Pre-Implementation Evaluation of VR as a Mine Safety Training Tool

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• Personal Author:
  Bellanca, Jennica L. ; Hoebbel, Cassandra L.
• Description:
  High-fidelity, immersive training is known for its learning and logistical benefits. While other industries have used virtual reality (VR) for decades, the same uptake has not been seen in mining. NIOSH recently developed an adaptable, scalable VR training platform, VR Mine Rescue Training (VR-MRT), which has attracted significant industry interest. NIOSH is using VR-MRT to understand the barriers to adoption and implementation of VR. As a part of a larger effort to assess the effectiveness and implementation of VR-MRT, researchers have conducted pre-implementation interviews. In this paper, the authors use feedback from individuals at various implementation levels to assess the acceptability and appropriateness of VR-MRT and identify potential implementation barriers for VR more generally. Researchers also describe ongoing efforts to overcome these barriers as NIOSH works to position VR-MRT as a supplemental resource more generally for mine safety training. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Emergencies Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Virtual Reality Emergency Preparedness Implementation Science Mine Rescue Mine Safety Mining Industry Training Virtual Reality
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070851
• Citation:
  MineXchange: 2025 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 23-26, 2025, Denver, Coloardo, preprint 25-072. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2025 Feb; :1-20
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  MineXchange: 2025 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 23-26, 2025, Denver, Coloardo, preprint 25-072
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b980fcf64edf53d859e2bb60f72e14b73133de75dbddbd09f9024e6ac8be1e856223e30080c409eb87beef4bc63d6246a0fb8b7ace87d4a0c889f63e9c4d08c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215750/cdc_215750_DS1.pdf
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