Workplace ergonomics
Workplace ergonomics is the assessment of physical tasks to find the postures and movements that put workers at risk, then designing controls that remove the risk. SoterAI turns a task video or a conversation into a scored assessment, surfaces the high-risk moments against RULA, REBA, and NIOSH, and returns ranked controls.
What an ergonomic assessment has to answer
The operator's job is to know which tasks are putting people at risk, and whether the controls in place are actually working.
A clipboard score on one observed cycle is a snapshot, often disputed, rarely re-run, and it does not tell you which control to apply first.
Ergonomics is one workflow on a horizontal platform, not the primary descriptor of SoterAI. This page is not about an ergonomics-only product; it is about one job the platform does well.
How SoterAI assesses ergonomic risk
SoterAI does not start with a form. Upload a task video or describe the task in a conversation, and the AI turns it into a scored assessment.
- Capture the task. Upload a video of the task being performed, or describe it in a conversation with SoterAI.
- SoterAI analyzes the movement and identifies the high-risk moments in the cycle.
- It scores posture against the relevant method: RULA for upper limb, REBA for whole body, NIOSH for lifting.
- It surfaces the top risk factors driving the score.
- You review the assessment and confirm. The form is the review step, not the entry method.
From a score to ranked controls
A RULA or REBA number is only useful if it leads to action. SoterAI ranks suggested controls by the hierarchy of controls: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, then PPE, so the assessment drives a redesign, not just a risk grade.
- Method used
- Score
- Top risk factors
- Ranked controls
- Reassessment trigger
Ergonomic risk in the context of your whole operation
Each assessment and the control attached to it feeds Risk Intelligence, built from the organisation's own incident, control, and hazard history, so ergonomic risk is read in the context of where injuries actually occurred, not in isolation.
Assessments can flow into the EHS or operational systems already in use.
Where ergonomics fits
Ergonomics is one workflow among many on a horizontal platform: hazard assessments, inspections, incident reporting, and policy review. It connects to manual handling, RULA, REBA, and NIOSH guides for method depth.