Ludus has been shortlisted for the first edition of the IOSH Awards 2026, in the Digital Transformation of the Year category, one of the most prestigious international recognitions in occupational health and safety. The submission, titled "Behavioural Analytics in XR Safety Training: From Compliance to Risk Intelligence," is competing alongside other leading organisations in the digital transformation of workplace safety.
An award that recognises a real industry problem
This first edition of the IOSH Awards recognise the most innovative initiatives in occupational health and safety worldwide, evaluating their real-world impact on risk reduction.
Ludus's nomination addresses a challenge that has persisted in safety training for decades: most organisations still measure training effectiveness through completion-based metrics (attendance, course completion, test scores), which support compliance but fail to answer the question that truly matters: how do people actually behave in a real high-risk situation?
The solution: turning training into behavioural data
Between 2024 and 2025, Ludus developed a behavioural analytics layer integrated into its immersive training platform, requiring no additional infrastructure or redevelopment of existing content.
The system instruments 23 immersive VR and MR simulations, capturing more than 350 safety-critical actions in real time: incorrect execution of procedural steps, omission of safety-critical actions, deviations from safe operating procedures, and response times in high-risk scenarios.
Each session generates a detailed behavioural profile at individual, team and organisational level, enabling comparisons across shifts, departments, trainers or simulation types, and revealing patterns that would otherwise remain invisible.
Measurable results
The platform is fully operational at scale, having delivered 74,471 immersive safety training simulations in one year and generated more than 1.5 million structured behavioural data points. This volume of data has enabled organisations to move from assumption to evidence:
- 30-40% reduction in critical procedural deviations
- 20-30% faster response times in high-risk scenarios (from an average of 5.36 minutes down to 3.75-4.29 minutes)
- 43% reduction in error-related behavioural data (from 975,000 to 555,000 records)
- Lower performance variability between participants, indicating consolidation of correct safety behaviours
From training to risk intelligence
Beyond operational improvement, this initiative represents a shift in paradigm: training is no longer a one-off, compliance-driven activity, but a continuous source of behavioural risk intelligence. Organisations can now identify emerging risk patterns, prioritise interventions where they are needed most, and make decisions based on real data, rather than reacting after an incident occurs.
Being shortlisted for the IOSH Awards 2026 confirms that this approach marks a turning point in how workplace safety is measured and managed. The category winner will be announced soon, and the entire Ludus team remains focused on the goal that inspired this project from the start: helping organisations better protect their people.
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