutes
You can download further copies of these forms at www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art
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Score sheet
Enter the colour band and numerical score for each risk factor in the table below.
Follow the instructions on page 15 to determine the task score and exposure score.

Left arm Right arm

Risk factors
Colour Score Colour Score

A1 Arm movements
3
3
A2 Repetition 6 6
B Force 2 2
C1 Head/neck posture 0 0
C2 Back posture 1 1
C3 Arm posture
0 0
C4 Wrist posture 2
2
C5 Hand/finger grip 2 2
D1 Breaks 4 4
D2 Work pace 1 1
D3 Other factors 0 0
Task score 21 21
D4 Duration multiplier X 1 X 1
Exposure score 21 21
D5 Psychosocial factors Stress

Are there other indications that the task is high risk?

The task or similar tasks have a history of ULDs (eg company accident book,
RIDDOR reports, medically diagnosed cases of upper limb disorders).
There are signs workers find the task difficult (eg wearing arm supports or
bandages, reporting discomfort, aches or pains). Ask the workers if they
have any of these symptoms.
Other indications? If so, describe:
Flow chart Stage A Frequency/repetition
Almost neutral
START
Stage A Frequency/repetition C Awkward
StageStage C Awkward postures
postures Stage D Additional factors
C1
Bent or twisted part of G G
Almost neutral Less than 1 hour of
START Infrequent (eg some G G Head/ 0 Stage D Additional factors
Left Right
intermittent movement) Left Right neck the time 0 continuous work 0
0 0 C1
A1 Infrequent (eg some G G Bent or twisted part of G
Head/ posture A Less than 1 hour of
1 to less than 2 hours of
G A
Arm intermittent movement) A A neck the time 0 1
continuous work
continuous work 0
0 0 2
movements posture D1
A1 3 3 A 1 to less2 than than 3ofhours of A
2 hours
Frequent (eg regular A A Bent orBent
twisted
or twisted more than R
more than Breaks to less A
02
Arm 0 0 half of half
the time
Almost 1 continuous work work
movement
Verywith some (eg almost
frequent R R of theneutral
time 2 D1 continuous 4
movements
3 3 R than 4ofhours of A
pauses)continuous movement) Breaks 2 to less3 than 3 hours
6 6 C2 to less R
Almost neutral G2 continuous work work 4
Very frequent (eg almost R R Back continuous 6
posture 0
continuous movement)
Similar motion patterns 6 G 6 G C2 3 to less4 than 4 hours ofof R R
orG or A
or more hours
repeated 10 times per Back Bent forward, sideways
Bent forward, sideways 00 continuous work work 6
continuous 8
minute patterns
Similar motion or less G G 0 0 posture twistedtwisted
part ofpart
the time
of the time 1 4 or more hours of R
A2 repeated 10 times per patterns A
Repetition
Similar motion A A Bent forward, sideways
Bent forward, sideways R continuous
Never work
difficult to keep up G8
minute or less 11 to 20 times 0
repeated 0 1
or twisted more than
or twisted more than with the work 0
A2 D2
Repetition
per minute
Similar motion patterns A A 3 3 half thehalf
timethe time R 2 Never difficult to keep up G
repeated 11 to motion
20 times Work Sometimes difficult to A
00
Similar patterns R R with the work
pace keep up with the work 1
per minute
repeated more than 20 3 3 Left
Left Right D2
2 Right
C3 Work Sometimes difficult toto keep up A
times per minute R 6 6 Often difficult R
Similar motion patterns R
0 Arm
Elbow Elbow
close to close to the body G
the body
0 G
0 pace keep upwithwiththe
thework
work 1
repeated more than 20 0 or the or
arm theis arm
supported
is supported 0 0 2
C3 posture Often difficult to keep up R
times per minute 6 6 G G
Stage B Force Arm Elbow Elbow
raised raised
away from away from A A
A with the work 2 Right
Left
Left Right
0 02
posture the bodythepart
body ofpart
the time
of the time 22
A A No factors present G0 G0
Stage B Force See grid on page 9 of G G Elbow Elbow
raised raised
away from away from R R 0 0
the bodythemore
bodythan morehalf
2 2 D3
Left Right
the assessment guideLeft Right than half No factors present G G
ofAlmost
of the time the time neutral/straight R R 4 4 Other 1 factor present AA A
See grid on page 9 of G G 0 0
D3 factors 0 011
1
B the assessment guide C4
See grid on page 9 of A A Almost neutral/straight 4 G 4 G Other 1 factor2present A AR R
Force 0 0 Wrist or more factors present
the assessment guide
posture 0 0 factors 1 12 2
B 1-4 C4
Force
See grid on page 9 of A 0 01-4
A
Wrist Bent orBentdeviated part
orordeviated of G
part of
G
A A 2 or more factors present R R
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See grid on page 9 of
1-4
R
1-4
R posture the timethe
thantimehalf of the time 1 Less than 2 hours 2 x 0.5
2
the assessment guide A A
R6-12 6-12 Bent or deviated more R R
See grid on page 9 of R
than half of the time 1 0 12 0 2 Less than2 to2 less
hours than 4 hours
x 0.5 x 0.75
the assessment guide D4
6-12 6-12 C5
R R Duration
PowerPower
grip orgripno awkward
or no awkward2 G2 G D4 2 to less4 than 4 hours
to 8 hours x 0.75 x 1
Hand/ 0
grip grip 0 0 Duration
C5 finger
Hand/ grip Pinch or
G G 4 to 8 hours x1
Pinchwideorfinger finger grip A
wide grip A More than 8 hours x 1.5
finger for partfor
ofpart
the time
of the time
0 01 1
grip A A More than 8 hours x 1.5
Pinch orPinchwideorfinger finger grip R
wide grip R
for moreforthan
morehalfthanof half 1 01 0
the of the
Stage A Frequency score Stage B Force score
time time
Stage C Posture score R 2
R 2
A1 + A2 + B C1 + C2 + C3 + C4 2 2
Stage A Frequency score Stage B Force score Stage C Posture score Stage D Additional factors Task score Duration Exposure score
Left hand
A1 + A2 + B + C1+ + C2 + C3 + C4 + C5 + C5 + D1 + D2 + D3 = X D4
D4 =
Right hand Stage D Additional factors Task score Duration Exposure score
Left hand 3+6=9 2 0+1+0+2+2=5 + D1 +4+1+0=5
D2 + D3 = 21X =1 21
Right hand 3+6=9 2 0+1+0+2+2=5 4+1+0=5 21 21
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