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Is Haptic Biofeedback Helpful in Correcting Unsafe Behaviors at Work?

Haptic biofeedback is a term used to describe the use of physical sensations or vibrations to provide real-time feedback to a user about their behavior. This technology has been touted as a possible way to promote behavior change, but is that change lasting or meaningful?

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Haptic Feedback Article

National Safety Council Work to Zero Case Study

According to the National Safety Council, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common workplace injury, affecting nearly one quarter of the global population. They often result from workplace tasks that involve actions like repetitive movements, awkward or static postures, and forceful exertions. The following case study, a joint effort with the NSC’s Work to Zero Advisory Council, focused on reducing injuries and better understanding leading indicators of MSDs.

The client piloted 120 MākuSafe wearables across three locations, primarily focused on workers performing material-handling tasks. Data insights provided by MākuSafe, combined with customized lifting training and behavior-based safety tactics, allowed safety leaders to successfully offer support and coaching to at-risk employees. Quarterly injury results found a 74% reduction in injuries at the pilot sites. Culturally, employee survey results show that safety is in the top quartile in terms of favorability. Download the full case study here. WTZ NSC MakuSafe Case Study

CASE STUDY: Wearable Technology As A Solution for Workplace Safety

In a recent case study, experts from Connor Strong & Buckelew explored how wearable technology can improve workplace safety. The results were incredible. Through the utilization of wearable technology and adoption of the lifting mechanics system, a third-party logistics company reduced lost time injuries from lifting by 56% and realized $450K in Workers’ Compensation loss savings in one year. Check out the full case study here: 1980CSB-CaseStudy-Makusafe_Generic_4

Wearable Tech Use Cases: Construction

MākuSafe® is proud to work with construction companies across the U.S. Our commercial construction clients utilize the MākuSafe® workforce wearable technology at job sites to monitor environmental conditions and hazardous motions as part of a proactive safety management system. These case studies show how the wearable safety device automates hazard identification and near-miss capture in a construction environment.

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Technology at Work: Wearables in Workers Compensation

Is wearable technology a game changer for workers compensation?

“As wearable technology advances, the interviewed stakeholders agree that wearables are well positioned to become an integral part of the future workplace and the workers compensation system. Notably, with more widespread use, wearables could provide data and information that could lead to safer workplaces and may help reduce recovery times, facilitate return-to-work, and reduce the overall costs of workers compensation claims. As one stakeholder noted, “By preventing injuries, everybody wins: the employee, employer, agent, and the insurance company.”

Special thanks to organizations that generously shared their thoughts including EMC Insurance Companies, and MākuSafe Corp. Click Here to Read>>> Technology at Work: Wearables in Workers Compensation

The Importance of Tracking Near Misses and How Wearable Tech Can Help

This article covers the challenges many safety programs face and gives insight into how organizations can capture more of these “near misses” to predict and prevent occurrences in the future. In this article, you will discover:
– Why near-misses and almost-accidents are so crucial to employee safety
– The benefits of tracking more of these near-misses in an automated way
– How an organization can use near-miss data to predict and prevent accidents to better protect workers

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Workforce Wearables: New Use of Big Data for Insurers

Workplace wearables can go beyond biometrics and fitness, tracking useable data that’s relevant to employee safety and focuses on the environment around an employee, not the employee themselves. This data includes things such as environmental conditions and slips, trips and falls, providing a more complete picture of workplace risk. With this data, manufacturers and industrial organizations can better understand trends and create efficiencies and insurance carriers can target, select and price risk more specifically for policyholders and accelerate time to value on policies.

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