HSE.Ergo.REBA

rebaThe basic idea of REBA is similar to that of RULA: positions of individual body segments will beobserved and the more there is deviation from the neutral posture the higher will the score of eachbody part be. Group A includes trunk and neck, and legs and group B upper arms, lower arms, andwrists. These groups are combined and the 144 posture combinations are transformed to a generalpostural score ("'grand score"). Additional items observed and scored are the load handled, couplingwith the load handled, and physical activity. The scores are summed up to have one score for eachobservation. These scores are compared to tables stating risk on five levels and actions needed("none" -
- "necessary now").REBA was designed in UK to provide a quick and easy observational postural analysis tool for wholebody activities in health-care and other service industries (Hignett 2000, Hignett 2006, McAtamney2005). Further development of weights given for different items in the counting of risk index,combination of items from another checklist and software for palm computer (Janowitz 2006).
HSE is Health Safety and Environment