CSETIR—Construction Safety with Education and Training Using Immersive Reality

Presents many applications and one is about Construction Safety. “More effective and safer training of construction workers that is less expensive and much safer to train heavy-equipment workers – e.g., crane operators – in virtual reality. The thing is that many graduates with an engineering degree get their diplomas without sufficient practice at a construction site. Here is where VR training comes into play. With its help, engineers and architects could get much more experience before graduation. Also, the virtual environment allows workers to operate dangerous equipment without any risks whatsoever. It’s cheaper than real-life training where you’d need a real tower crane to train the operators. CertifyMe.net, a training and certification company that specializes on forklifts, has a VR program for practicing in a risk-free environment. Using it, they eliminate any type of injuries and equipment damage, allowing for a trial-and-error approach without adverse consequences. It provides the training and assessment in one hour with awarding the certificate immediately and online. The approach can be used in IO2 or in IO3 depending on the activities.