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The Objective
The overall objective of the VIRTHUALIS project is to reduce hazards in production plants and storage sites by addressing end-users’ practical safety issues through the development of an affordable and accessible technology and related tools.
The new technology will be achieved by merging Human Factors (HF) knowledge and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies.
The safety issues to be addressed include:
- training control room operators,
- designing proper alarm systems,
- training teams to cope with emergencies,
- assessing the impact of plant modifications on operators’ reliability
- helping managers to see the impact of their decisions on sharp-end operators’ daily work.
The achievement of this objective will allow:
- to sensibly reduce accidents and incidents in the process industry;
- to enhance system operability throughout the life-cycle;
- to reduce costs associated with safety enhancement.