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
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
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

Task name: ________________________________ Reviewer:__________________________ Date: _______/_____/_____

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