Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) tool

This is designed to help assess repetitive tasks involving the upper limbs. It assesses some of the common risk factors in repetitive work that contribute to the development of upper limb disorders.

Getting started

Learning to use the ART tool

Making an assessment

Task description form^[8]
Score sheet^[9]

Assessment guide

Overview^[10]
Frequency and repetition of movements^[11]
Force^[12]
Awkward postures^[13]
Additional factors^[14]

Analysis and actions

Taking action

Overview^[18]
Reducing frequency and repetition of movements^[19]
Reducing force^[20]
Reducing awkward postures^[21]
Reducing duration of exposure^[22]
Improving the physical environment^[23]
Improving the psychosocial issues^[24]

Link URLs in this page

What is the ART toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/whatis.htm
A walkthroughhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/walkthrough.htm
Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/faq.htm
Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/resources.htm
Preparationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/preparation.htm
Risk factorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/riskfactors.htm
Observationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/observation.htm
Task description formhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/task.htm
Score sheethttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/score.htm
Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/assessguide.htm
Frequency and repetition of movementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/freqrep.htm
Forcehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/forceassessment.htm
Awkward postureshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/awkpostures.htm
Additional factorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/addfactors.htm
Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/analysis.htm
What the scores meanhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/scoresmean.htm
Analysing task rotationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/rotation.htm
Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/action.htm
Reducing frequency and repetition of movementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/repetition.htm
Reducing forcehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/force.htm
Reducing awkward postureshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/posture.htm
Reducing duration of exposurehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/duration.htm
Improving the physical environmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/environment.htm
Improving the psychosocial issueshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/psychosocial.htm