Desert Saber’s gaming technology simulates “life-or-death” scenarios for miners who need to complete safety training.
A three-year, $1.6 million federal grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will be used to develop more effective training methods – including the use of computer games replicating real-life mining environments – to improve safety among U.S. mine workers. For the NIOSH study, the UA research team is partnering with McCraren Compliance, a Tucson-based company that provides mining and other occupational training safety services, the office of the Arizona State Mine Inspector, recipients of the Mine Safety and Health Administration grant and other local and national mining companies and trainers to create a national network to share best safety practices.
