VelocityEHS’ Humantech announces partnership to integrate motion-capture technology into its ergonomics software
VelocityEHS, the global leader in cloud-based environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability solutions, announces a partnership with Kinetica Labs (based in Ann Arbor, Michigan) to incorporate video-based, sensorless motion-capture technology to its Humantech ergonomics software platform. Using artificial intelligence and computer vision, this new technology replaces time-consuming effort required to complete manual, observation-based musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk assessments in the workplace.
Over time, workers can develop musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or soft-tissue injuries when they are required to use awkward postures at high frequencies over long durations to complete a task. Assessing the risk of specific jobs reveal opportunities for reducing or eliminating these injuries. The benefits of using motion-capture technology in MSD risk assessments include: