VR Confined Space Training

The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Education and Research Center's Professional Training Opportunity Program (PTOP) awarded a University of Idaho research team funding to develop a Virtual Reality training simulator designed to accompany confined space safety training. The project, "Digital Apprenticeship-Training Simulator for the 21st Century", is a collaboration between the University of Idaho Virtual Technology and Design Program and the University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Continuing Education Programs. This 5-minute module is designed for you to incorporate into your permit- required confined space entry curriculum. Use the program to discuss health and safety issues on how to prepare to enter a confined space, air testing, communication, and the awareness of the hazards during entry.

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