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The Field Guide to Hidden Movement Risk

Spot the six motions that quietly put workers at ergonomic risk, then learn how to measure them and test a change.

Most workplace injuries don't start with a single bad day. They build from motions repeated hundreds of times a shift: a lift from below the knees, a long carry, a reach just a little too high. These motions are easy to miss because they look like normal work.

The Field Guide to Hidden Movement Risk helps safety and operations teams catch that risk before it becomes an injury.

What's inside

  • The six movements to watch: the low lift, the carry, the high reach, the lift and lower, repetitive hand work, and the heavy push. For each one: what to look for on the floor, what Inseer captures, and changes to test.

  • Which method to use: a quick reference that matches each motion to the right assessment method, including NIOSH, REBA, RULA, the Liberty Mutual tables, the Revised Strain Index, and the Hand Activity TLV. Plus how to read your results.

  • Build a change you can evaluate: how to turn a finding into a control plan, starting with engineering controls.

  • Model the change before you build it: how to compare a proposed redesign with the original assessment, task by task.

  • Pinpoint your highest-risk job tasks: Inseer's proprietary Composite Rank Score ranks risk across your whole program, so you know exactly where to act first.

Start on the floor

The guide follows four simple steps: observe the work, assess it with the right method, interpret the result against similar tasks and sites, and decide on a change, then reassess under comparable conditions.

Download the Field Guide

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Intelligence in Every Movement™

Wherever Human Motion Affects Enterprise Performance, Inseer Creates The Intelligence

Build a systematic Human Motion Intelligence Program that turns physical work into enterprise-wide visibility, and measurable progress.

Intelligence in Every Movement™

CONTACT US

info@inseer.com


+1 (515) 207-5012

3701 Whitetail Court NE,

Iowa City, Iowa, 52240

© 2026 Inseer. All Rights Reserved.

Intelligence in Every Movement™

Wherever Human Motion Affects Enterprise Performance, Inseer Creates The Intelligence

Build a systematic Human Motion Intelligence Program that turns physical work into enterprise-wide visibility, and measurable progress.

Intelligence in Every Movement™

CONTACT US

info@inseer.com


+1 (515) 207-5012

3701 Whitetail Court NE,

Iowa City, Iowa, 52240

© 2026 Inseer. All Rights Reserved.