Development of a 3D Simulation and Competency Assessment Platform for Practical Dangerous Goods Handling Training

Despite having a solid theoretical knowledge base, transportation personnel require hands-on skills to handle Dangerous Goods safely and effectively. Current training methods lack realistic scenario-based assessments, risking safety incidents and regulatory non-compliance. The organization needs a comprehensive digital solution to simulate real-life scenarios, enable competency-based training, and automate assessment processes across global operations.

A global transportation organization aiming to enhance safety standards through practical skills training and assessment in Dangerous Goods handling.

• Create an interactive web-based platform that simulates real-world Dangerous Goods handling scenarios using realistic 3D environments and models.
• Enable trainers to author and customize training scenarios combining various case studies with flexibility.
• Automate the assessment and certification process to ensure consistent competency evaluation across diverse training sessions.
• Implement detailed analytics for tracking trainee performance, identifying areas for improvement, and ensuring compliance.
• Design an architecture that supports multi-language options, scalable user management, and easy integration with existing systems.
• Utilize advanced web technologies to deliver an engaging, immersive, and user-friendly training experience.

• Scenario Builder: A flexible tool for trainers to create diverse, customizable training scenarios by assembling different case studies and environments.
• 3D Environment & Model Module: Realistic 3D visualizations of Dangerous Goods, including features like rotation, zoom, surface details, and annotation editing.
• Interaction with Simulated Documents: Emulation of essential documents such as Dangerous Goods Declarations and Air Waybills to ensure accurate procedural practice.
• User & Class Management Modules: Tools for creating virtual classes, managing user roles, tracking progress, and organizing training sessions.
• Dashboard & Analytics: Visual dashboards displaying activity metrics, assessment results, performance trends, and individual improvements.
• Automated Assessment & Certification Workflow: End-to-end automation from training completion to competency certification, including performance analytics.

• Regulatory and compliance databases for real-time updates on Dangerous Goods classifications and standards
• Existing corporate Learning Management Systems (LMS) for user synchronization and certification tracking
• Document management systems to support template-based document interactions
• Analytics tools for performance data analysis and reporting

• Scalability to support thousands of concurrent users globally
• Performance: Platform should load scenarios and visualizations within 3 seconds
• Security: Ensure secure user authentication and data encryption for sensitive information
• Reliability: 99.9% uptime to support continuous global training operations
• Maintainability: Modular design for easy updates, extensions, and multilingual support

The new simulation and assessment platform aims to significantly improve the practical skills and safety compliance of transportation personnel handling Dangerous Goods. It anticipates increased assessment accuracy, reduced safety incidents, and streamlined certification processes, leading to enhanced global safety standards and compliance efficiency. The scalable architecture will facilitate ongoing updates, multi-language deployment, and integration, supporting the organization’s expansion and continuous training improvement.