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PosturalAnalysistoolsWilson&Corlett,3rdEd.Chapter16,p453OWAS,RULA&REBARULARapidUpperLimbAssessmentDevelopedto:1.Screenaworkingpopulationforexposuretowork-relatedupperlimbdisorders2.Identifythemusculareffortassociatedwithworkingpostures3.Giveresultswhichcanbeincorporatedintoawiderergonomicsassessment4.Givesarelativescore,notanabsolutescoreBackground•Bodysegments:GroupsA&B•Highernumbergivenformoreextrememovementpositions•Diagramsshowsagittalplane•Additionalcodinginaccompanyingtablese.g.abduction,rotationetc.Output:ActionLevels1-2Postureisacceptable3-4Furtherinvestigationisneeded5-6Investigationandchangesneededsoon7+InvestigationandchangesneededimmediatelyStep1:Selecttheposture•Longestmaintained•Repeated•‘Worst’apparent•ForcesexertedStep2:Scoreandrecord•ScorethepostureofeachbodypartinGroupsA&Bandrecordonscoresheet•AssessmuscleuseandforcescoreStep3:Codetheposture•UseTableAforGroupAandTableBforGroupB•AddMuscleUseandForcescoretogiveScoresC&DStep4:CalculateGrandScore(TableC)andActionLevelGroupATableAGroupBTableBMuscleUse+1ifposturemainlystatici.e.heldforlongerthan1minute+1ifrepeatedmorethan4timesperminuteForceorloadscore0=Noresistanceorlessthan2Kg1=2-10Kgintermittentloadorforce2=2-10Kgstaticload2-10Kgrepeatedloadorforce3=10Kgormorestaticload10KgormorerepeatedloadsorforcesShockorforceswitharapidbuild-upTableCRULAscoresheetLimitations•Vibration•Heat/cold•Psychosocialfactors•Organisationalfactors•IndividualdifferencesReference•Wilson&Corlett,3rdEd.•McAtamney,L.&Corlett,E.N.(1993).RULA:asurveymethodfortheinvestigationofwork-relatedupperlimbdisorders.AppliedErgonomics.24,2,91-99.•(OsmondGroup)