An Overview of REBA Method Applications in the World.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(8)2020 04 12.
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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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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas
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Ergonomía
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Año:
2020
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Article
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España