Method, Year of publication | Metrics | Observation strategy | Associated with MSD | Intra-/Inter-observer Reliability |
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Ovako Working Posture Assessment System (OWAS), 1977 [14] | Frequency of postures | Sampling over time | Yes [22] | Good/Good |
Arbeitswissenschaftliches Erhebungsverfahren zur Tätigkeitsanalyse [Occupational science survey method for activity analysis], 1979 [23] | Characterization of the postures | - | - | -/- |
Posture targetting, 1979 [24] | Frequency of postures | - | - | -/- |
Plan för identifiering av belastningsfaktorer (PLIBEL) [Method for the identification of ergonomic stress factors], 1995 [25] | Yes-/No-Questions; Characterization of the postures | Selection according to knowledge about the activity and observations | - | -/Moderate |
Posture, activity, tools and handling (PATH), 1996 [26] | Time in certain postures | Sampling over time | - | Moderate-Good/Moderate-Good |
Quick exposure check (QEC), 1999 [27] | Total weighted posture score | “Worst case” of posture | Yes | Moderate/Moderate |
Rapid entire body assessment (REBA), 2000 [28] | Total weighted posture score | Typical postures, with load or over a long period of time | - | -/Low-Moderate |
Washington State ergonomic checklists, 2000 [29] | Yes-/No-Questions about typical work | Screening by task classes | Yes | -/Moderat |
Chung’s postural workload evaluation, 2002 [30] | Evaluation of postural complaints | - | - | -/- |
The European Assembly Worksheet (EAWS), 2012 [31] | Total score from (repetitive) work, postures, and forces | Evaluation of typical activities | - | -/- |