Expanded Workshop
Round 2
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

VR Safety Training: It's About to Get REAL!
Dr. Traci Byrd

Effective training, especially that which gives workers the tools/skills to identify and assess job risk, is essential to worker safety.  Many organizations utilize hands-on or on-the-job training to increase the effectiveness of safety training programs.  Yet, there is a clear gap between training and real world scenarios.  This engaging, hands-on interactive workshop will provide the opportunity for participants to discuss the applicability and feasibility of virtual reality (VR) safety training as a viable means to close the gap.  VR is being actively implemented in many safety training programs as a new way to motivate and engage employees.  VR safety training blends traditional training and real world scenarios by allowing trainees to experience hazards without risking the trainees' safety and health. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to experience some low-budget tools and apps that can be used to enhance current safety training programs.  This can't miss workshop will invite attendees to step out of the classroom while never leaving their seats.  It's more than hands-on training, it's stepping into training, it's training that's about to get REAL!

Participants will:

-  understand the concept of virtual reality,
-  understand the use of virtual reality and the impact on safety training,
-  have knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of virtual reality training, and
-  understand the implications of the use virtual reality safety training to the safety professional.

This is a repeat of Tuesday's presentation.