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XTraining is now training operators at Arauco's pulp operations
Qualitat's control room training system is running in an industrial pilot at Arauco's pulp operations in Chile.
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VR fire extinguisher training vs. live fire: costs and results.
Live-fire drills are the traditional standard, but they are expensive, limited and hard to measure. Here is how the two approaches compare, and why the strongest programs use both.
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Ten virtual reality statistics that circulate across the industry and don't survive fact-checking
This article is written by a simulator provider, and it runs against a simulator provider's short-term commercial interest. We are publishing it anyway, and we explain why at the end.
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How many workers does it take for a simulator to pay off? The honest answer
It is the most frequently asked question and the least frequently answered. We are going to answer it with what is available, including the part that doesn't work in our favor.
ReadIn a safety talk, your people's attention drops off at 40 minutes
A study published in Construction Management and Economics compared construction safety training in a traditional classroom against immersive virtual reality, with 66 subjects: 41 on-site…
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A minor accident costs your company 4% of sales per worker
The conversation about safety usually stays with the risk-prevention specialist. This figure moves it to the CEO's office, because it stops being a compliance issue and becomes a margin…
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Italy has just written simulation into its workplace safety law
On April 7, 2026, Italy's Legge 11 marzo 2026, n. 34 took effect, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 68 of March 23.
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Between 80% and 85% of what you spend on training never turns into behavior
There is a figure that almost never comes up in conversations about training budgets, and it should open them.
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Onboarding takes months. What does the plant do in the meantime?
A new operator starts, and the operational answer is always the same: let them learn by watching.
ReadYou trained 300 people. Which ones can actually do it?
At most companies, that question has no answer. There are binders with attendance sheets, scanned certificates, and accumulated hours. All of it proves that the training happened.
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