Page 10 - Arkansas 811 Magazine 2020 Issue 1

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By Mmhael Dawnes
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, haelshoelle seesns so have she hang olshe
VR 3 xper-1 ence oonsi-ols and underssands how she equipment
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aids tr“ "11" g ruaserial and has reviewed she safzty dasa. lles ready Io

say his hand as snoving sorue dirs.

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But what?
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llis world slowly lades so hlaels.

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lessers. lis she grim ssasissios on snrviving sueh an
evens. Then she.-es niore (zxt explaining whas went
wrong and how so avoid a similar arridens in she
hssnre.

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headses wish soluvai-e created specifically {or she

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, real. and she tonsequznczs of lailure are sohering —

hus nos deadly in she way shey are in actual realisy.
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ahilisy so learn and rail in a sale rnanner was developzd
hy From she Futurzy a Tzxas hased firm shas oerers
hands—on vn sraining rnodules.

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, devzlopment as rrorn she nuure, she seehnology allows
repesisive sraining and individual hands—on praosire
: shas would he difi-‘lculi or impossible so conduct using
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reliahle as your role; he said.

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g years and devzlops VR rnodoles lor industry’
_ leading corpurale clienls in helds as diverse as
V (elzu:-mmunicalions, hospitality, healthcarz and
ruanularsuring. Their way or u-aining workers is saking
A:-Hy due so how shorough is is.
“The VB sraining is a much snore rohuss sraining
‘ rueshodology. It captures she assension of she srainees
. ruueh hessen whirh leads so high levels ol engageniens
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,T A L __T he said.
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