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Industry2
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Results🛡 OSHA-Inspired Guidance
Welcome to Your
Ergonomics Risk
Assessment
Ergonomics Risk
Assessment
Identify potential ergonomic risks in your workplace based on your daily tasks and conditions. Takes 2 to 3 minutes.
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10 simple steps🎯
Personalized risk score and action plan✅
Based on OSHA 3123 guidelines👷
Step 1 of 6
Which industry best describes your workplace?
Select the option that most closely matches your primary work environment.
🏗Construction
🏭Manufacturing
🏥Healthcare
📦Warehouse
💼Office
🍽Food Service
🥩Meatpacking
🛍Retail
⚙Other
Step 2 of 6
What is your primary job role?
Select the role that best describes your responsibilities.
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Worker
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Supervisor
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Manager
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Trainer
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Safety Officer
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Other
Step 3 of 6
Which tasks do you perform regularly?
Select all that apply to your typical workday.
🏋Lifting
🤚Reaching
🔄Twisting
🧍Standing
🚶Walking
🪑Sitting
📦Carrying
👈Pushing
👇Pulling
⌨Keyboard
🚗Driving
➕Other
Step 4 of 6
Tell us about your work conditions
Adjust the sliders to match your typical workday.
Hours worked per day
Including overtime
012+
8 hrs
Max weight lifted
Heaviest single item
0 lbs200 lbs
20 lbs
9.1 kg
Repetitions per hour
Same motion repeatedly
0500+
60 reps
Breaks per day
Scheduled rest periods
NoneFrequent
2 /day
Step 5 of 6
Do you experience discomfort in any area?
Select all areas where you feel pain, discomfort, tightness, or fatigue.
Neck
Shoulders
Upper Back
Lower Back
Elbows
Wrists / Hands
Hips / Thighs
Knees
Ankles / Feet
Highlighted areas indicate selection
Step 6 of 6
Workplace risk factors and program status
Answer each question based on your actual workplace. Grounded in OSHA 3123 criteria.
Have workers been diagnosed with a CTD (carpal tunnel, tendonitis, back disorders)?
Carpal tunnel, tendonitis, De Quervain’s, trigger finger, back ailments
Have workers filed ergonomic complaints in the past year?
Formal or informal complaints about pain, discomfort, or unsafe conditions
Are high-vibration or high-impact tools used routinely?
Die grinders, sanders, impact wrenches, riveters, nail guns
Do workers operate in cold environments (below 40F) for extended periods?
Cold reduces circulation and increases grip force requirements
Is there a written ergonomics program with assigned responsibilities?
Documented goals, review dates, and employee training schedule
Is job rotation used to reduce repetitive strain on specific muscle groups?
Workers rotated between tasks that use different muscle-tendon groups
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Analyzing Your Ergonomic Risk…
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Reviewing ergonomic risk factors…
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Why the VelSafe Ergonomic Risk Assessor is the right tool for your workplace
Most ergonomic assessments require expensive consultants, proprietary software, or complex Excel templates. This tool changes that. Built directly on OSHA 3123, it gives every employer and worker access to professional-grade ergonomic risk screening at zero cost.
Completely free, no limits
No credit card. No sign-up. No subscription. Run the assessment as many times as needed for as many workers as you have, individually or across your entire organisation.
Downloadable PDF report
Every completed ergonomic risk assessment generates a professionally formatted PDF report you can download, print, share with your safety team, or attach to your OSHA recordkeeping files.
No software or templates needed
No Excel templates to maintain, no ergonomics software to install, no training required. The free ergonomic risk assessor runs entirely in your browser in 2 to 3 minutes.
Works for every industry
From construction and meatpacking to office work and healthcare, the OSHA ergonomic assessment covers risk factors across all industry types and job roles.
7 steps following OSHA criteria
The assessment follows a structured 7-step process mirroring the OSHA 3123 worksite analysis framework, covering industry, role, tasks, conditions, symptoms, and risk factors.
Run monthly for every employee
Run the ergonomic risk assessment monthly for each worker, collect their reports, and build an ongoing evidence-based safety record. OSHA recommends periodic ergonomic monitoring as part of any workplace safety program.
What this tool calculates and how your score is determined
Your ergonomic risk score is not a guess. Every question maps to a validated risk factor from OSHA 3123 and the OSHA Ergonomic Assessment Checklist. Here is how the scoring works.
Weighted risk scoring
Each factor carries a weight based on OSHA 3123 severity criteria. Prior CTD diagnoses and high-repetition work carry the highest weight. Job rotation and written programs reduce your score.
Three risk levels
Your score maps to Low (under 33), Medium (33 to 59), or High (60 and above) risk. High risk triggers the OSHA 3123 requirement for immediate worksite analysis and engineering controls.
Body-area symptom mapping
Selecting discomfort areas adds weighted points per OSHA’s body mapping methodology. Wrists, lower back, shoulders, and neck carry the highest individual weights due to CTD prevalence data.
Personalised action plan
Recommendations are generated from your specific combination of risk factors. Complete the assessment to receive lifting controls, job rotation, rest break, and medical management recommendations tailored to what you actually reported.
Every step explained: what it asks, why it matters, and how it affects your report
Each of the 7 assessment steps targets a distinct category of ergonomic risk factor defined in OSHA 3123. Here is exactly what each step measures and how it contributes to your final score.
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Industry Selection
📋 OSHA ContextYou select the industry that best describes your workplace: construction, manufacturing, healthcare, warehouse, office, food service, meatpacking, retail, or other.
Impact on your report: Industry context calibrates the assessment narrative and flags elevated-scrutiny industries. Meatpacking is the primary industry addressed in OSHA 3123 and assessments in this sector are flagged accordingly. Industry also shapes which recommended actions are prioritised.
