Digital Transformation for Occupational Safety Awareness Training by Metaverse Technology
Digital Transformation for Occupational Safety Awareness Training by Metaverse Technology

Summary/Abstract: Occupational safety training is critical to ensuring a safe work environment. However, traditional training methods often fail to fully engage learners and replicate real-world scenarios. The emergence of metaverse technologies presents new opportunities to digitally transform occupational safety awareness training. In this study, a novel approach is proposed for occupational safety awareness training using immersive simulations within the metaverse. The approach was evaluated by analyzing the acceptance, effectiveness, and interaction with usability success rate and administered a user experience questionnaire (UEQ). The research results indicate that incorporating immersive technology enhances the quality of training experience. The proposed model achieved an average usability success rate of 71%, reflecting an overwhelmingly positive user experience. The UEQ scores confirm this positive trend, with users rating attractiveness and stimulation as good (respectively 1.78 and 1.70). At the same time, perspicuity, efficiency, reliability, and novelty received ratings surpassing the average (ranging from 1.22 to 1.51). The efficacy of an immersive approach for occupational safety training was 65.8%, which qualifies as sufficiently effective. These findings highlight the potential of immersive technology in advancing occupational safety training by enhancing engagement, comprehension, technology performance, and empowering learners in safety awareness journey.Occupational safety training is critical to ensuring a safe work environment. However, traditional training methods often fail to fully engage learners and replicate real-world scenarios. The emergence of metaverse technologies presents new opportunities to digitally transform occupational safety awareness training. In this study, a novel approach is proposed for occupational safety awareness training using immersive simulations within the metaverse. The approach was evaluated by analyzing the acceptance, effectiveness, and interaction with usability success rate and administered a user experience questionnaire (UEQ). The research results indicate that incorporating immersive technology enhances the quality of training experience. The proposed model achieved an average usability success rate of 71%, reflecting an overwhelmingly positive user experience. The UEQ scores confirm this positive trend, with users rating attractiveness and stimulation as good (respectively 1.78 and 1.70). At the same time, perspicuity, efficiency, reliability, and novelty received ratings surpassing the average (ranging from 1.22 to 1.51). The efficacy of an immersive approach for occupational safety training was 65.8%, which qualifies as sufficiently effective. These findings highlight the potential of immersive technology in advancing occupational safety training by enhancing engagement, comprehension, technology performance, and empowering learners in safety awareness journey.

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