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Rationale for Tech Standards in Manual Handling Assessments
Technology is moving into different industries and areas of our life. Recently, different technologies have begun being implemented to assist and increase safety at the workplace. The use of wearable technology has opened a new era in ergonomics. Risk assessment nowadays can be performed with the use of technology and technical measurements offer the opportunity to collect accurate data in the workplace with high validity and reliability. Particularly with dynamic work, the variability of tasks and locations, it is best quantified by means of technical measurements.
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Return to Work after COVID19 – Urging Safety Managers to ACT NOW to Prevent Injuries
Workers returning to work after being furloughed are putting their bodies at risk due to no longer being at full working strength. The world is about to see the biggest return to work program ever faced.
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Safe Manual Handling
Manual handling covers a variety of activities including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying. Most industries require some form of manual handling activity.
Any injury sustained from carrying out any of these activities at work are called work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). According to the Health and Safety Executive, any injuries associated with manual handling attribute to a third of WRMSDs.
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Safety Innovations in the Workplace
Safety Innovations in the workplace can be defined as any new and combined intervention, this article will discuss innovation in the field of safety technologies.
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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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Soter Analytics Raises $12m to Help Prevent Workplace Injuries
London, United Kingdom, 19 April 2022 – Soter Analytics (“Soter”), a global ergonomic technology company, has secured $12 million of new capital in its latest funding round. The investment will help drive expansion plans and further research and development in the Company’s smart technology solutions which helps organisations keep their workers safe. The funding round was led by AV8 Ventures, supported by OTB Ventures, btov Industrial Technologies Fund and Verve Ventures, and with previous backing from Startup Wise Guys.
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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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The Power of Proprioception – A Vital Tool in Reducing the Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace
Understanding proprioception can help to interpret how correct movement requires well organised accurate signals from the muscles firing to the brain. These pointers can be easily manipulated simply by becoming more aware of movement behaviour (5). Awareness of correct movement execution redistributes the signals decreasing the likelihood of injury (9).