There are a variety of different types of employers throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Some residents of the state leave their homes each day to go to an office. Others spend their days in a company vehicle completing tasks such as making deliveries. Still others work in warehouse settings and are responsible for moving items from one place to another.

In accomplishing their tasks warehouse workers often use machines such as forklifts. While forklifts make these jobs much easier they can be dangerous. Accidents involving forklifts can result in serious injuries that send workers to the hospital and leave them unable to work for a period of time while they heal. In addition to being painful for the worker who is hurt, it can also be expensive for an employer who likely is making payments on a workers' compensation insurance policy.

To try to minimize the risk that such a work accident will occur, most warehouses train employees on how to properly operate the vehicle. While the trainings conducted throughout the years probably went a long way in preventing such incidents, a recently developed virtual training may further improve warehouse safety. Operating similar to many current gaming systems, in addition to teaching the basics, it places trainees in situations that often lead to accidents.

The new training system may be appealing to businesses with warehouses in the state of Pennsylvania for both the safety factor as well as the possibility that it could save the business money by reducing workplace accidents.

Source: OHSonline.com, "Virtual Reality Training Program Created for Forklift Operators," Mar. 11, 2013