PLIBEL
Method for Identification of Musculoskeletal Stress Factors
Overview
PLIBEL is a Swedish ergonomic screening checklist — designed to identify mus culoskeletal stress factors in the workplace through structured observation of the work environment and task performance. The checklist evaluates ergonomic risk factors across five body regions — knee, hip and back; elbow, forearm and hand; neck and should er; feet; and a general section — using yes/no questions about posture, force, repetition, duration, and environmental conditions to identify risk factors requiring further assessment or corrective action. PLIBEL is valued for its comprehensiveness — cover ing a wider range of body regions and risk factors than many rapid screening tools — and its accessibility to non-specialist users.