Patrick Pesenti, a mason at Claude M BTP, is equipped with the Japet.W exoskeleton.
Suffering from vertebral compression, he feels safety with the exoskeleton and can perform movements that he did not dare to do before.
Feedback on a structured and collective integration process with the combined testimonies of the user, the company manager, the prevention officer, Cap Emploi and the occupational physician.
How did the encounter with Japet happen?
Sébastien Michelon, director of Claude MBTP, a family business with my father and my brother, in Bourg-de-Péage in Drôme.
While looking on the internet, I came across the Japet site, so I went to see and contacted them. The contact was very quick and we were able to organize a demonstration. After the presentation, we decided to invest in this equipment with Mr Pesenti, our collaborator.
First he asked me if I was okay with trying and then after that, Anaïs came, and we Tested the exoskeleton. I realized that it was helping and making me feel good.
How did the support in the search for solutions start?
I am Cécile Combe, I am a preventive ergonomist, in the Drôme-Vercors occupational health service, in Romans-sur-Isère.
Our job is to evaluate and find solutions. Either we find concrete solutions and things that we can improve, or we suggest that the company eliminate this or that thing, and we see if they have ideas. We support them with solutions.
In this approach, what was the role of Cap Emploi?
Stella Azizi Mourirer, disability consultant, responsible for maintaining the employment of people with disabilities in the Drôme sector.
I am an employee of Cap Emploi Ardèche-Drôme and I work in companies in partnership with occupational health services.
The preventive officer, Mr. Fave, who is now replaced by Mrs. Cécile Combe, intervened to do a job study. So I accompanied him and returned the study to Mr. Michelon.
Beforehand, I had an exchange by telephone with Mr. Pesenti for study your situation, know your constraints, and also your health problems and make the link with your work activity. It was the company that had identified, with its employee, a solution: the exoskeleton.
The idea was to make a Overall study of the position in order to see if there were other constraints for provide a global solution to the company. It was also necessary validate the exoskeleton test before carrying out the field test. Following the field test, Mr. Pesanti validated this solution in the presence of his manager and the prevention officer. Then the report was given to the occupational physician for validation.
Exactly, what is the role of occupational medicine?
Occupational doctor, Doctor Apetroaiei Suzana.
I have known Mr Pesanti since 2013. He had several repeated sick leave. It was originally a request from the employer. It was the employer, Mr. Michelon, who called me to be put in touch with the physiotherapist. He wanted to get a medical opinion to see if this exoskeleton is recommended or not for Mr. Pesenti.
What about exoskeleton care?
Once the solution was validated by everyone, we put together the financing file with Mr. Michelon to help with the acquisition of the equipment. We had the pleasant surprise that TheAGEFIPH Take charge of the equipment 100%.
What do you think of the Japet integration protocol?
The support process Seems very good and credible to me. We're not just selling you a solution or we have to get by with it so I think that's pretty good. My job is rather to see the pluses and the minuses and, in concrete terms, does it work or not. But yes, it is much more reassuring. It is practical to also be able to monitor, on one of our companies, whether it will work or not.
What makes the Japet.W exoskeleton a job retention device?
In the construction industry, it's true that for lumbar problems, we don't have much job adjustment. Professional retraining is possible, but no job adjustment. I think the exoskeleton is great, I'm waiting to see but I think it will be a success. In any case, I very much hope so. In addition, it allows me toaccompany Mr. Pesenti until he retires and much more and of preserve our employees.
