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An Overview of REBA Method Applications in the World

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  • Manuel Hita-Gutiérrez

    (Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Research Center CIMEDES (CeiA3), 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Marta Gómez-Galán

    (Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Research Center CIMEDES (CeiA3), 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Manuel Díaz-Pérez

    (Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Research Center CIMEDES (CeiA3), 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre

    (Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Research Center CIMEDES (CeiA3), 04120 Almería, Spain
    Laboratory-Observatory Andalusian Working Conditions in the Agricultural Sector (LASA), 41092 Seville, Spain)

Abstract

The objective of this work is to review literature, worldwide, in which the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) ergonomic assessment method was applied and count the number of times that REBA was applied together with other methods and subsequent incidence. The database used was the “Web of Science—Core Collection”. Only scientific articles and bibliographic reviews were included, analysing a total of 314 documents and selecting only 91. The use of the REBA method is indicated in terms of knowledge, country, year and journal sectors. It was most used in the knowledge areas of “Manufacturing” (24.18%), “Agriculture, forestry and fishing” (21.98%) and in “Other activities” (19.78%). One of the benefits of REBA is that it evaluates different body parts: upper limbs (arm, forearm and wrist), lower extremities, trunk and neck. It is a useful method to identify the forced postures adopted by workers to thus develop improvement measures if necessary. It is concluded that REBA method use has increased over the last decade, probably due to the digitization of knowledge. It is almost always applied in combination with other methods, and its use can be a positive indicator of company sustainability.

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  • Manuel Hita-Gutiérrez & Marta Gómez-Galán & Manuel Díaz-Pérez & Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre, 2020. "An Overview of REBA Method Applications in the World," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-22, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:8:p:2635-:d:344583
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    1. Margherita Micheletti Cremasco & Ambra Giustetto & Federica Caffaro & Andrea Colantoni & Eugenio Cavallo & Stefano Grigolato, 2019. "Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Forestry: A Comparison between RULA and REBA in the Manual Feeding of a Wood-Chipper," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-13, March.
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