Professor Alan Hedge, Cornell University, September 2001

Slide 1 ___________________________________
Rapid Entire Body ___________________________________
Assessment:
(REBA) ___________________________________
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Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 2 REBA: Trunk Score ___________________________________

Change
1
0
o ___________________________________
Movement Score
Score
2 2
o o
20 20
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Upright 1
o o
0 - 20 flexion
o o
0 - 20 extension 2 +1 if
3 3
o o
20 - 60 flexion twisting

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o
>20 extension or side o
3 flexed 60
o
> 60 flexion 4 4

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Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 3 REBA: Neck Score

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Change o
Movement Score 0
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score:
1 1
o o o o
0 - 20 flexion 1 20 20
+1 if
o
>20 flexion 2 2
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twisting or
or side flexed
o 2
>20 extension

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Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 4 REBA: Legs Score

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1 2
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Position Score Change score

Bilateral weight +1 if knees

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o
bearing, walking or 1 between 30 -
sitting 60o flexion

Unilateral weight +2 if knees

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bearing o
>60 flexion
2
Feather weight (n.b. Not for +1 +2
bearing or an unstable
posture
sitting)

30o- 60o > 60o

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Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 5 REBA: Upper Arms

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4
Position Score Change score

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o
90
o o
20 extension to 20
flexion
1
+1 if arm is 3
abducted or

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o rotated
>20 extension
o o 2 +1 if shoulder 45o
20 - 45 flexion
is raised
-1 if leaning, 2 2
o o supporting
45 - 90 flexion 3

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weight of arm
or if posture is 20
o 1 0
o
1 20
o

gravity
o assisted
>90 flexion 4

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 6 REBA: Lower arms

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o
Movement

o
Score 2
100o ___________________________________
60 - 100 flexion 1

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o
<60 flexion 1
or
o 2
>100 flexion 60o
2

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o
0

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 7 REBA: Wrists

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Movement Score
Change 2

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score: 15o
o o
1
0 - 15 flexion or
1 0o
extension
o +1 if wrist is 1
>15 flexion

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deviated or 15o
o
or
2 twisted 2
> 15 extension

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Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 8 REBA: Scoring L R ___________________________________

Trunk Use Table A Use Table B Upper arms
Group Group

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L R
A B
Neck Lower arms
+ + L R

Legs Load/Force Wrists

Coupling
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Score A Score B
Use Table C

Score C ___________________________________
+
Activity
Score ___________________________________
REBA Score

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 9 Table A and Load

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Neck
Trunk 1 2 3
Legs 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 3 5 6
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
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4 3 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9
5 4 6 7 8 6
Load/Force
7 8 9 7 8 9 9
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0 1 2 +1
< 10 lb
(<5 kg)
10-20 lb
(5-10 kg)
>20 lb
(>10 kg)
Shock or rapid build
up of force ___________________________________

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 10 REBA: Table B and Coupling

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Lower arm

Upper arm 1 2 ___________________________________

Wrist 1 2 3 1 2 3

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1 1 2 3 1 2 3
2 1 2 3 2 3 4
3 3 4 5 4 5 5

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4 4 5 5 5 6 7
5 6 7 8 7 8 8
6 7 8 8 8 9 9

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Coupling
0 - Good 1 - Fair 2 - Poor 3 - Unacceptable
Well-fitted handle with a mid- Hand hold acceptable but not Hand hold not Awkward, unsafe grip, no
range power grip ideal or coupling is acceptable acceptable although handles.
via another part of the body possible

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Coupling is unacceptable using
other parts of the body

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 11 REBA: Table C and Activity Score ___________________________________

Score B

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

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4 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9

Score 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
A 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10
7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11
8
9
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
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11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12

+1 = 1 or more body parts are static,

12 12 12
Activity Score
12

+1 = repeated small range actions, e.g.

12 12 12 12 12

+1 = action causes rapid large range

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e.g. held for longer than 1 minute repeated more than 4 times per minute changes in posture or an unstable
(excluding walking) base

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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Slide 12 REBA: Action Levels

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Action level REBA score Risk level Action
(including further assessment)
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0 1 Negligible None necessary

1 2-3 Low May be necessary

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2 4-7 Medium Necessary
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3 8-10 High Necessary soon

4 11-15 Very high Necessary NOW ___________________________________

Source: Hignett, S., McAtamney, L. (2000) Applied Ergonomics, 31, 201-5.

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