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personnel to act appropriately in any given
situation. EYESIM supports the capture
and knowledge-transfer of best practices,
increasing efficiency and reducing costly
errors or maintenance.
Peter Richmond, product manager for SimSci,
said: “This is an exciting new technology and
KOC is the first customer in the upstream
industry in the Middle East to adopt it.”
Ensuring safety is top priority
It was very important that KOC created
a ‘real world’ training experience for its
young professionals before they go into the
actual working plant environment. The 3D
simulation provided by EYESIM promotes
these workers’ self-confidence before they
step foot into the plant. One of the aims of
KOC is to build employee confidence through
training. EYESIM provides this as well as
enhances employee safety in the plant
working environment.
“EYESIM helps KOC prepare its professionals
even before they step into new working
environments. With the new EYESIM
immersive technology, employees are
familiarised with operations before they even
do the actual work,” said Yacoub Al-Shatti,
WITH THE NEW EYESIM
IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY,
EMPLOYEES ARE
FAMILIARISED WITH
OPERATIONS BEFORE THEY
EVEN DO THE ACTUAL WORK
Prior to EYESIM, KOC trained operators
directly on the plant floor, which made
it difficult to ensure that production was
efficient and safe.
Because operators have to be competent
before being permitted to work in the
plant, KOC chose to make an investment
in employee training with the 3D EYESIM
visualisation system, which familiarises them
with the plant before they are taken on to
the floor.
EYESIM has established a successful
personnel training programme that has
resulted in fewer accidents and better safety,
as well as reducing unplanned shutdowns.
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KOC training instructor. This provides a
realistic virtual learning environment, which
prepares personnel to act appropriately in
any given situation. EYESIM supports the
capture and knowledge-transfer of best
practices, increasing efficiency and reducing
costly errors or maintenance.
Capture and knowledge transfer of
best practices
A key aspect driving this project is KOC’s
retiring workforce.
As operators leave KOC, its vital that the
company is able to transfer the critical
knowledge of the senior members of its
workforce to the new incoming group of
operators. This is critical to ensuring that
the plant continues to operate safely
and reliably.
Al Farhoud said: “The Immersive Virtual
Reality training from EYESIM helps
give KOC personnel the skills needed
to confidently and skillfully run our
production processes.”
With EYESIM, KOC captures the
inherent value in the knowledge base
of its workforce, integrating it into a
comprehensive training programme
that grows with the needs of the
company. Thanks to SimSci, KOC is
able to bring new technology to a new
generation of employees. n
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