Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA)

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Task Being Analyzed:

Chair Height Additional Considerations Score Section A Score

Insufficient Space
YE NO
Under Desk -
Ability to Cross
YES NO
Non-Adjustable
(+1) 1 2
Knees at
90° (1)
Too low- Knee
Angle < 90°
Too High -
Knee Angle
No foot
contact on S Legs (+1)
(2) ground (3)
(+ (0) (+1 (0)
Section A

> 90° (2)

Seat Pan Depth 1) Additional Considerations ) + Score A & B Score Duration Chair Score

Non- Adjustable (+1) Enter

YES NO 1 2
Approximately 3 inches Too Long - Too Short -
> 3" of space Duration
(+1) (0)
of space between knee and < 3" of space
edge of seat. (1) (2) (2)
0

Armrests Y Additional Considerations

Score Section B Score
N
E
YES
S YES
NO NO
Hard/Damaged 1 2
Elbows Supported in Too Low (Arms Too High
(+1
Too Wide (+1) Non- Adjustable (+1)
(Shoulders surface (+1)
line with shoulders, Unsupported) (2)
shoulders relaxed (1) Shrugged) (2) ( (+1)
( )(0) (0)
Section B

+
Back Support 0 Additional Considerations + Score NOTES:
1)
) YE
N
YES S ROSA
Adequate Lumbar No Lumbar Support OR Angled Too Far Angled Too Far No Back Support (ie Work NO
Surface Too High, BackO
Rest 1
Support- Chair Lumbar Support Not in Back (Greater Forward (Less Stool OR Worker Shoulders Shrugged Non-Adjustable Grand Score
reclined between 95°
and 110° (1)
Small of Back (2) than 110°) (2) than 95°) (2) Leaning Forward) (2) (+1)(+1)
(+1
(+1)
(0) (0
)
Monitor Additional Considerations ) Score Duration

Duration:
+1 if ≥ 1 hr/day consecutively or ≥ 4 hrs/day intermittently
YES
YES YES 0 if 30 min - 1 hr/day consecutively or 1-4 hrs/day intermittently
NO YES NO NO 1 -1 if < 30 min/day consecutively or < 1 hr/day intermittently
Arm's Length Distance Too Low (below Too High (3) Too Far (+1)
NOGlare on
(+1)(+1)
Neck Twist Greater Documents -
(40-75cm) / Screen at 30°) (2) (+1 Screen than 30° (+1) No Holder (+1)
Eye Level (1)
(0) (+1) (+1)
)(0) (0) (0)
Section C

Telephone Additional Considerations Score Duration Section C Score

YES Enter
YES NO
No Hands-Free Option
1 Sect. C
Headset / One Hand on Too Far of Reach NO
Neck and Shoulder (+1)
Phone & Neutral Neck (outside of 30 cm) (2) (+2)
Hold (+2)
Posture (1) (0) (+1) Duration
(0)
Peripherals Score
Mouse Additional Considerations Score Duration

YE
YES N
S
NO YES O 1
Mouse in line with Reaching To Mouse/Keyboard on NO Palmrest in Front of
Shoulder (1) Mouse (2) (+2
Different Surfaces (+2) (+1)
Pinch Grip on Mouse (+1) Mouse (+1)
(0) (+
)(0) (0
1)
Section D

Keyboard Additional Considerations ) Score Duration Section D Score

YE
YES YES N Enter
S YES
Wrists Straight,
Shoulders
Wrists Extended/
Keyboard on NOWhile
Deviation
Typing (+1)
NO
Keyboard Too High -
Shoulders Shrugged (+1)
NO
Reaching to Overhead Items O
Platform
1 Sect. D
(+1 (+1
(+1) Non-Adjustable (+1)
Relaxed (1) Positive Angle
(>15° Wrist
(+1 (+1) Duration
Extension) (2)
)(0) )(0)
)(0) (0
)
Reference: Sonne, Michael, Dino L. Villalta, and David M. Andrews. "Development and evaluation of an office ergonomic risk checklist: ROSA- Rapid office strain assessment." Applied Ergonomics. 43 (2012): 98-108. Print.
 Duration:
+1 if ≥ 1 hr/day consecutively or ≥ 4 hrs/day intermittently
ROSA REFERENCE SHEET 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

Data Table I: Section A & B Score Section A: Chair Height & Seat Pan Depth
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Arm Rest & Back

2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 2 2 3 4 5 6 7
Section B:

Support

4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7
5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7
6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8
7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8
8 7 7 7 8 8 9 9

Data Table II: Section C Score Monitor + Duration

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Phone + Duration

0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5
2 1 2 2 3 3 4 6
3 2 2 3 3 4 5 6
4 3 3 4 4 5 6 7
5 4 4 5 5 6 7 8
6 5 5 6 7 8 8 9

Data Table III: Section D Score Keyboard + Duration

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mouse + Duration

0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 1 2 2 3 4 5 6
3 2 3 3 3 5 6 7
4 3 4 4 5 5 6 7
5 4 5 5 6 6 7 8
6 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
7 6 7 7 8 8 9 9

Data Table IV: Peripherals Score Section D: Mouse and Keyboard

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Section C: Monitor &

2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7
Telephone

4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Data Table V: GRAND SCORE Peripherals

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chair
 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7
4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7

Chair
5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 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.
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vely or 1-4 hrs/day intermittently
y or < 1 hr/day intermittently

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 9
8 9
8 9
8 9
8 9
8 9
8 9
8 9
8 9
9 9

s
8 9 10
8 9 10
8 9 10
 8 9 10
8 9 10
8 9 10
8 9 10
8 9 10
8 9 10
9 9 10
10 10 10
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