REBA Assessment Worksheet

Table A

Table B

+ Load/Force Trunk Add 1 if twisting or flexed to side

+ Coupling Upper Arm Add 1 if abducted or rotated Add 1 if shoulder raised Subtract 1 if leaning, supported, or gravity assisted

Table C Neck Add 1 if twisting or flexed to side + Activity Lower Arm

Legs

REBA Score

Wrist Add 1 if deviated or twisted

REBA Score 1 2-3 4-7 8-10 11-15

Risk Level Negligible Low Medium High Very High

Action None necessary May be necessary Necessary Necessary soon Necessary now

Subject: Task: Scorer: Date:

from Hignett, S and McAtamney, L, Technical Note: Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), Applied Ergonomics , 31(2) 201-205 2001 D. L. Kimbler, Clemson University

REBA Assessment Worksheet Tables

Table A 1 Trunk Legs 1 2 3 4 5 Table B Lower Arm Upper Arm Wrist 1 2 3 4 5 6 Table C 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 2 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 4 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 5 Score B 6 7 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 8 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 9 10 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 1 1 1 3 4 6 7 1 2 2 2 4 5 7 8 3 3 3 5 5 8 8 1 1 2 4 5 7 8 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 9 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 3 3 4 5 6 7 4 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 3 4 5 6 2 2 4 5 6 7 Neck 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 4 4 6 7 8 9 1 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 5 6 7 8 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 6 7 8 9 9 < 5 kg Load/Force 0 1 2 5 - 10 > 10 kg kg

+1
shock or rapid build up

Coupling 2 Poor 3 Unacceptable 0 Good 1 Fair Well-fitting Hand hold Awkward, unsafe Hand hold not handle and a acceptable but not acceptable although grip, no handles; mid-range ideal, or coupling is possible coupling is power grip acceptable via unacceptable using another part of the other parts of the body body

S c o r e A

Activity 1 or more body parts static +1 (held > 1 min) repeated > 4 per min in +1 small range (not walking) rapid large changes in +1 posture or unstable base

from Hignett, S and McAtamney, L, Technical Note: Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), Applied Ergonomics , 31(2) 201-205