REBA Assessment Scoring Tool

Rapid Entire Body Assessment scoring tool. Refer to the full REBA worksheet image below, complete Group A, Group B and Activity scoring, then review the final REBA score and risk level.

REBA Worksheet Reference

Use this full worksheet image as the visual scoring reference while completing the tool below.

Reference image

Task Details

Record the task being assessed, the posture observed and any relevant notes.

Assessment record

Assessor name

Date

Location

Company name

Task name

Task description

Side assessed

Photo / video reference

Group A – Neck, Trunk and Leg Analysis

Score neck, trunk and legs. The tool uses REBA Table A and adds the load/force score to obtain Score A.

Steps 1 to 6

Step 1 – Neck position

Select the neck posture and apply adjustment factors where relevant.

Neck base score

Neck is twisted: +1 Neck is side bending: +1

Neck score: 1

Step 2 – Trunk position

Select the trunk posture and apply adjustment factors where relevant.

Trunk base score

Trunk is twisted: +1 Trunk is side bending: +1

Trunk score: 1

Step 3 – Legs

Score leg support and apply knee-flexion adjustments.

Leg base score Leg adjustment

Leg score: 1

Step 5 – Load / Force score

Select the load/force score and add one point if there is shock or rapid build-up of force.

Load / force score

Shock or rapid build-up of force: +1

Load / force score: 0

Group B – Arm and Wrist Analysis

Score upper arm, lower arm and wrist. The tool uses REBA Table B and adds the coupling score to obtain Score B.

Steps 7 to 12

Step 7 – Upper arm position

Select the upper-arm posture score, then apply adjustment factors where relevant.

Upper arm base score

Shoulder is raised: +1 Upper arm is abducted: +1 Arm is supported or person is leaning: -1

Upper arm score: 1

Step 8 – Lower arm position

Select the lower-arm posture score.

Lower arm score

Lower arm score: 1

Step 9 – Wrist position

Select the wrist posture and add one point if the wrist is bent from midline or twisted.

Wrist base score

Wrist is bent from midline or twisted: +1

Wrist score: 1

Step 11 – Coupling score

Select the quality of hand coupling or grip.

Coupling score

Activity Score

Add activity points where the task involves static postures, repetition, rapid posture changes or unstable base.

Step 13

Activity scoring

Select all applicable conditions. Each selected condition adds one point to the Table C score.

One or more body parts are held for longer than 1 minute: +1 Repeated small range actions more than 4 times per minute: +1 Rapid large range changes in posture or unstable base: +1

Assessment notes

Record any observations that may help explain the selected posture or activity scores.

Additional notes

Summary and Report

Review intermediate scores, final REBA score and risk level before printing or saving the report.

Output

Group A

Posture score A1

Load / force0

Score A1

Group B

Posture score B1

Coupling0

Score B1

Final REBA score

Negligible risk.

Generated report text

Reference

REBA Employee Assessment Worksheet. Original worksheet developed by Dr. Alan Hedge, based on Hignett and McAtamney, Applied Ergonomics, 2000, 31, 201-205.

This HTML scoring tool is an internal prototype based on the REBA worksheet structure. It is not an official REBA tool. Users should verify scores against the original worksheet when conducting formal assessments. The full REBA worksheet image is shown at the top of this page as the main visual scoring reference.