Virtual Reality for risk prevention in logistic warehouses

Working in a logistic warehouse involves potentially serious risks to the health and safety of operators. Training in health and safety, using innovative tools like Virtual Reality (VR), is essential to prevent risks and avoid accidents in warehouses.

Risks in logistic warehouses

Most risks in logistic warehouses stem from working with machinery or handling heavy and bulky loads. These hazards make any negligence potentially fatal for workers.

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the transport and storage sector reports a high rate of workplace accidents globally. Some of the most severe include crushing injuries, collisions with machinery, and collapses of merchandise or shelving.

To prevent such incidents and mitigate risks in warehouses, comprehensive safety training is crucial. Innovative technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) are now being used to modernize and enhance these training sessions.

Virtual Reality in training to prevent warehouse risks

Virtual Reality recreates realistic scenarios and situations through immersive simulations. In a VR simulation of warehouse risks, workers face the hazards of their daily tasks without the threat of real accidents.

The Ludus VR logistic risks simulation provides realistic training without exposing workers to actual danger. Employees must make decisions as they would in real life, experiencing virtual errors or accidents that help raise awareness of potential risks.

Experiencing how recklessness can lead to a fatal accident helps prevent repeating it in real life. This awareness is achieved through VR simulations without putting the worker in actual danger.

Areas and scenarios in Ludus’ VR logistic risks simulation

The Ludus logistic risks simulation includes multiple areas where virtual exercises can be conducted:

• Changing room: to practice the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Loading dock. 
• Shelving areas. 
• Battery charging zone. 
• Refrigerated room. 

Accidents and risks simulated in this VR training

The logistic risks simulation includes several exercises where workers may encounter accidents such as cuts, burns, impacts, or collisions. Key scenarios covered in the training include:

• Falling pallet jacks off the dock.
• Crushing incidents caused by entering the truck during unloading.
• Head injuries from leaning into trucks to give instructions.
• Collisions in loading and unloading zones.
• Falling boxes due to unsecured pallets.
• Burns from acid while handling batteries without protective eyewear.
• Crush injuries due to poor lighting, lack of signage, or rule violations.
• Shelving collapses caused by improper assembly or overloading.

The trainer can access various exercises within the simulation and customize them to suit the training needs. This technology allows for safer, more engaging, and highly effective training to minimize risks in warehouse environments.

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