Table 5.

Preferred attributes of OBRATs among different users and from different studies

Practitioners’ needs, Mas-Diego et al. [4]	Practitioners’ needs, Buckle and Li, [30]	Experts’ needs, Buckle and Li, [30]	Ergonomists’ needs, The present study
Facilitates decision regarding measures Properly addresses the relevant risks of the job Is applicable to different types of jobs	Quick to apply Easy to learn Clear User friendly Required limited paperwork Does not require collection of unnecessary data Has check boxes Specific	Seen as standard tool, backed by regulatory bodies Valid Reliable High face validity Equal balance across risk factors Comprehensive Can generalize results across plants, etc.	Easy to interpret results (client) Clear client benefit Easy to use Easy to visualize results Scientifically based Provides good basis for intervention proposals Easy to adapt Easy to interpret results (the assessor) Quick to use Available in Swedish General Specific Easy to learn Involves the worker in the assessment