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At Sika, the biggest ergonomics challenge was not awareness. It was behavior.
Despite established safety programs, training, and procedures, many ergonomic risks persisted on the floor. Employees often performed repetitive tasks under time and production pressure, developing shortcuts that saved seconds but increased long-term risk to their backs, shoulders, and joints.Long-tenured employees, some with decades of experience, believed certain movements were safe simply because they had not yet resulted in injury. In reality, these habits often represented accumulated risk rather than best practice.
Sika deployed TuMeke across five sites in Eastern Canada, impacting more than 420 employees. The trial was later extended and expanded into Mexico. What made the difference was video. Instead of relying on instruction or observation alone, employees could see themselves performing real work. Without commentary or judgment, the video created instant awareness and self-correction.
"We have been using TuMeke for some time now and it's an absolutely amazing tool. Its immediate impact on employees is simply unparalleled. The depth of the AI analysis is extremely detailed."
- Hans Muller, EHS Leader, Sika
The solution was easy to deploy, requiring minimal training for production teams and adapting well across different tasks, equipment types, and worker profiles.
The most immediate result was speed.
Employees did not need to be told what they were doing wrong. Seeing their own movements on video helped them recognize unsafe habits such as over-bending, reaching instead of stepping, or failing to use their knees properly. In many cases, corrections happened immediately. This approach proved far more effective than traditional safety talks or written procedures, which are often forgotten once employees return to work.
While video drove change on the floor, data drove decisions at the leadership level. TuMeke’s analytics helped Sika move beyond anecdotal justification when requesting ergonomic improvements.
Teams could clearly compare:
In many cases, preventing even a single incident or stoppage over several years made the investment case clear.
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