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Preventative Training: Essential when Human Physical Work is Part of a Value Chain
Every chief executive is concerned with the bottom line and not for no reason. Reducing operating costs to maximize profit is the fundamental policy of any successful business. A poor profit margin can sink even the most promising of companies.
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Safety Wearables for the Workplace That Keep You Safe
Wearable technology is a general term for all technological devices that are worn on or close to the body. Often known as ‘wearables’, these devices have come a long way since eyeglasses back in the 13th century, from the Sony Walkman in the late 70’s right through to the more recent Apple Watch. Now, due to the likes of fitness trackers such as Fitbit we are becoming far more familiar with using them to aid our health and awareness.
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SoterCoach & SoterTask – On the Ground
Meet Chris and see how he implemented these solutions to reduce injuries at his workplace.
If you’ve been wondering how SoterCoach and SoterTask work in practice, then this article is for you. Learning through others’ experiences is the best way to determine if a solution will work for your organization!
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SoterCoach vs SoterTask: Which Solution Is Right For Me?
At Soter Analytics we specialise in providing technology solutions to minimise the risk of injury to workers in the workplace. We have developed two unique ways to target ergonomic risk in the workplace: SoterCoach and SoterTask. Both of these solutions utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce risks. However, the tech industry can be full of buzzwords and complicated jargon. This article is designed to explain simply what each of these solutions are, how they work, who they are designed for and what the key benefits are. This should assist you to make the right decision for your workplace in implementing a solution that will significantly reduce ergonomic risk and workplace injuries.
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The Awareness Impact
How feedback (of all forms) brings the awareness to kick off a behavioural change
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Understanding The Complex Shoulder Girdle – The Rationale for Using Technology to Prevent Injury
For most people, when asked how one’s shoulders feel, the word that comes to mind is “tense.” The shoulders generally will rise around the ears if any form of stress or anxiety is present in the body.
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Wearable Safety Technology: A Human-Centric Approach to Foster Loyalty and Reduce Turnover
Did you know that as many as 48% of workers are currently seeking or plan to seek a new job in the next three months? In recent years, researchers have found that staff retention rates are plummeting. Once you’ve found them, it is becoming more and more difficult to keep good people. In 2021, only 33% of workers said that they planned to stay in their current roles. A significant drop from the 47% who said the same in 2019.
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Wearable Tech Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries by 55%
Being actively safe at work is more effective when risks can be tracked, compared, shared, learning can be adapted into everyday behaviour and workers have the agency to manage their own musculoskeletal wellbeing. Toni-Louise Gianatti explains how wearable tech has been adopted by Travis Perkins Group PLC to provide a new, accepted, and proven method of assessment and training to decrease hazardous movements for their workers and reduce musculoskeletal injuries in BSS by 55%.
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Wearables for Injury Prevention: Evidence of the Benefits of Short & Long-term Use
Proof of how leading companies around the globe are weaving wearables into their processes and gaining clear injury prevention metrics.
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Why Safety Wearables Programs Fail & How We Fixed That
The barrier to the effectiveness of wearables lies in the name.