Digital simulations for meat plant safety training

Exploring immersive learning simulations to help employees understand and practise critical food safety procedures

About the project

This project explored the use of extended reality (XR) as a training tool for meat processing environments. The research examined how immersive digital simulations could complement traditional standard operating procedure (SOP) training by allowing employees to interact with and rehearse important workplace processes.

The challenge

Meat processing facilities must manage significant food safety, contamination, and regulatory compliance risks. While SOPs provide essential guidance, traditional training formats may not give employees opportunities to practise procedures or fully understand how their actions contribute to food safety outcomes.

Approach

• Explored XR as an alternative approach to workplace training
• Examined how immersive simulations could support the delivery of complex SOPs
• Focused on interactive learning that allows employees to progressively explore procedures
• Incorporated opportunities for trainees to practise and rehearse critical processes
• Considered how simulation-based learning could strengthen understanding of safe workplace practices

Results

• Demonstrated the potential of XR to complement traditional SOP-based training
• Created opportunities for employees to engage with procedures through interactive learning
• Supported repeated practice of important workplace processes
• Provided a foundation for more immersive approaches to food safety training

Why it matters

• Supports stronger understanding of critical food safety procedures
• Provides opportunities to practise processes in a simulated environment
• Helps reinforce compliance and contamination prevention practices
• Makes complex workplace procedures more interactive and engaging
• Advances the use of immersive technologies for workforce training

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