Welcome to the home of the Rapid Office Strain Assessment online.
The Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) uses self-assessments of the office workstation to prioritize areas of highest risk within your company, then provides detailed descriptions on how to adjust existing furniture, or what new equipment can be brought in to ease the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. The goal of ROSA is to put the control of the ergonomic intervention and accommodation process into your hands. Using the ROSA online application at your workplace can reduce the risk of MSDs by training your employees on how to adjust their existing furniture, and will provide you with ergonomic furniture recommendations for individual workstations where workers are experiencing high levels of discomfort and are exposed to ergonomic risk factors.
"ROSA: The Validity of Online Worker Self-Assessments" was the recipient of the 2011 NexGen Ergonomics Award for Excellence in Occupational Biomechanics Research at the Ontario Biomechanics Conference in Barrie, Ontario.
The findings from this study indicated that workers can perform valid self-assessments of their chair, monitor and telephone, and that while using ROSA for the course of a one month training program, workers were able to reduce risk factors in their office and improve their working comfort, all without the need for additional equipment purchases.
Click here for materials that can teach your workers or students how to use ROSA in the workplace.
"ROSA: The Rapid Office Strain Assessment - Development and Evaluation of an Office Ergonomic Checklist" was recently published in the academic journal "Applied Ergonomics". The findings of this study indicated that office workstations with ROSA final scores of 5 or greater were at higher risk of discomfort. The study recommended that offices with increased risk factors should be evaluated further for methods to eliminate these factors. Take a ROSA assessment today to see how your office stacks up.
