Smart Labour Training Site Presented at CUBE EXPO 2021
The 5th CUBE EXPO specialized exhibition on occupational safety and staff development ‘Work. Safety. Security. Staff’ took place within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Labour Forum held on April 22–23 at EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre. Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering took part in the event and presented materials about the Smart Labour training site, which is part of SAFECON project being implemented under the Russia – South-East Finland 2014–2020 Cross-Border Cooperation Programme and funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
SPbGASU representatives at CUBE EXPO 2021
Fragment of the exposition
Training module ‘Welding’, similar to the one installed at the Smart Labour facility, was demonstrated by SPbGASU specialists representing the Scientific and Educational Centre for Occupational Safety in Construction and the Department of Technosphere Safety. The module consisted of two installations demonstrating both the correct execution of welding works and works performed with violations of safety rules.
In addition, visitors were able to try out a VR-based computer program ‘Occupational Safety Training in the Construction Industry‘, which allows users to see the consequences of non-compliance with safety regulations and get acquainted with the rules of using protective equipment. The program offers a number of training modules by type of works.
On the second day of the exhibition, Associate Professor Vitaly Tsaplin, Head of the SPbGASU Department of Technosphere Safety, Director of the Centre for Occupational Safety in Construction and the SAFECON project manager made a report entitled “SAFECON Project As a Tool for Improving Occupational Safety Training for Construction Industry Staff in North-West Russia and South-East Finland”. “The Smart Labour training site, built within the framework of the SAFECON project, is an interactive occupational safety learning environment designed for various target groups. Taking into account situational, social and psychological factors helps to increase the effectiveness of teaching methods and reduce the risk of accidents at construction sites”, he said.
According to Vitaly Tsaplin, ‘Smart Labour’ will allow construction industry enterprises and higher educational institutions to reach a new level in developing occupational safety practices and, as a result, to increase labour productivity.
During the exhibition, award winners of the ‘Green Light’ competition, organized by the Foundation for the development of future leaders in the field of ecology and occupational safety, were announced. Lada Tokareva, a first-year Master's student of the Department of Technosphere Safety, took third place with her project "Comparative Analysis of Emission Dispersion Calculation Models Used in China, USA, EU, UK, Japan and Singapore".
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Text: Tatyana Petrova
Photos: Sergey Klishis
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