Companies are well aware of the costs of absenteeism. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.companies see an average of 3.2% of its full-time/salaried workforce absent with another 1.9% missing time. A study by the Society for Human Resource … Read More
Workplace Safety
Combatting the Great Resignation. How VR Can Help Retain Employees
The following is an excerpt from our whitepaper: ‘5 Ways VR Training Helps Companies Even in an Economic Downturn’: 2021 and 2022 have seen an incredible increase in the number of workers quitting their jobs. During this time, Statista reports … Read More
Unskilled Employees and Gas Appliance Inspection: The Benefits of VR Training
According to the United States Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an average of over 20,000 natural gas leaks are reported every year from homes and buildings in the United States. Many more likely go undetected … Read More
How Corporate Training Can Play a Strategic Role to Fill Open Positions
The following is an excerpt from our whitepaper: ‘5 Ways VR Training Helps Companies Even in an Economic Downturn’: We’ve been struggling with a skilled labor gap for years and Covid only made it worse. Companies realized they needed to … Read More
Improve Your Train Derailment Training in Virtual Reality
In 2022, rail companies reported over 330 spills or leaks of hazardous materials. USA Today analyzed 10 years of federal rail incident reports and found over 5,000 incidents of hazardous materials spilling or leaking from trains that were either in … Read More
Virtual Reality CPR Training: An Effective Way to Keep Employees Safe
According to the American Heart Association, 10,000 cardiac arrests take place every year in U.S. workplaces. If these workers receive immediate defibrillation and CPR, the survival rate can be as high as 60 percent. If they don’t, the survival rate … Read More
How Virtual Reality Is Helping Keep Employees Safer and Costs Low
The following is an excerpt from our whitepaper: ‘5 Ways VR Training Helps Companies Even in an Economic Downturn’: Safety training. This is a cost of doing business that for many industries is regulated and doesn’t change much. However, with … Read More
Why Virtual Reality is the Best Way to Protect Workers from Falling
Falls on construction sites aren’t getting any better. The past decade has seen almost no change, let alone a reduction in the amount of injuries and deaths from falling on the construction site. According to data from the United States … Read More
How Corporate Training Is Improving Outcomes While Cutting Costs
The following is an excerpt from our whitepaper: ‘5 Ways VR Training Helps Companies Even in an Economic Downturn’: Learning and development leaders are working hard to try to overcome the skilled labor gap while getting budgets tightened thanks to … Read More
5 Reasons Training Is So Important During an Economic Downturn
The following is an excerpt from our whitepaper: ‘5 Ways VR Training Helps Companies Even in an Economic Downturn’: Learning and development. When times are tough, it’s typically one of the first budgets to get cut. Yet the gains to … Read More