Improving the quality of equipment training for the Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) is a critical task in improving safety and eliminating equipment-related injuries in mining. One of major responsibilities for the HEOs is proper machine inspection. Traditional miner safety training includes the use of hardcopy documents and video instructions. However, modern mobile and computer technology offers tremendous potential to improve the training process. In this study, we apply a 360-degree camera, open-source platform WordPress™, and the software Unity3D in order to create materials and tools for the HEOs safety training to help trainees better understand the pre-shift safety machine inspection. The computer-based safety task training developed in this research is tested and implemented at a surface mine in the southern United States.

提高重型设备操作员 (HEO) 的设备培训质量是提高采矿安全和消除设备相关伤害的关键任务。HEO 的主要职责之一是适当的机器检查。传统的矿工安全培训包括使用硬拷贝文件和视频说明。然而，现代移动和计算机技术为改进培训过程提供了巨大的潜力。在这项研究中，我们应用 360 度摄像头、开源平台 WordPress™ 和软件 Unity3D 为 HEO 安全培训创建材料和工具，以帮助学员更好地了解班前安全机器检查。本研究中开发的基于计算机的安全任务培训在美国南部的一个露天矿进行了测试和实施。