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Manual handling has ranked among the top three immediate causes of harm in UK ports every year since 2018. We look at what the PSS 2025 incident statistics show about the MSD burden in port work, and what incident data misses.

SpatialCortex has begun on-site deployment of its NSC MSD Solutions Pilot with Carolina Canners at Pepsi of Florence, South Carolina. MOVA MMH wearable sensors are assessing MSD risk in warehouse material movers and short-haul delivery drivers, with findings due at the 2027 NSC Safety Congress & Expo.

SpatialCortex’s wearable sensor technology for assessing musculoskeletal disorder risk in manual handling roles has been featured by Startups Magazine and Connected Places Catapult.

SpatialCortex has been selected by the National Safety Council for the MSD Solutions Pilot Grant, partnering with Carolina Canners to evaluate manual handling risk across warehouse and short-haul delivery operations using MOVA wearable sensor technology.

How our participation in the Connected Places Catapult Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator — alongside Port of Tyne, Portsmouth International Port, and DHL — is helping reshape how the freight industry manages ergonomic risk. A Sector Under Pressure The UK freight sector moves 1.6 billion tonnes of goods every year — an extraordinary operational achievement, where key touch points are enabled by physical labour of the men and women who load, unload, moor, drive and handle fre