NASHVILLE, TN -- HeroWear, an occupational exosuit provider, announced new data from URM Foodservice, a premium grocery chain, and two customers from Amerisure Insurance, indicating a significant reduction in worker turnover, fatigue, and discomfort after deploying HeroWear’s Apex 2 exosuit.

Designed for those who carry the weight of the industry, HeroWear’s exosuit provides workers with added support on and off the job. The Apex 2’s elastic bands function like an extra set of back muscles, reducing back strain for workers while improving quality of life.

“Physically demanding jobs can put an enormous toll on workers’ physical and mental well-being, and the warehousing industry exhibits the highest rates of serious injuries from overexertion,” said HeroWear chief executive officer and co-founder Mark Harris. “We developed the Apex 2 exosuit to improve the quality of life of workers in these industries and allow them to have the energy to do what they love when they go home to their families at the end of every workday.”

After exosuit deployment:
•           Amerisure Insurance client Auto-Wares reported a 40.74 percent decrease in worker fatigue from heavy lifts and a 26.92 percent reduction in lower back discomfort.
•           Amerisure Insurance client Beverage South workers experienced a 42.19 percent decrease in fatigue from heavy lifts alongside a 32.84 percent reduction in lower back discomfort.
•           URM Foodservice saw reported back injuries drop to zero among the teams using exosuits. They also reported having more energy at the end of the day and less work-related discomfort.
•           As a part of an overall worker-focused initiative lasting more than a year, nearly 100 distribution center workers at a premium grocery chain used the Apex 2 exosuits and reported zero back injuries. The workers also reported an average of 42 percent reduction in work-related lower back discomfort and a 26 percent reduction in work-related fatigue.

Exosuits aid workers in repetitive lifting and bending motions, preventing back strain. Workers in the warehouse distribution industry experience the highest rates of serious injury, which can impact their quality of life due to injury or fatigue. The average cost to recruit and train new warehouse workers is $18,600, creating a reduction in turnover beneficial for companies while improving the quality of life for workers.

“At Amerisure, our goal in working with our policyholders is to mitigate potential risks to their business, which includes protecting each of their workers,” said Amerisure Insurance risk management technology program manager Ryan Anderson. “It is exciting to read the data but also see first-hand how HeroWear's exosuit is impacting worker safety at Auto-Wares and Beverage South.”

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