Samaritas

Emerge partners with Samaritas to empower refugee communities through innovative career exploration, skills development, and workforce solutions. Together, we're creating pathways to success for job seekers and employers.

Project Details

Emerge is connecting Samaritas clients with virtual reality career experiences and training that is aligned with global health and safety standards.

Key Features

  • Critical “career deciding” experiences like working at height, confined spaces and fire safety.
  • Immediate feedback and progress tracking.
  • Guided, expert and exam modes.
  • Available in 20+ Languages
Languages Available

English (English (United States))

Portuguese (Português (Brasil))

Arabic (Arabic, multi-region)

Spanish (Espanol (Estados Unidos))

Chinese 普通 (中国大)

Hindi हििन्दी (भारत)

Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (ಭಾರತ)

Bengali বাংলা (ভারত)

Japanese 日本語(日本)

Panjabi Pakistan मराठी (भारत)

Malay Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia)

Russian русский

Slovak Slovenčina

Turkish Türkçe (Türkiye)

Korean 한국어

French Français (France)

German Deutsch (Deutschland)

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam)

Italian Italiano (Italia)

Gujarati ગુજરાતી (ભારત)

Dutch (Belgium)

Svenska (Sverige)

Čeština (Česká republika)

Polski (Polska)

Greek Ελληνικός

Latvian latviešu

Content Available

1. How to prepare to enter permit-required confined spaces
2. Which warning signs should be used
3. How to perform atmospheric testing before entering a confined space
4. How to work with your colleagues to make work safer.
5. How to use additional equipment during the training: ventilation and valve locking devices (LOTO).

1. How to prepare for the work on switchgear, put on the
necessary PPE
2. Check the work permit
3. Prepare the required tools and equipment
4. Disconnect and remove the switchgear cell
5. Move the cell and the tools to the repair point
6. How to complete the task with a foreman

1. Call the fire brigade by phone
2. Conduct evacuation according to the evacuation plan
3. Turn on the manual fire alarm
4. Follow the escape routes according to the signs
5. Use a fire extinguisher in accordance with the operating rules

1. Call the fire brigade by phone
2. Conduct evacuation according to the evacuation plan
3. Turn on the manual fire alarm
4. Follow the escape routes according to the signs
5. Use a fire extinguisher in accordance with the operating rules

1. Ensure several safety measures before starting work.
2. Complete tasks from the supervisor
3. Undergo a briefing, put on the necessary PPE
4. Check the work permit
5. Check the availability of the Basics of Fire Safety certificate and a qualification certificate
6. Protect the dangerous areas of hot work
7. Analyze the gas-air environment

1. How to choose the right type of slinging
2. Process routing: which describes the load’s weight, the dimensions of the load, and the load capacity of the slings (choice of textile or iron)
3. How to properly hook, wrap-around, and install the slings for the load
4. Make an initial lift to a height of no more than 200-300mm for spontaneous lowering of the load
5. Move the load around the hangar using the remote control.

1. How to physically isolate electrical and hydraulic hazardous energy in the corresponding equipment using the LOTO tools
2. Install a blocker on the system, then a lock with an individual key for the user
3. Install a tag with a signature, date, and indication of the work being carried out
4. Complete all the intermediate steps and use the tools for performing work

1. Prepare for work at height, collect tools
2. Climb to the height with different modes of insurance
3. Move at height with different modes
4. Stop the unsafe behavior of other employees.
5. Use of additional scaffolding and safety equipment
6. Work with a closed-type ladder and a mobile ladder.

1. How to identify hazards around a tunnel face after blasting in mining or tunneling operations
2. Investigate the underground area and determine whether or not further ground support measures are necessary in addition to the ground support application by design.
3. Use proper tools and feedback such as sounds, tool actions, and cooperation with co workers.

1. How to prepare the tools and safety measures for working on a chemical pipeline
2. Cooperate with our colleagues
3. Read the pipeline schematics
4. Shutdown the pipeline, wash the pipeline
5. Lockout tagout valves
6. Provide safety measures around future maintenance work
7. Use tools such as PPEs, communication devices, valve blockers, pipes, project schematics, pressure gauges, and more

1. Identify hazards in and around the truck
2. Check the equipment
3. Test all necessary processes
4. Use proper tools along with feedback
5. Cooperate with co-workers

1. How to properly behave in the situation of a road accident
2. How to evaluate risks
3. Check the equipment
4. Communicate with your coordinator and other drivers

1. Build several levels of wedge scaffolding step-by-step with proper instruments
2. Prepare documents, work permit
3. Taping the perimeter and preparing the tools needed

1. Act as an electrician in two different situations
2. Choose proper PPEs, use the meter
3. Lockout tagout the equipment, barricade the perimeter
4. Understand the arc flash safety
5. Replace the power outlet on the wall
6. Work with powerful equipment such as an electric pump

1. PPEs, heat exposure
2. Broken and modified tools
3. Work of pregnant women and children at the site
4. Insufficient illumination conditions

1. Equip yourself with basic and advanced personal protective equipment for different tasks
2. PPE for electrical work tasks: 1 kV, 10 kV, 15 kV, 25 kV
3. PPE for chemical hazards: Levels A, B, C, D
4. Check essential PPE and reject the damaged ones
5. Understand the PPE checking process

1. Learn what to do in a critical situation
2. Organize your colleagues and gain life-saving skills in a realistic and interactive environment
3. Practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
4. Bandaging and injury assessment

1. Identify and eliminate risks at the excavation site
2. Communicate with the workers
3. Move the equipment
4. Identify the type of soil, the different types of slopes and
the work required for each type

1. Assemble two levels of Baker scaffolding
2. Eliminate hazards on the site
3. Move the equipment required
4. Understand and work with different parts of the scaffolding
system.

  1. The user is a forklift truck driver who has to inspect the truck for any malfunctions or damage.
  2. The forklift is fully interactive and full of problems.
  3. The user has to go through all the checks and preparations to get a fully functional forklift in the end.
  4. In training mode, you’ll have complete freedom to test your knowledge and inspect the truck.
  1. The user is a safety inspector who has to control the work on site and prevent accidents.
  2. You’ll visit 3 different locations with different tasks. The task will include safety violations, risks and inappropriate behavior of colleagues.
  3. The operator must eliminate all risks and ensure the safe and successful completion of forklift operations.
  4. In training mode you’ll have complete freedom to test your knowledge and eliminate the hazards yourself.

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