RULA Assessment Scoring Tool

Rapid Upper Limb Assessment scoring tool. Refer to the full RULA worksheet image below, complete the scoring fields, then review the final RULA score and action level.

RULA Worksheet Reference

Use this full worksheet image as the visual scoring reference while completing the tool below.

Reference image

Task Details

Record the task being assessed, the worker posture observed and any relevant notes.

Assessment record

Assessor name

Date

Location

Company name

Task name

Task description

Side assessed

Photo / video reference

Group A – Arm and Wrist Analysis

Score upper arm, lower arm, wrist and wrist twist. The tool then uses RULA Table A and adds muscle-use and force/load scores.

Steps 1 to 8

Step 1 – Upper arm position

Select the upper-arm posture score, then apply the adjustment factors if relevant.

Upper arm base score

Shoulder is raised: +1 Upper arm is abducted: +1 Arm is supported or person is leaning: -1

Upper arm score: 1

Step 2 – Lower arm position

Select the lower-arm posture and add one point if the arm works across the midline or out to the side.

Lower arm base score

Working across midline or out to side of body: +1

Lower arm score: 1

Step 3 – Wrist position

Select the wrist posture and add one point if the wrist is bent from the midline.

Wrist base score

Wrist is bent from midline: +1

Wrist score: 1

Step 4 – Wrist twist

Select the wrist-twist score.

Wrist twist score

Step 6 – Muscle use score

Add one point if the posture is mainly static or repeated frequently.

Muscle use score

Step 7 – Force / load score

Select the force/load score for the arm and wrist analysis.

Force / load score

Group B – Neck, Trunk and Leg Analysis

Score neck, trunk and legs. The tool then uses RULA Table B and adds muscle-use and force/load scores.

Steps 9 to 15

Step 9 – Neck position

Select the neck posture and apply adjustment factors if the neck is twisted or side bending.

Neck base score

Neck is twisted: +1 Neck is side bending: +1

Neck score: 1

Step 10 – Trunk position

Select the trunk posture and apply adjustment factors if the trunk is twisted or side bending.

Trunk base score

Trunk is twisted: +1 Trunk is side bending: +1

Trunk score: 1

Step 11 – Legs

Score whether legs and feet are supported and balanced.

Leg score

Step 13 – Muscle use score

Add one point if the posture is mainly static or repeated frequently.

Muscle use score

Step 14 – Force / load score

Select the force/load score for the neck, trunk and leg analysis.

Force / load score

Summary and Report

Review intermediate scores, final RULA score and action level before printing or saving the report.

Output

Group A

Posture score A1

Muscle use0

Force/load0

Wrist and arm score1

Group B

Posture score B1

Muscle use0

Force/load0

Neck, trunk and leg score1

Final RULA score

Acceptable posture.

Generated report text

Reference

RULA Employee Assessment Worksheet. Original worksheet developed by Dr. Alan Hedge, based on McAtamney and Corlett, Applied Ergonomics, 1993, 24(2), 91-99.

This HTML scoring tool is an internal prototype based on the RULA worksheet structure. It is not an official RULA tool. Users should verify scores against the original worksheet when conducting formal assessments. The full RULA worksheet image is shown at the top of this page as the main visual scoring reference.