The Dangerous Virtual Building, an Example of the Use of Virtual Reality for Training in Safety Procedures
Abstract
There is an ancient proverb that says "Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will learn".This has been the main principle behind the big raising of immersive technologies in the field of training and education. Here we explain our experience in using this kind of technology in the area of work risk and incident prevention The high accident rate suffered by the construction sector has been one of the reasons that have moved us to develop the system that this article describes. The objective of the system is the training of the operator in safety procedures on the job. For this reason a VR system has been created that on the one hand reproduces a similar environment to the one experienced by the operator in real life, and on the other hand it provides for a number of operations to be completed. These operations which are very usual for the worker in real life imply a risk that must be understood by the worker. e.g. walking around the construction trenches carrying some type of load could cause a loosening of the ground resulting in death. For the complete training of the worker, the virtual environment contains the three fundamental phases of the construction of a building. Besides all of the general tools of the job may or may not have a safety component. So the number of dangerous operations that the system provides for and monitors are encountered in real life (working on a scaffolding. in trendes, on roofs, on the various floors, crashes, falls, overloads, etc.) By means of training and learning about the risks involved in the operations (from the most simple) you will obtain the best preparation in the sector, reducing therefore the rate mentioned above.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP010791
Entities
People
- Cristina Romero
- Javier Fernandez
- Joaquin Casillas
- Marcos Fernandez
- Miguel Lozano
Organizations
- University of Valencia