Title :
Flexible, dynamic VR simulation of a future river lock facilitates prevention through design in occupational safety and health
Author :
Nickel, Peter ; Proger, Eugen ; Lungfiel, Andy ; Kergel, Rolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Occupational Safety & Health, German Social Accident Insurance (IFA), Germany
Abstract :
Industry and services have a growing interest in prevention through design with regard to safety of machinery to avoid redesign after construction. A VR planning model of a future river lock has been developed and investigated for risk assessment support. Inspections using the model in 1:1 scale promoted safety analyses of the operational concept, identified hazards and planning flaws, and triggered measures for reducing risks of the future lock. VR simulation contributed to occupational safety and health early in machinery design while saving effort and time.
Keywords :
CAD; inspection; machinery; mechanical engineering computing; occupational health; occupational safety; risk management; virtual reality; VR planning model; flaw planning; flexible dynamic VR simulation; machinery design; machinery safety; occupational health; occupational safety; risk assessment support; risk reduction; river lock; scale promoted safety analysis; Context; Machinery; Planning; Risk management; Rivers; Safety; Solid modeling; VR simulation; occupational safety and health; planning model; risk assessment; safety through design;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality (VR), 2015 IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2015.7223457
