SpatialCortex is a UK-based technology company helping organisations reduce workplace injuries, improve safety performance, and build healthier, more productive workforces through objective, data-driven ergonomics and manual handling risk management.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain one of the leading causes of workplace injury, lost working days, and reduced productivity across ports, logistics, transport, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors. Traditional assessment methods often rely on observation, subjective judgement, and limited sampling of work activities. SpatialCortex addresses this challenge by providing objective measurement and analysis of real-world physical demands using wearable sensor technology and advanced analytics.
The company’s MOVA platform combines lightweight wearable sensors, ergonomic assessment tools, and analytics to quantify posture, movement patterns, repetition, and fatigue during actual work activities. This enables organisations to gain a deeper understanding of the risks faced by frontline workers and make informed decisions about interventions, training, equipment selection, and workplace design.
Within ports and maritime environments, SpatialCortex has successfully supported assessments of high-risk manual handling activities, including mooring operations, cargo handling, warehousing, vehicle operations, and other physically demanding tasks. The technology provides clear visibility of ergonomic risk factors that may not be apparent through conventional observation alone, helping organisations identify opportunities to reduce injury risk while maintaining operational efficiency.
The MOVA platform supports a range of use cases, including ergonomic risk assessments, manual handling evaluations, training and competency development, intervention validation, and continuous improvement programmes. By capturing objective movement data during real work activities, organisations can assess the effectiveness of changes to processes, equipment, and working practices and demonstrate measurable improvements over time.
SpatialCortex’s approach aligns with established health and safety principles and supports evidence-based decision-making. The insights generated can be used to enhance risk assessments, strengthen safety cases, improve worker engagement, and support compliance with workplace health and safety requirements.
The company has delivered successful projects across multiple sectors, including rail, ports, logistics, food manufacturing, and infrastructure management. Through these engagements, SpatialCortex has helped organisations identify hidden risk factors, prioritise improvement initiatives, enhance manual handling training, and develop targeted interventions that protect workers while supporting operational performance.
By transforming how ports and maritime operators understand and manage physical workplace risks, SpatialCortex enables safety professionals, operational leaders, and ergonomics practitioners to move beyond subjective assessments and towards a proactive, data-led approach to injury prevention.