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Case Study: Revolutionizing Safety and Productivity in Warehousing and Distribution

Case Study: Revolutionizing Safety and Productivity in Warehousing and Distribution

Case Study: Revolutionizing Safety and Productivity in Warehousing and Distribution

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Client Profile
A high-volume warehousing and distribution business in the food and beverage industry, operating across the western U.S. with a large workforce including route drivers.
The Challenge
The company faced significant challenges in managing safety risks, with recurring strain and exertion injuries, concerns about productivity, and high operational costs. Leadership required actionable data to enhance safety and operational efficiency.
The Solution
The company implemented MākuSafe's connected worker wearable and safety data analytics platform. Initially piloted with 40 workers over 90 days, the program expanded to eight sites, with plans for company-wide deployment.
The Results
  • Zero Strain & Exertion Injuries: No back or shoulder injuries reported, and zero workers’ compensation claims for these injuries at sites using MākuSafe.
  • Improved Environmental Safety: Insights from environmental sensors led to optimized facility conditions and mitigated heat exposure risks.
  • Productivity Gains: A 6% increase in productivity resulted in $700,000 annual labor savings, with a 3X return on investment.
  • Cultural Shift: A data-driven culture of safety and performance was fostered, with plans to deploy MākuSafe across all locations.
  • Hazard Identification: 22 near misses documented during the pilot, with active use of MyVoice for hazard communication.
  • Employee Engagement: High engagement with MākuSafe, with a company-wide challenge to reduce ergonomic risks.
  • Remote Workers: Promising results from trials with remote worker functionality for route drivers.
  • Continued Innovation: Beta trials with MākuSafe Scout for forklift safety showed an 80% decrease in forklift-pedestrian interactions.
  • Industry Recognition: A Health and Safety Manager was named a Rising Star in Safety by the National Safety Council.
Why It Matters
The client demonstrated that safety and productivity are interconnected, reducing workplace injuries and proving the financial benefits of safer work environments. MākuSafe's platform is setting a new standard in workplace safety innovation.
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Workforce Wearables combined with a robust analytics platform for reduced accidents/injuries, increased efficiency, and productivity. Visit www.makusafe.com A high-volume warehousing and distribution business in the food and beverage industry, covering most of the western U.S. This company employs thousands across multiple sites and includes a large workforce of route drivers. Managing safety risks across a vast territory and workforce posed significant challenges. Strain and exertion injuries were a recurring issue, along with concerns about worker productivity and high operational costs. Leadership needed actionable data to reduce injuries, improve safety culture, and enhance operational efficiency. The company adopted MakuSafe's connected worker wearable and safety data analytics platform to monitor physicality data, environmental hazards, and worker safety trends. Starting with a pilot at a location in the Western U.S. with 40 workers over 90 days, the program rapidly scaled as results became evident. Today, MakuSafe is deployed at eight sites, with plans to cover all facilities company-wide. Zero Strain & Exertion Injuries • Sites have reduced strain and exertion injuries in the worker population who are wearing MakuSafe. • No back and shoulder injuries were reported through peak business periods during the first year of implementation. This continued through year two and remains true at the sites where MakuSafe is in use.

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● Workers in key roles now wear MākuSafe across all three shifts daily. By using data from MākuSafe Motion AI, high-risk push/pull, forceful, and repetitive motions have been progressively reduced, while productivity has steadily increased. ● Workers using MākuSafe at these sites have had zero workers’ compensation claims for back or shoulder injuries which had historically occurred frequently. Improved Environmental Safety ● MākuSafe’s environmental sensors provided insights to optimize facility conditions, such as identifying volatile organic compound (TVOC) concentrations in air quality and...

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● Beta trials with MākuSafe Scout, a forklift safety solution utilizing wearables, began at this company. ● Since the beginning, the trial has delivered a more than 80% decrease in interactions between forklifts running Scout and pedestrians. ● Data on worker/pedestrian density and congestion enabled leaders to reassign PIT drivers, re-engineer traffic patterns, and identify risk by facility area and time of day. ● The client is planning to scale the solution to multiple sites for improved safety and efficiency enhancements. Industry Recognition ● A key Health and Safety Manager who championed...

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