Ecnc-rosa-calc-2015.11.12

Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) Evaluator:

Date:

Company:

Department:

Job Description:

Supervisor:

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Task Being Analyzed: Chair Height

Section A

Knees at 90° (1)

Too low- Knee Angle < 90° (2)

Additional Considerations

No foot contact on ground (3)

Too High Knee Angle > 90° (2)

YES

Insufficient Space Under Desk - Ability to Cross Legs (+1)

Section A Score

1

2

Non-Adjustable (+1)

NO

(+1 )

Seat Pan Depth

Score

NO

(0)

Additional Considerations

YES (+1)

(0)

+ Score

A & B Score

Duration

Chair Score

1

2

1

3

Non- Adjustable (+1) Too Short - > 3" of space (2)

Approximately 3 inches Too Long of space between knee and < 3" of space (2) edge of seat. (1)

YES

NO (0)

0

Additional Considerations (+1)

Section B

Armrests

Elbows Supported in line with shoulders, shoulders relaxed (1)

YES N O (+1 )(0 )

Too High (Shoulders Shrugged) (2)

Too Low (Arms Unsupported) (2)

Back Support

Adequate Lumbar No Lumbar Support OR Support- Chair Lumbar Support Not in reclined between 95° Small of Back (2) and 110° (1)

Angled Too Far Back (Greater than 110°) (2)

Angled Too Far Forward (Less than 95°) (2)

Monitor

Too Low (below 30°) (2)

Section C

Arm's Length Distance (40-75cm) / Screen at Eye Level (1)

YES NO (+1) (0)

Too Far (+1)

Too High (3)

Telephone

Headset / One Hand on Phone & Neutral Neck Posture (1)

Too Far of Reach (outside of 30 cm) (2)

Mouse

Section D

Mouse in line with Shoulder (1)

Reaching To Mouse (2)

YES N O (+2 ) (0)

Mouse/Keyboard on Different Surfaces (+2)

Keyboard

YES NO (+1 )(0)

Too Wide (+1)

YES NO (+1 ) Additional Considerations(0)

YES N O (+1 ) Additional Considerations (0)

YES NO (+1) (0)

Glare on Screen (+1)

Work Surface Too High, Shoulders Shrugged (+1)

YES NO (+1) Additional(0) Considerations Neck Twist Greater than 30° (+1)

YES NO (+2) (0) Considerations Additional

Neck and Shoulder Hold (+2)

YES NO (+1) (0) Additional Considerations

Pinch Grip on Mouse (+1)

Section B Score

1

2

Hard/Damaged surface (+1)

Non- Adjustable (+1)

No Back Support (ie Stool OR Worker Leaning Forward) (2)

Score

YES N O (+1 ) (0)

YES NO (+1) (0)

No Hands-Free Option (+1)

YES NO (+1) (0)

YES N O (+1 )(0

Palmrest in Front of Mouse (+1)

)

ROSA Grand Score

1

Back Rest NonAdjustable (+1)

Documents No Holder (+1)

NOTES:

+ Score

Score

Duration

1

1

Score

Duration

Section C Score

1

1

2

Score

Duration

1

1

Score

Duration

Peripherals Score

Keyboard Too High Reaching to Overhead Items Platform YES YES YES YES 1 1 Shoulders Shrugged (+1) (+1) Non-Adjustable N (+1) N N N O (+1 (+1 (+1 (+1 O O O ) ) ) ) (0 Reference: Sonne, Michael, Dino L. Villalta, and David M.(0) Andrews. "Development and evaluation (0) of an office ergonomic risk checklist: (0) ROSA- Rapid office strain assessment." Applied Ergonomics. 43 (2012): 98-108. Print. ) Wrists Extended/ Wrists Straight, Keyboard on Shoulders Positive Angle (>15° Relaxed (1) Wrist Extension) (2)

Deviation While Typing (+1)

Duration: +1 if ≥ 1 hr/day consecutively or ≥ 4 hrs/day intermittently 0 if 30 min - 1 hr/day consecutively or 1-4 hrs/day intermittently -1 if < 30 min/day consecutively or < 1 hr/day intermittently

2 Section D Score

2

3

ROSA REFERENCE SHEET

Section B: Arm Rest & Back Support

Data Table I: Section A & B Score 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Section A: Chair Height & Seat Pan Depth 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 9

8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9

2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7

3 2 2 3 4 5 6 7

0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5

1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5

2 1 2 2 3 4 5 6

Monitor + Duration 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8

5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8

6 5 5 6 6 7 8 9

0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7

Keyboard + Duration 3 4 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8

5 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9

6 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9

2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Section D: Mouse and Keyboard 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9

Phone + Duration

Data Table II: Section C Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Mouse + Duration

Data Table III: Section D Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Section C: Monitor & Telephone

Data Table IV: Peripherals Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Data Table V: GRAND SCORE

Duration: +1 if ≥ 1 hr/day consecutively or ≥ 4 hrs/day intermittently 0 if 30 min - 1 hr/day consecutively or 1-4 hrs/day intermittently -1 if < 30 min/day consecutively or < 1 hr/day intermittently

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Peripherals

Chair

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Data Table VI Score = 1-5: Further assessment not immediately

Grand required. Score > 5: The office workstation requires further Score assessment; changes should be considered immediately.

4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10

r ≥ 4 hrs/day intermittently vely or 1-4 hrs/day intermittently y or < 1 hr/day intermittently

s

9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9

7 6 6 7 8 8 9 9

7 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10