Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)

Date:

Task:

Company:

Supervisor:

Dept:

Evaluator:

Upper Arm Posture Scores

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

Additional Considerations

90
90
-20

45

20

45

> 20

20

+ 1 raised
shoulder

+ 1 abducted
shoulder

- 1 leaning or
supported arm

Lower Arm Posture Scores

0 +

Additional Considerations
100

100

60

+ 1 if working across the midline of

the body or out to the side

= 0

60

Wrist Posture Scores

15

LEFT

15

RIGHT

SCORE A

MUSCLE

FORCE

SCORE C

Additional Considerations

NOTES

-15

+ 1 if wrist is bent away

from midline

-15

Wrist Twist Posture Scores

LEFT

0 - 10

10 - 20

Twisted away from handshake position (at or near

end-range of twist)

Neck Posture Scores

> 20

in extension

GRAND SCORE
Additional Considerations

+ 1 if twisted

+ 1 if side-bent

Trunk Posture Scores

20 - 60

> 60

0 - 20

Additional Considerations

0
1

Mainly in hand-shake position

(mid-range of twist)

RIGHT

+ 1 if twisted

+ 1 if side-bent

Leg Posture Scores

Well-supported &
evenly balanced

SCORE B

MUSCLE

FORCE

SCORE D

2
NOT well-supported &
evenly balanced

Reference: McAtamney, L., and Corlett, N. (1993). RULA: a survey method for the investigation of work-related upper limb disorders. Applied Ergonomics, 24, (2), 91-99.
Question? The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina
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RULA Calculations
Posture Score A Left
Arm
Wrist
Score
Score
0
0

Posture Score A Right

Arm
Posture
Score Wrist Score Score A
0
0
0

Posture
Score A
0

TABLE A: Posture scores for the upper limbs to find Posture Score A

Upper arm Lower arm Combined

score
score
Arm
Combined Wrist
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
1
2
4
3
1
2
5
3
1
2
6
3

Lookup
Values
11
12
13
21
22
23
31
32
33
41
42
43
51
52
53
61
62
63

Posture Score
Neck
Trunk/Leg
Score
Score
0
0

1
W. twist
1

11
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
9

12
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9

21
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9

Wrist posture score

2
3
W. twist
W. twist
2
1
2
22
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
9

31
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
9

32
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
9

Posture
Score B
0

TABLE B: Posture scores for the neck, trunk, and legs to find Posture Score B
Trunk posture score
1
2
3
4
Neck
Legs
Legs
Legs
Legs
posture
score
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
11
12
21
22
31
32
41
1
3
2
3
3
4
5
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
5
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
4
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
5

2
42
5
5
6
7
8

Grand Score Left

Score C
0

Score D

Grand Score Right

Grand
Score

Score C
0

Score D

Grand
Score

TABLE C: GRAND TOTAL SCORE TABLE

Score C (Upper Limb)

Score D (Neck, Trunk, Legs)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

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

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

4
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7

5
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

7
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

Drop down lists

Upper Arm Lower Arm Wrist PostuWrist Twist
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
6

4
W. twist
1

41
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
9

42
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
9

5
Legs
1
51
6
6
6
7
8

6
Legs
2
52
6
7
7
7
8

1
61
7
7
7
8
8

2
62
7
7
7
8
8

8
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

9
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

10
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

11
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

12
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

13
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

14
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7