Simulation Training Saves Money, Promotes Safety

Traditionally, learning to run a backhoe or drive a dump truck required getting behind the wheel and learning on-the-job. Today, with simulation training, damage to truck and student operator is "virtually" eliminated. Says one marketing director for a new line of construction equipment simulation software: "We teach people to work slowly and carefully first, with the emphasis on quality work…This is the opposite of the way people learn on real equipment, where there's a tendency for speed, because learning to do things carefully takes time..." Do you think simulation is a crucial element in operator training?

The preceding article is a "sneak peek" from Construction Tools & Equipment, a newsletter from GlobalSpec. To stay up-to-date and informed on industry trends, products, and technologies, subscribe to Construction Tools & Equipment today.