REBA Employee Assessment Worksheet Task Name: Date:
A. Neck, Trunk and Leg Analysis Scores B. Arm and Wrist Analysis
Step 1: Locate Neck Position Step 7: Locate Upper Arm Position:
+1 +2 +1 +2 +2
Neck Score
+2
+3 +4
Step 1a: Adjust…
If neck is twisted: +1 Step 7a: Adjust…
If neck is side bending: +1 If shoulder is raised: +1
If upper arm is abducted: +1
Step 2: Locate Trunk Position If arm is supported or person is leaning: -1
+1 Upper Arm Score
+4
+2 Step 8: Locate Lower Arm Position:
+1 +2
+2 +3
Step 2a: Adjust… Lower Arm Score
If trunk is twisted: +1
If trunk is side bending: +1
Trunk Score Step 9: Locate Wrist Position:
Step 3: Legs
+1 +2
Adjust: Wrist Score
Leg Score Step 9a: Adjust…
If wrist is bent from midline or twisted : Add +1
+1 +2 Add +1 Add +2
Step 4: Look-up Posture Score in Table A Step 10: Look-up Posture Score in Table B
Using values from steps 7-9 above, locate score in Table B
Using values from steps 1-3 above,
Locate score in Table A Step 11: Add Coupling Score Posture Score B
Step 5: Add Force/Load Score
Posture Score A Well fitting Handle and mid rang power grip, good: +0 +
+ Acceptable but not ideal hand hold or coupling
If load < 11 lbs. : +0 acceptable with another body part, fair: +1
If load 11 to 22 lbs. : +1 Hand hold not acceptable but possible, poor: +2
Coupling Score
If load > 22 lbs.: +2 No handles, awkward, unsafe with any body part,
Adjust: If shock or rapid build up of force: add +1 Force / Load Score Unacceptable: +3
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Step 6: Score A, Find Row in Table C Step 12: Score B, Find Column in Table C
Add values from steps 4 & 5 to obtain Score A. Add values from steps 10 &11 to obtain
Find Row in Table C. Score A Score B. Find column in Table C and match with
Score A in row from step 6 to obtain Table C Score. Score B
Scoring
1 = Negligible Risk Step 13: Activity Score
2-3 = Low Risk. Change may be needed. +1 1 or more body parts are held for longer than 1 minute (static)
4-7 = Medium Risk. Further Investigate. Change Soon. + = +1 Repeated small range actions (more than 4x per minute)
8-10 = High Risk. Investigate and Implement Change +1 Action causes rapid large range changes in postures or unstable base
Table C Score Activity Score REBA Score
11+ = Very High Risk. Implement Change
Original Worksheet Developed by Dr. Alan Hedge. Based on Technical note: Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), Hignett, McAtamney, Applied Ergonomics 31 (2000) 201-205
