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Discover the latest product updates, best-practices in industrial ergonomics, wearable safety technologies and get useful occupational safety tips
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16.12.20
Building the Intensity ModelTraditional workplace safety standards specify what ‘typical’ humans can withstand. In the case of ergonomics and manual handling risk, these usually estimate how many higher-risk movements a person should make within a time period and how much weight or force a person should be able to carry out safely. These limits are created for all […]
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09.12.20
Wearables for Safety – Worker Acceptance, Union Buy-in & Data Security MeasuresThe broad adoption of wearables in the workplace is largely dependent on overcoming certain barriers. A study published in the Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society notes that these barriers include worker acceptance and privacy/confidentiality of data (1). When it comes to deciding to take on any form of safety technology, being equipped […]
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25.11.20
ISO 45001 Migration Period Extended! How Can Data Assist in Compliance?An easy way to determine credibility is to simply look at how a company values safety. Adhering to the new gold standard that ISO 45001 tends to acknowledge shows any customers and the public that employee safety is important to your organisation. Obviously, an invaluable undertaking to possess. Recently, different technologies have begun being implemented […]
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18.11.20
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 […]
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11.11.20
Rationale for Tech Standards in Manual Handling AssessmentsTechnology 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 […]
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04.11.20
How AI-Driven Algorithms Improve an Individual’s Ergonomic SafetyWith the use of AI-driven (Artificially Intelligent) algorithms, the pressure of personal worker safety is relieved from organisations and transferred to individuals. Workers are empowered by using personalised feedback and learning about their actions. The physical demands of Material Manual Handling (MMH) workers are immense and are to be congratulated. It is fair to say […]
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28.10.20
Return to Work after COVID19 – Urging Safety Managers to ACT NOW to Prevent InjuriesWorkers 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. If not managed, the manual workers body is at high risk of injury. Safety Managers are being urged to consider […]
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21.10.20
The Power of Proprioception – A Vital Tool in Reducing the Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the WorkplaceUnderstanding 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). There are numerous approaches around […]
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