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