Simulation-Based Operator Training Saves Costs

Operators in the process industries control complex industrial equipment and processes, often involving hazardous and/or explosive materials.  With today's sophisticated control systems, one or two operators can typically monitor and control an entire process unit.

With such a high degree of responsibility, plant owners and managers know how important it is to train operators effectively and efficiently.  As with pilots or surgeons, training process operators can be an expensive proposition.  The good news is that industry has learned a lot about how to train operators efficiently.

Models, simulation, and role-playing are fundamental to how we learned most of what we know in life.  In this Insight, we share how experts from several end user organizations approach the complex human problem of training operators using new modeling and simulation technologies.

How Important Is It to Get Operator Training Right?
It is not often you hear about a company that has spent too much on training its employees, or that its employees are more competent than needed.  Much more often, we hear about how the lack of training contributed to an accident in which people were injured or equipment damaged.  Operator training for industrial processes is a serious business, and at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida this past February we learned about some comprehensive approaches to operator training by experts in the field.

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Keywords: Operator Training Simulator (OTS), Immersive Training, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), ARC Advisory Group.