Transforming Safety Training through Immersive Learning
CONSTRUCTION
A New Standard in Construction Safety
PCL Construction is committed to ensuring every worker goes home safely every day. In an industry where hazards are a daily reality, traditional training methods—like static presentations and lectures—weren’t enough to prepare workers for real-world challenges. To address this, PCL partnered with Pixaera to implement immersive Virtual Reality (VR) safety training designed to increase engagement, enhance knowledge retention, and significantly reduce serious incidents and fatalities (SIFs). With VR technology, workers can experience real-life construction hazards in a risk-free environment, allowing them to develop critical decision-making skills that save lives.
Trainees1000training sessions globally
ModulesLSRs30+ High-risk experiences
Deployment methods
Virtual Reality
Classroom
Browser
The Challenge
Why Traditional Training Wasn’t Enough
Despite strong safety protocols, traditional safety training, often reliant on static formats like PowerPoint presentations often struggled to keep workers engaged and lacked real-world application. With attention spans shrinking, PCL’s Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) team sought a more effective way to reinforce safety culture.
PCL required a more dynamic and engaging method to enhance safety training outcomes and improve hazard identification and mitigation preparedness.
That’s when Pixaera VR Training came into play.
The Solution
How Pixaera Transformed PCL’s Approach
With Pixaera’s platform, PCL workers now train in lifelike construction site simulations, allowing them to identify hazards, practice responses, and refine decision-making skills in a virtual setting.
✔ Real-World Hazard Simulations – Trainees encounter high-risk activities like fall protection, confined space hazards, and heavy equipment operations in a controlled virtual setting.
✔ Customized for PCL – Training modules are branded with PCL’s identity, using U.S. measurement standards, company-specific terminology, and realistic job site visuals.
✔ Flexible Training Formats – Training is available via headsets, browser, or large-screen casting, ensuring inclusivity across all experience levels.
✔ Data-Driven Insights – PCL’s HSE team can track employee progress, identify knowledge gaps, and ensure compliance.
Since adopting VR safety training, PCL has seen an impressive improvement in worker engagement and knowledge retention. Employees don’t just memorize protocols—they learn to apply them in high-pressure scenarios, reducing workplace incidents and increasing overall safety awareness.
Workers not only remembered safety protocols but also confidently applied them in high-pressure situations.
Stronger On-Site Confidence
Project managers now trust that new hires and contractors have already encountered hazards virtually before stepping on the site.
Scalability Across Projects
VR training was rolled out seamlessly across multiple locations, ensuring consistency across PCL’s workforce.
“The high level of engagement and knowledge retention proves we’ve made the right decision. It’s not just about compliance—it’s about making safety second nature.”
Don Blumenthal, HSE Manager, PCL
“It’s reassuring to know that workers arriving on my site have already encountered hazards virtually. I’ve seen what they’ve seen and know they’re equipped to handle challenges safely.”
Jared Rasula, Project Manager
“The first time I went into the immersive training, a worker was about to fall, and I instinctively reached out to grab him. It felt real—and that’s why the lessons stuck with me.”
Caleb Browne, HSE Supervisor
“The high level of engagement and knowledge retention proves we’ve made the right decision. It’s not just about compliance—it’s about making safety second nature.”
Don Blumenthal, HSE Manager, PCL
“It’s reassuring to know that workers arriving on my site have already encountered hazards virtually. I’ve seen what they’ve seen and know they’re equipped to handle challenges safely.”
Jared Rasula, Project Manager
“The first time I went into the immersive training, a worker was about to fall, and I instinctively reached out to grab him. It felt real—and that’s why the lessons stuck with me.”
Caleb Browne, HSE Supervisor
Talk with our Experts today!
Pixaera’s immersive VR training is transforming safety programs across industries, and PCL’s success story demonstrates its real-world impact. If you’re looking to elevate safety culture and workforce preparedness, now is the time to embrace the future of immersive learning.
