Today, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the cause of 87% of occupational diseases. They have a direct impact on the health of employees and lead to fatigue, pain and sick leave.
Preventing and avoiding them thanks to new technologies is now possible thanks to the solutions offered by companies. Moovency, Moten and T.E.A.
From the digital solution or listening to muscle noise to the measurement and analysis of human behavior, each technology has its own specificities and is adapted according to the needs of the company.
KIMEA by Moovency, the 100% digital solution to quantify the risk of MSD
Founded 3 years ago, the company Moovency supports manufacturers in the MSD prevention linked to the operator's gestures and postures, thanks to the solution KIMEA. La camera of a simple smartphone to measure movement and a cloud platform are sufficient to analyze MSD risks centrally.
“KIMEA is an effective tool for reconciling prevention and business performance.”Pierre Plantard, Co-founder and President of MOOVENCY
KIMEA, usable from a Cloud, can be intended for several business use cases. The most widespread remains the realization of a risk mapping, which will allow Define and prioritize the most demanding position that requires development.
Of the vending or subscription to the solution, to a genuine ergonomic approach, Moovency opts for a personalized support businesses according to their needs.
In its ergonomic approach, Moovency will define theset of determinants Of the risk, which may be organizational, psychosocial, or other. This data can be processed by ergonomics who are going to offer improvements and Layouts at the workstation.
When introducing a tool such as an exoskeleton, Moovency is able to create a”Before-after” by analysing the impact of the device on posture.
Following the development of a station, the “before and after” quantifies the potential gain of the solution put in place compared to the previous situation.
It's easy to use, just Filming a workstation and a risk score will be calculated from the joint angles of the digital twin created. The tool is very minimally invasive, the operator does not have to put anything on the body so as not to interfere with his work activity.
Originally a team of 3 people, Moovency currently has around twenty employees with the ambition to develop internationally as early as next year.
Certified by CARSAT, they have the opportunity to intervene for the program TMS Pros, subsidized ergonomic services to reduce and prevent MSDs for companies with less than 50 employees.
“For us, MSD prevention is not just for large groups.”
MOTEN, the measurement technology “listening” to muscle noise
Founded in 2018, Moten Technologies supports companies in the construction, logistics and industrial sectors in prevention of the risks of occupational diseases and accidents related to physical activity.
“MOTEN Technologies maintains the health and performance of men and women whose muscles are a precious and irreplaceable asset.”Marie-Anne Grangeret, partner and director of operators at MOTEN Technologies
Originally, Maxime Projetti, CEO at MOTEN Technologies, “listened” to the sounds of the Earth through seismic sensors to better locate the resources (oil, gas, water, etc.) that were so sought after. Wishing to make his skills available to humans, he transformed these seismic sensors into sensors that “listen to muscle sounds”, revealing their Level of effort And of tiredness in any situation. The objective is thus to be able to measure muscular condition outside the laboratory.
Technology equipped with a 2 in 1 sensor, it allows you to measure both Source of movement (muscular activity) and its realization (the gesture) with sensors placed only on the skin.
Of the sensing To therisk analysis passing through the implementation of solutions, Moten adapts its solution according to the actors.
“For example, the deployment of our solution in a construction company as part of a job analysis revealed that 20% of muscular efforts come from avoidable situations.”
On the other hand, Moten also offers the hardware impact diagnosis.
“We were able to measure the impacts and effectiveness of several exoskeletons for a retail player.”
CAPTIV and ergoLife, two solutions to prevent occupational risks and improve working conditions
For over 35 years, T.E.A (Tech Ergo Applied) specializes in measurement and analysis of human behavior with solutions based on a multifactorial approach: biomechanics (Motion Capture), Physiological (ECG, EMG, etc.) and environmental (vibrations, noise, thermal environment, etc.). This makes it possible to create in-depth diagnoses and Complete to eliminate all MSD risk factors.
“A comprehensive approach ranging from training to the use of the solution to personalized support according to your needs.”Jean-Marie Diroux, CEO of T.E.A.
Identification swift risks on a workstation is increasingly requested by customers. That is why, the solutions CAPTIV and ErgoLife, have been designed for identify solutions adapted to the needs of the field and the search for company performance.
The first solution CAPTIV allows a thorough approach to identify the Root cause and control MSD risk factors in order to help establish a preventive approach. It also makes it possible to assess the benefit/risk ratio of the use of exoskeletons in terms of postural constraints, ofmuscular efforts And ofAcceptance of the exoskeleton by employees.
Recently, T.E.A. developed ErgoLife, to carry out a global approach in order to map and prioritize the workstations most at risk.
When deploying in the field, simply equip the person with the sensors And of Start recording to proceed with the analysis of the activity. The technology will thus allow the visualization of work activity in real time thanks to the digital twin that illustrates joint stresses.
T.E.A. supports companies by integrating measurement solutions directly into the Virtual reality allowing ergonomic evaluation in an immersive environment. This allowsanticipate future constraints, to save time in terms of prototyping and limit additional modification costs once the station has been set up.
“Collaborative solutions to involve employees in the prevention process.”
We equip and support companies wishing to implement a sustainable prevention approach by intervening in the TMS Pros program federated by CARSAT.
