REBA

REBA Assessment Worksheet

Table A

Table B

+ Load/Force

+ Coupling

Trunk

Upper Arm

Add 1 if twisting or flexed to side

Add 1 if abducted or rotated Add 1 if shoulder raised Subtract 1 if leaning, supported, or gravity assisted

Table C Neck

Lower Arm

Add 1 if twisting or flexed to side

+ Activity

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 ã 2001 D. L. Kimbler, Clemson University

REBA Assessment Worksheet Tables Table A

Load/Force 0 1

Neck 2

1

3

Trunk Legs

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 2 3 4

2 3 4 5 6

3 4 5 6 7

4 5 6 7 8

1 3 4 5 6

2 4 5 6 7

3 5 6 7 8

4 6 7 8 9

3 4 5 6 7

3 5 6 7 8

5 6 7 8 9

6 7 8 9 9

Table B Lower Arm Upper Arm Wrist 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 2 2 4 5 7 8

1 1 1 3 4 6 7

3 3 3 5 5 8 8

2 2 2 3 5 6 8 9

1 1 2 4 5 7 8

3 3 4 5 7 8 9

1

S c o r e A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

2 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

3 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

4 2 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 12

5 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 12

> 10 kg

+1 shock or rapid build up

Coupling 0 Good 1 Fair 2 Poor 3 Unacceptable Well-fitting Hand hold Hand hold not Awkward, unsafe 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

Table C 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

< 5 kg 5 - 10 kg

2

Activity 1 or more body parts static +1

8 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12

9 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12

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

(held > 1 min) repeated > 4 per min in small range (not walking) rapid large changes in posture or unstable base

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