REBA Employee Assessment Worksheet

REBA Employee Assessment Worksheet

based on Technical note: Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), Hignett, McAtamney, Applied Ergonomics 31 (2000) 201-205

Step 1: Locate Neck Position

Table A

Neck
2

1

+2

+1

B. Arm and Wrist Analysis

SCORES

A. Neck, Trunk and Leg Analysis

Step 7: Locate Upper Arm Position:
3
+2

Legs
+2
Neck Score

Step 1a: Adjust…
If neck is twisted: +1
If neck is side bending: +1

+2

+1

1
2
3
4
5

Trunk
Posture
Score

Step 2: Locate Trunk Position

1
1
2
2
3
4

2
2
3
4
5
6

3
3
4
5
6
7

1
2
3
4
5
6

+3
Upper
Arm
Score
Trunk Score

1
1
1
3
4
6
7

Adjust:

Leg Score

(score from table A
+load/force
score)

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
5
6
7
8
9

4
6
7
8
9
9

2
2
2
4
5
7
8

2

3
2
3
5
5
8
8

1
1
2
4
5
7
8

2
2
3
5
6
8
9

+2
+

+3

+

Step 7a: Adjust…
If shoulder is raised: +1
If upper arm is abducted: +1
If arm is supported or person is leaning: -1

Upper Arm
Score

+2

+1

Lower Arm
Score

Step 9: Locate Wrist Position:

Score B, (table B value +coupling score)

+1

+2

1 2

3

4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

4

5

6

7

7

7

2

1

2

2

3

4

4

5

6

6

7

7

8

3

2

3

3

3

4

5

6

7

7

8

8

8

Step 10: Look-up Posture Score in Table B

4

3

4

4

4

5

6

7

8

8

9

9

9

Using values from steps 7-9 above, locate score in Table B

Step 4: Look-up Posture Score in Table A

5

4

4

4

5

6

7

8

8

9

9

9

9

Using values from steps 1-3 above, locate score in
Table A

6

6

6

6

7

8

8

9

9 10 10 10 10

7

7

7

7

8

9

9

9 10 10 11 11 11

8

8

8

8

9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11

9

9

9

9

10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12

+1

+2

Add +1

Step 5: Add Force/Load Score
If load < 11 lbs : +0
If load 11 to 22 lbs : +1
If load > 22 lbs: +2
Adjust: If shock or rapid build up of force: add +1

Add +2

Posture Score A

Force/Load Score

Step 6: Score A, Find Row in Table C
Add values from steps 4 & 5 to obtain Score A.
Find Row in Table C.

10

10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12

11

11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

12

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Score A

Scoring:
1 = negligible risk
2 or 3 = low risk, change may be needed
4 to 7 = medium risk, further investigation, change soon
8 to 10 = high risk, investigate and implement change
11+ = very high risk, implement change

+4

Step 8: Locate Lower Arm Position:

3
3
4
5
7
8
9

Table C

Score A

Step 3: Legs

2
2
4
5
6
7

1
Wrist

Step 2a: Adjust…
If trunk is twisted: +1
If trunk is side bending: +1

1
1
3
4
5
6

Lower
Arm

Table
B

+4

+2

4
4
5
6
7
8

+1

Wrist Score

Step 9a: Adjust…
If wrist is bent from midline or twisted : Add +1

Posture Score B

Step 11: Add Coupling Score
Well fitting Handle and mid rang power grip, good: +0
Acceptable but not ideal hand hold or coupling acceptable with another body part, fair: +1
Hand hold not acceptable but possible, poor: +2
No handles, awkward, unsafe with any body part,
Unacceptable: +3

Coupling Score

Step 12: Score B, Find Column in Table C
Add values from steps 10 &11 to obtain
Score B.
Find column in Table C and match with Score A in row from step 6 to obtain Table C Score.

Score B

Step 13: Activity Score

Table C Score

Activity Score

+1 1 or more body parts are held for longer than 1 minute (static)
+1 Repeated small range actions (more than 4x per minute)
+1 Action causes rapid large range changes in postures or unstable base

Final REBA Score

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