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Ovaku Work Posture Analysis (OWAS)
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)
Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)
Work posture
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OWAS
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OWAS Worksheet
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Load / Force Use:
1= </= 10 Kg
2= 10 – 20 Kg
3= > 20 Kg
Achieving at Grand Score to identify the Action Level
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RULA
Ref: Mc. Atamney et. Al., 1993
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Upper Arm
Add 1 if shoulder is raised
Add 1 if upper arm is abducted
Subtract 1 if leaning or supporting the weight of the arm
Group A
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Lowe Arm
Add 1 if working across the midline of the body or out of the side
Group A
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RULA: Wrist twist
1. Mainly in mid range of twist
2. At or near end of the twisting range
Wrist
Add 1 if wrist is bend away fro the midline
Group A
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Group B
Neck
Add 1 if neck is twisting
Add 1 if neck is side bending
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Group B
Trunk
Add 1 if trunk is twisting
Add 1 if trunk is side bending
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RULA: Legs
1. Leg and fit are well supported and in an evenly balanced posture
2. Legs and feet are NOT are well supported or NOT in an evenly balanced posture
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RULA: Muscle use Score
Raise the score by 1 if the posture is
•Mainly static, e.g.held for longer than 1 minute
•Repeated more than 4 times per minute
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RULA: FORCE or LOAD Score
0 1 2 3
No resistance or less than 5 lb (2kg) intermittent load force
5-20 lb (2-10 kg) intermittent load force
5-20 lb (2-10 kg) static or repeated load force
More than 20 lb (10 kg) static or repeated loads or forces. Shock or forces with rapid build-up
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Table A: Upper Limb Posture ScoreUPPER ARM
LOWER ARM
WRIST
1 2 3 4
WRIST TWIST WRIST TWIST WRIST TWIST WRIST TWIST
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
3 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 4
2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
3 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
4 1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
51 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
2 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8
6 1 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9
2 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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Table B: Neck, Trunk, Legs Posture Score
NECK POSTURE
SCORE
TRUNK POSTURE SCORE
1 2 3 4 5 6
LEGS LEGS LEGS LEGS LEGS LEGS
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
2 2 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
5 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
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Table C: Grand Score Table
TABLE CSCORE D (NECK, TRUNK, LEG)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7+
SCORE C (UPPER LIMB)
1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5
2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6
5 4 4 4 5 6 7 7
6 4 4 5 6 6 7 7
7 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
8+ 5 5 6 7 7 7 7
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Action Level•Action level 1- a score of 1 or 2 indicates that posture is acceptable if it is not maintained or repeated for long periods
•Action level 2- a score of 3 or 4 indicates that further investigation is needed and changes may be required
•Action level 3- a score of 5 or 6 indicates that investigation and changes are required soon
•Action level 4- a score of 7 indicates that investigation and changes are required immediately
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REBA
Ref: Hignett, S., Mc Atamney, 2000
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Movement Score Change Score:
+ 1 if twisting or side flexed
Upright 1
00 – 20 0 flexion00 – 20 0
extension
2
200 – 600 flexion > 200 extension
3
> 600 flexion 4
Trunk
Movement Score Change Score:
+ 1 if twisting or side flexed
00 - 200 flexion 1
> 200 flexion or in extension
2
Neck
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Position Score Change Score:+ 1 if knee (s) between 300 and 600 flexion + 2 if knee (s) are > 600 flexion (n.b. not for siting)
Bilateral weight bearing, walking or sitting
1
Unilateral weight bearing Feather weight bearing or an unstable posture
2
Legs
Position Score
Change Score:
+1 if arm is:
•Abducted
•Rotated + 1 if shoulder is raised-1 if leaning, supporting weight of arm or if posture is gravity assisted
20 0 extension to 20 0
flexion1
> 200 extension200 – 450 flexion
2
450 - 900 flexion 3
> 900 flexion 4
Upper Arm
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Movement Score
600 – 1000 flexion 1
< 600 flexion or > 1000 flexion
2
Movement Score Changes Score:
+ 1 if wrist is deviated or twisted
00 – 150 flexion / extension
1
> 150 flexion / extension
2
Lower Arm
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0 1 2 +1
<5kg 5 – 10 kg
> 10 kg Shock or rapid buildup
Load / Force Score
0 (Good) 1 (Fair) 2 (Poor) 3 (unacceptable)
Well – fitting handle and a midrange power grip
Handhold acceptable but not ideal OrCoupling is acceptable via another part of the body
Handhold not acceptable, although possible
Awkward, unsafe grip, no handlesOrCoupling is unacceptable using other parts of the body
Load coupling Score
Score Description
+1 If one or more body pars are static, e.g., held for longer than 1 min
+1 If repeated small – range actions occur, e.g., repeated more than 4 times per minute (not including walking)
+1 If the action causes rapid large – range changes in postures or an unstable base
Activity Score
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Neck
1 2 3
Trunk
Legs 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 1 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 6
2 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7
3 2 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8
4 3 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9
5 4 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 9
Table A: Scoring for body parts A (Trunk, Neck, Legs)
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Lower Arm
1 2
Upper Arm
Wrist 1 2 3 1 2 3
1 1 2 2 1 2 3
2 1 2 3 2 3 4
3 3 4 5 4 5 5
4 4 5 5 5 6 7
5 6 7 8 7 8 8
6 7 8 8 8 9 9
Table B: Scoring for body parts B (Upper Arms, Lower Arms, Wrists)
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GROUP B SCORE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
G 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7
R 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8
O 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
U 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
P 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
A 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10
7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11
S 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
C 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12
O 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12
R 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
E 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Table C: Grand Score
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REBA Score
Risk Level
Action Level
Action (Including Further Assessment)
1 Negligible
0 None Necessary
2 – 3 Low 1 May be Necessary
4 – 7 Medium 2 Necessary
8 – 10 High 3 Necessary Soon
11 – 15 Very High 4 Necessary Now
REBA Action Levels