QBE has entered into an agreement with dorsaVi for wearable on-body sensors which will allow customers to better predict, manage and reduce the likelihood of musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace.

The sensors have demonstrated harm prevention and better productivity where manual handling is involved.

QBE will provide its broker network and their mutual customers weith access to the wearable sensor technology to help manage risks to workers.

Australia GM People Risk Rob Kosova says the the agreement is the latest QBE collaboration to help make customers’ workplaces safer and increase productivity, and there are plans for more agreements to combine data, technology and science to “unlock deeper risk, insurance and claims insights and expertise.”

The on-body sensors monitor and measure muscle activity, quantify movement risk and guide appropriate risk mitigating strategies, QBE says. The sensors can track, analyse and report on movement throughout the day in real time.