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Job Role
🧑 Exposure ProfileYou select your primary role: worker, supervisor, manager, trainer, safety officer, or other. The role determines how directly you are exposed to physical ergonomic hazards on a daily basis.
Impact on your report: Workers and frontline staff face direct daily exposure and receive task-level control recommendations. Supervisors and safety officers receive recommendations centred on program implementation and OSHA 3123 compliance responsibilities.
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Regularly Performed Tasks
🏋 Physical DemandYou select all tasks performed regularly: lifting, reaching, twisting, standing, walking, sitting, carrying, pushing, pulling, keyboard work, or driving. Multiple selections are permitted and common.
Impact on your report: Twisting adds 8 risk points (awkward posture, OSHA 3123 Section 3). Twisting combined with lifting adds a further 6 points for forceful exertion. Standing combined with a long shift adds 7 points for static posture. Task combinations are scored together, reflecting how cumulative trauma disorders actually develop.
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Work Conditions
⏱ Exposure IntensityFour sliders capture the intensity of your work conditions: hours worked per day, maximum weight lifted shown in both lbs and kg, repetitive motions per hour, and rest breaks per day.
Impact on your report: Shifts of 10 or more hours add 8 points. Weight above 50 lbs adds 14 points. Repetitions above 200 per hour add 14 points, matching OSHA’s high-repetition risk definition. Fewer than 2 breaks per day adds 10 points, reflecting OSHA guidance on rest pauses as a primary CTD preventive control.
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Body Discomfort Mapping
🤯 Symptom EvidenceYou select all body areas where you currently experience pain, discomfort, tightness, or fatigue. A visual body diagram highlights each selection in real time.
Impact on your report: High-priority areas (wrists, lower back, shoulders, neck) each add 8 points. Other areas add 5 points each. Three or more flagged areas triggers a high-risk finding regardless of other scores, because widespread discomfort is a key indicator of systemic ergonomic risk per OSHA 3123.
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Workplace Risk Factors and Program Status
📋 OSHA ComplianceSix yes or no questions cover the most critical organisational risk indicators from OSHA 3123: prior CTD diagnoses, ergonomic complaints filed, high-vibration tool use, cold environment exposure, written ergonomics program, and job rotation policy.
Impact on your report: Prior CTD diagnoses add 18 points, the single highest-weighted factor in the entire assessment. OSHA 3123 treats existing CTD cases as a mandatory trigger for worksite analysis. Answering No to written program or job rotation generates specific compliance recommendations in your action plan.
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Analysis and Report Generation
📊 Scoring EngineAll responses are scored against OSHA 3123 validated risk criteria. The algorithm calculates your total risk score out of 100, determines your risk level, identifies your top risk factors, and generates a personalised action plan.
Impact on your report: Your downloadable PDF includes your numeric risk score, risk level (Low, Medium, or High), ranked key risk factors with severity badges, a prioritised action plan, an OSHA source reference, and a disclaimer on appropriate use of the results.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about this tool, how it works, and how to use it effectively in your workplace.
The tool is structured around the worksite analysis framework in OSHA 3123: Ergonomics Program Management Guidelines, which identifies industry context, job demands, physical tasks, exposure conditions, symptom evidence, and program status as the core elements of any ergonomic hazard assessment. The 7 steps map directly to those elements, scored using criteria from the OSHA Ergonomic Assessment Checklist (Grant SH26336SH4). Read the full OSHA 3123 guideline.
Excel templates require manual scoring, version control, and formatting knowledge. Generic checklists do not produce a risk score or a prioritised action plan. This tool automatically scores every response against OSHA 3123 criteria, generates a risk level classification, identifies your specific high-risk factors, and produces a formatted downloadable report in under 3 minutes. There is nothing to install, maintain, or update.
Yes. Once you complete the assessment and reach the results screen, two buttons appear: Download Report and Print Report. Both open a professionally formatted PDF-ready report in a new window. The report includes your risk score, key risk factors with severity ratings, recommended actions with priority levels, the OSHA source reference, and a disclaimer. You can save it as PDF, print it, or share it with your safety team.
Completely free. No credit card, no account, no sign-up, and no usage limit. You can run the assessment for one worker or one thousand workers. Individuals can use it for their own job. Companies can run it for every employee every month and download a separate report for each person. There are no restrictions of any kind.
The tool scores your responses against weighted risk criteria drawn from OSHA 3123. Prior CTD diagnoses add 18 points (highest single factor), heavy lifting above 50 lbs adds 14 points, and high repetition above 200 per hour adds 14 points. Your total is converted to a score out of 100 and classified as Low (under 33), Medium (33 to 59), or High (60 and above). The scoring is fully transparent and reproducible.
Yes. The tool covers construction, manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing, office work, food service, meatpacking, retail, and other industries. OSHA 3123 was originally written for meatpacking but its risk factor framework applies across all industries where workers perform physical tasks. The tool adapts its narrative and recommendations to the industry and role you select.
OSHA 3123 recommends periodic ergonomic monitoring as part of any workplace safety program. Running the assessment monthly for each worker is an effective frequency. Ask each employee to complete it independently and submit their downloadable report to their supervisor or safety officer. Over time these reports build an evidence trail demonstrating proactive hazard identification.
No. This tool is for educational and awareness purposes only. It does not constitute a formal OSHA inspection, a compliance determination, or a legal certification. Completing the assessment is a useful starting point for identifying ergonomic risks. Formal compliance assessment must be conducted by a qualified ergonomist or through OSHA’s free consultation service at osha.gov/consultation.