11May2017
Australia’s Snowy Hydro to undertake workplace safety assessments with ViSafe
Melbourne,Australia:dorsaViLtd(ASX:DVL)hastodayannouncedthatSnowyHydroLimitedwillundertakeanextensiveprogramofViSafeassessments.TheinformationcapturedthroughdorsaVi’swearablesensortechnologywillbeusedbytheSnowyHydroteamtobetterunderstandthemovementprofilesassociatedwiththecivilandmaintenanceroles,andtomodifyplantandequipmentasneeded.
SnowyHydroisoneofAustralia’smosticoniccompaniesplayinganimportantroleinthenation’shistory.TodaySnowyHydroisamodernanddynamicintegratedenergybusinesswith16powerstationsgeneratingcapacityacrossNewSouthWales,VictoriaandSouthAustralia.Theyarethefourthlargestenergyretailerinthenationalenergymarket.
TheSnowyHydroteamarecommittedtousingdatatoinformtheirhealthandsafetystrategy,lowertheriskofworkplaceinjury,andimprovethehealthandsafetyoftheiremployees.
TheengagementinvolvesassessmentsofcivilandmaintenanceworkersattheCabbramurra,NSWsite.Thedatacollectedthroughwearablesensorswillbeanalysedtohelpinformdecisionsonappropriateriskcontrolsandvalidatetheirimpactontheinjuryrisk.
“ManagingmusculoskeletalriskisahighpriorityforSnowyHydroLimited.Bycollectingaccurateobjectivedatafromourworkforce,whiletheyperformtheirnormaltasksisparamounttounderstandingtherisk,sothatwecanre-designourenvironmenttosuitourpeople.Thistechnologyallowsustonotonlyunderstandtherisk,italsoallowsustoverifythecontrolsimplemented.Theassessmentprocessitselfraisesawarenessaboutmusculoskeletalrisk,andthestaffinvolvementinthedatacollectionfurtherincreasesengagementintheproject,”saidNatalieBoehm,ManagerHealthandWellness,SnowyHydroLimited.
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AboutdorsaVi
dorsaVi (ASX: DVL) is an ASX company focused on developing innovative motion analysis devicetechnologiesforuseinelitesports,occupationalhealthandsafetyandclinicalapplications.dorsaVibelieves its wearable sensor technology enables – for the first time – many aspects of detailedhuman movement and position to be accurately captured, quantified and assessed outside abiomechanicslab,inbothreal-timeandrealsituationsforupto24hours.
Ourtechnologyhasapplicationsacrossthreesectors:
• Clinical:ViMoveistransformingthemanagementofpatientsbyprovidingobjectiveassessment,monitoringoutsidetheclinicandimmediatebiofeedback.ViMoveiscurrentlyusedbymedicalandphysiotherapypracticesinAustralia,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.
• EliteSports:ViPerformisallowingcoachesandmedicalteamsmanagingeliteathletesandteamstoscreenathletesandprovideobjectiveevidencefordecisionsonreturntoplay,measurebiomechanicsandprovideimmediatebiofeedbackoutonthefield,tailorandtracktrainingprogramsandoptimisetechniqueandpeakperformance.ViPerformisbeingusedbyAFLandNRLclubs,CricketAustralia,andtheAustralianInstituteofSport(AIS)inAustralia.BarclaysPremierLeague(EPL)clubsintheUKandUSbasedsportsclubsfromtheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),theMajorSoccerLeague(MLS)andtheNationalFootballLeague(NFL)aswellasvariousOlympicteamsandathletesinternationally.
• OHS:Wecombineinnovation,measurement,andqualitytoreduceworkplaceincidents,costs,meetcomplianceandimprovebrandreputation.ViSafeenablesemployerstoassessriskofinjuryforemployeesaswellastesttheeffectivenessofproposedchangestoworkplacedesign,equipmentormethodsbasedonobjectiveevidence.ViSafehasbeenusedbymajorcorporationsincludingSodexo,LondonUnderground,VinciConstruction,CrownResorts,Caterpillar(US),MonashHealth,Coles,Woolworths,Toll,Toyota,Orora(formerlyAmcor),CrownandBHPBilliton.AustralianWorkplaceCompliancedeliversriskmitigationthroughcompliancetoOHS,QualityManagementSystems,CompanyPolicyandProcess.
Furtherinformationisavailableatwww.dorsavi.com.
