«Smart Labour» Computer program Has Passed State Registration
How to maximize the efficiency of occupational safety training in the construction sector and reduce work-related injuries? The computer program «Smart Labour», based on VR technologies, was developed at Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering to give the answer to this question. The software developers have recently received a certificate of state registration (No. 2020667113).
Demonstrating the «Smart Labour» program in action
Certificate of state registration of the computer program
The «Smart Labour» program will be applied at the training facility of the same name, which was built in Krasnoe Selo within the framework of SAFECON international project. The project is part of the «South-East Finland – Russia 2014-2020» Cross-Border Cooperation program and is funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
The team of developers included Vitaly Tsaplin, Head of the SPbGASU Department of Technosphere Safety, Director of the Research and Educational Centre for Occupational Safety in Construction, SAFECON project manager at SPbGASU, and the Centre’ specialists Tatyana Goncharuk and Omar Shakshak, as well as Head of laboratory Vera Strokova and postgraduate student Nadezhda Subbotina.
✔ The technology of imitating real activities will allow students to simulate facing harmful and hazardous factors of the industrial environment and working process on the construction site. First of all, it applies to finishing and welding works, earthworks and concrete works, working at high altitude, carpentry, lifting and electrical works, as well as operations with high-pressure vessels and pipelines.
The program users will have the opportunity to choose any lesson for any type of work and undergo training following the instructions. The lessons include animated scenes that clearly demonstrate the observance of workplace safety rules and consequences of their violation. Learners can study either in a computer class on a personal computer or using the virtual reality headset.
According to the developers, the “Smart Labour” program is intended to reach a broad target audience including diverse categories of users: from construction workers and occupational safety experts to students studying civil engineering at vocational colleges or higher educational institutions, managers and heads of construction companies.
Text: Alexandra Podolnikova
Photos courtesy of Omar Shakshak
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