Table 2.
Shows an illustrative worksheet for assessing the risk factors in dentists’ workplace by ART method
| Name of Unit: 01-Left Hand | Observer: | Measurement Date: | Measurement Time: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duty: Dentistry | |||||
| Assessment Factors | Left | Side | Right | Side | |
| Color | Score | Color | Score | ||
| A1 | Arm Movement | 3 | 0 | ||
| A2 | Repetition (Movement of Hands and Arms) | 0 | 0 | ||
| B | Force | 4 | 2 | ||
| C1 | Head and Shoulders | 3 | 2 | ||
| C2 | Back (Waist) | 3 | 2 | ||
| C3 | Arms | 4 | 0 | ||
| C4 | Wrists | 2 | 1 | ||
| C5 | Hands and Fingers | 2 | 0 | ||
| D1 | Restless Working | 2 | 0 | ||
| D2 | Speed of Working | 1 | 0 | ||
| D3 | Other Factors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total Job Score | 44 | 8 | |||
| D4 | Duration Coefficient | 1x | 1x | ||
| Exposure Score | 24 | 8 | |||
| D5 | Psychosocial Factors | High Level | Of Attention | and | Concentration |
| Determination of | Exposure | Level Based | On Exposure | Score | |
| Exposure Score | Suggested | Exposure | Level | ||
| 0-11 | Low | Take personal conditions into account | |||
| 12-21 | Medium | Further examination is required. | |||
| 22≥ | High | Further immediate examination is required. | |||