The PDF Summary Report is your personalized snapshot of ergonomic risk and task performance. It translates advanced biomechanics into clear, actionable insights — helping you identify risk areas, compare tasks, and make informed decisions.

This article explains what you’ll see in the Summary Report and how to interpret it.

The PDF Summary Report is generated after an assessment is completed. It provides:

It is designed to support both quick review and deeper investigation.

The first page of the Summary Report gives you a quick summary of the task’s overall ergonomic risk.

At the top of the report, you’ll find the Ergonomic Risk Score. This is a proprietary score that combines multiple factors into a single number, including:

The score is scaled from 0 to 100:

Alongside the total score, you’ll also see:

These help identify whether risk is being driven more by upper-body demands (shoulders, arms, back) or lower-body demands (hips, knees, legs).

Why it matters:
This is one of the easiest ways to compare multiple tasks and prioritize which jobs require intervention first.

Just below the overall score is the Joint Posture Risk Breakdown.

This section classifies key joints as:

This breakdown is based on ergonomic standards developed by the Ergonomics Center at NC State.

Why it matters:
It allows you to quickly identify where the body is most exposed — for example:

This helps target improvements to the specific body areas under the most strain.

On the right side of the first page, you’ll see the Reach Envelope Analysis. This section shows how often the hands move into different reach zones, including:

The analysis is based on Liberty Mutual and CSA reach guidelines. The goal is to identify how often the task requires reaching outside ideal zones — especially when loads are being handled.

Why it matters:
In general, keeping work and loads closer to the body improves:

Frequent reaching outside safe zones may indicate an increased risk of strain or fatigue.

At the bottom of the first page, you’ll find posture-based recommendations.

These are clear, data-backed suggestions designed to reduce MSD (musculoskeletal disorder) risk. Examples may include:

Why it matters:
These recommendations are meant to provide practical next steps based on the data collected during the assessment.

The following pages of the Summary Report provide more advanced insight into how the task impacts the body over time. You may see information such as:

This shows how exposure and risk increase or decrease during different phases of the task.

These highlight where the most physically demanding moments occur.

Depending on the assessment type, the report may include:

This can help identify the “why” behind a risk score.

The Summary Report may also include built-in ergonomic scoring tools such as:

These tools provide additional science-based evaluation methods to support decision-making and documentation.

The PDF Summary Report gives you:

It is designed to help you evaluate movement, identify ergonomic risks, and take action with confidence.

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