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Use of Virtual Reality for Hazard Safety Training to Reduce High Risk and Significant Safety Incidents and Increase Training Engagement

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Home safely, every day is a core value for LINX Cargo Care Group. Living this core value requires strong support from its people and an equal measure of innovation. In a first for the Australian supply chain and logistics industry, LINX Cargo Care Group (LINX CCG), has leveraged Virtual Reality (VR) technology to significantly lift positive engagement and safety outcomes. LINX CCG’s award-winning VR safety training platform has not only cut the time required for training—while simultaneously improving the quality—it has also delivered an unparalleled level of consistency and notable savings to the Group in form of improved efficiencies.

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Jones, A. (2021). Use of Virtual Reality for Hazard Safety Training to Reduce High Risk and Significant Safety Incidents and Increase Training Engagement. In: Jung, T., Dalton, J. (eds) XR Case Studies. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72781-9_10

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