A French logistics company operating across several order-picking platforms was facing a resurgence of MSDs linked to load handling, repetitive movements, and awkward postures that place heavy strain on the back, shoulders, and joints. The company wanted to automate the collection of exposure data, map its at-risk workstations, and launch a structured action plan that was traceable and measurable over time. BlueKanGo and KIMEA, which offers an MSD management solution, provided a joint response on this project.
A difficult MSD risk analysis
In this sector, workstations involve significant physical effort every day. This activity is all the harder to control because the workforce is constantly changing, with frequent use of temporary workers and new hires who do not always have the experience needed to immediately adopt movements that protect the body.
Until now, assessing the risks associated with movements and postures relied mainly on human observations carried out in the field. Although relevant, these observations sometimes remained subjective and difficult to compare over time or across multiple sites. Meanwhile, MSDs continued to rise, particularly in the order-picking, loading, and sorting areas, where the pace and repetitiveness expose workers to greater risk.
The DUERP (Single occupational risk assessment document) and PAPRIPACT (the annual occupational risk prevention action program), though central to the prevention strategy, were becoming difficult to keep up to date. Their updates depended on inconsistent ergonomic reports, submitted in various formats and integrated manually. This cumbersome process contributed to a lack of overall visibility into the company's genuinely critical areas, making it hard to prioritize corrective actions, and at times disconnecting that prioritization from the teams' actual exposure.
In this context, HSE management turned to BlueKanGo's HSE software in order to move away from management based on perception or intuition and to rely instead on objective, reliable, and comparable data. The objective was threefold: to better understand the reality of exposures, to improve the ergonomics of workstations, and to achieve a lasting reduction in MSD-related incidents.
In-depth, structured analysis through the KIMEA + BlueKanGo partnership
A complete MSD risk analysis with KIMEA
On one side, Moovency's KIMEA solution (made up of a mobile app and a multi-user cloud analysis platform) makes it possible to carry out a complete MSD risk analysis from a simple video. From a short video clip captured with an ordinary smartphone, the tool automatically processes the images to analyze movements and extract objective indicators. The worker's posture is reconstructed as a digital skeleton, allowing for a precise assessment of the strain placed on different parts of the body.
The tool provides a measure of the risk level associated with the movements performed, whether for the back, shoulders, wrists, or other joints. It also identifies how long the worker spends in each risk zone, making it possible to understand actual exposure over a work cycle. With this information, it becomes possible to reliably compare several situations: a workstation before and after modification, a movement with or without a mechanical aid, or two different working methods. All the data from the analysis can then be presented in the form of structured reports.
Synchronizing data to BlueKanGo
Thanks to the connection between KIMEA and BlueKanGo, all the results from the MSD risk analyses synchronize to become the central point for managing and consolidating the data. The risk levels associated with the various workstations, identified by KIMEA from the analyzed videos, are integrated directly into the corresponding work units. This information feeds into BlueKanGo's DUERP and PAPRIPACT, providing objective, continuously updated data with no manual re-entry.
The integration makes it easier to automatically classify workstations by their level of exposure, whether they are situations under control or workstations requiring priority action. This smooth flow of information between the two systems ensures a fast, reliable update of the single occupational risk assessment document, as well as a better understanding of critical areas.
The MSD risk map can be consulted directly in BlueKanGo's risk-management modules, giving an immediate view of sensitive areas. Consolidated dashboards covering all sites make it easier to track trends, prioritize actions, and support strategic decision-making.
Triggering and managing the action plan
Starting from the risks brought to light by the video analysis, BlueKanGo automatically takes over to structure and manage the prevention process. Each result from KIMEA immediately generates a dedicated action item, whether a workstation redesign, the introduction of a mechanical aid, staff rotation, or a training initiative.
The platform uses the risk level actually observed in the videos to set priorities. The most exposed workstations are therefore addressed first, on the basis of objective, indisputable data. Managers have a clear view of how urgent each intervention is, which makes it easier to weigh trade-offs, plan, and monitor progress over time.
By regularly re-analyzing workstations with KIMEA, the company verifies the effectiveness of the measures put in place and observes the gradual reduction of risks. This momentum creates a true continuous-prevention loop, in which each new analysis feeds the DUERP, triggers an action plan, and then makes it possible to assess its impact.
Measurable benefits
Thanks to the complementarity between KIMEA and BlueKanGo, the company now benefits from a complete analysis of MSD risks. HSE teams no longer depend on occasional or subjective observations: they have reliable data that is measured and comparable over time. This approach makes it possible to quickly identify the most hazardous work situations and to act in a targeted way.
The automatic integration of KIMEA analyses into BlueKanGo turns the DUERP and PAPRIPACT into a genuine management tool. Continuously fed with data, it becomes more comprehensive, more precise, and more relevant. It becomes a dynamic document, always aligned with realities on the ground and ready to be presented during internal or external audits.
At the management level, multi-site oversight becomes far more efficient. Consolidated dashboards make it possible to track how risks evolve across all the logistics platforms, compare sites, set consistent reduction targets, and build on the actions that work. This overall view safeguards the preventionstrategy and strengthens the consistency of ergonomic efforts across every site.
Finally, the economic impact is significant. By reducing risk exposures, the company mechanically lowers the likelihood of MSDs developing, and therefore the number of associated work stoppages. The pairing of KIMEA with BlueKanGo thus acts as a powerful lever not only for prevention but also for financial optimization, allowing the company to protect employees' health while generating substantial savings.
