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A warehouse worker lifting a container onto a cart in a distribution facility

WORKPLACE MOVEMENT ANALYSIS

Understand physical work.
Improve how it’s done.

Vergo uses computer vision to turn a short video of a task into a clearer view of how the work is performed, where physical demands occur and what could be improved.

ASSESSMENTMaterial handling
Illustrative task data
Worker 1 · trackedRecorded task video
Physical DemandWork Efficiency

WHAT VERGO FOUND

Physical DemandReaching away from the body was the main observed physical demand.

Work Efficiency4 confirmed task steps across the selected recording.

WHAT COULD CHANGE

Test staging the next container closer to the worker to reduce reach.

Two practical outputs.
Real workplace insight.

Physical Demand

See where bending, reaching, arm elevation and other measurable physical demands occur, how often they appear and how long they are observed.

Worker 1 · trackedTracked task video

WHAT VERGO FOUND

Illustrative task data

Reaching away from the body

Observed events
6
Observed duration
3.4 s
Tracked footage
34%

First change to test: stage the next container closer to the worker.

Work Efficiency

Break the observed task into steps, review timing across the recording and examine repeating work cycles when the footage supports it.

TASK STEPS & TIMING

Illustrative task data

4 confirmed steps · Selected recording 10.0 s

  • Approach0:00.0 · 2.1 s · 21%
  • Grasp container0:02.1 · 2.3 s · 23%
  • Transfer0:04.4 · 3.2 s · 32%
  • Place0:07.6 · 2.4 s · 24%

Cycle Analysis appears when the recording captures enough complete repetitions of a repeating task.

Then test a change, record the task again and compare what changed.

Colleagues reviewing a workplace assessment

Assess. Improve. Reassess.

Make a change. Record the task again. Compare what changed.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Understand the task, Physical Demand and Work Efficiency.

  2. 02

    Improve

    Decide what practical change to test.

  3. 03

    Reassess

    Record the task again and compare what changed.

Better work for people and operations.

Understand the task

See how physical work is being performed.

Measure physical demand

Review frequency, duration and exposure.

Review work efficiency

Understand task steps, timing and repeating cycles.

Verify changes

Record again and compare what changed.

For associations.

Run a consistent program across member employers while each workplace keeps its own task-level results and decisions.

For Associations

WHY IT MATTERS

Physical work affects people and performance.

How a task is designed shapes both the physical demands on the people doing it and how well the operation runs. Understanding the work is the first step to improving both.

PEOPLE AND SAFETY

1 in 4

About 1 in 4 Canadian wage-loss claims were still on compensation at 90 days in 2023.

Approximate. Broader workplace injury context, not limited to musculoskeletal injuries.

AWCBC, Canadian Workers’ Compensation System, 2023 Year at a Glance

OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY

73%

Canada’s business-sector labour productivity was about 73% of the U.S. level in 2019.

Statistics Canada comparison of Canadian and U.S. business-sector productivity levels.

Statistics Canada, The role of firm size in the Canada–U.S. labour productivity gap since 2000 (December 22, 2025)

National statistics provide context only. Vergo supports better workplace decisions. It does not promise injury reduction, productivity gains, premium reduction or a financial return.

Two workers reviewing an assessment on a tablet in a manufacturing facility

READY TO SEE VERGO IN ACTION?

Better-designed work starts with better understanding.

Book a demo to see the platform, review a sample assessment and discuss how Vergo can support your safety and operational goals.