Geraldine High School student Robert Furrer, 16, tries out a VR headset teaching about farm safety while WorkSafe engagement lead Al McCone looks on. A South Canterbury school's reputation for producing talented young farmers saw WorkSafe pick it to trial a new virtual reality (VR) learning module aimed at halving the number of fatalities on farms. READ MORE:* Christchurch teenagers triumph at Junior Young Farmer of the Year* Geraldine students win Junior Young Farmer's People's Choice Award* Young farmer competition finals online for first time“Rather than relying on people to get it perfect every time, we should create some soft landings. Mytchall Bransgrove/Stuff WorkSafe engagement lead Al McCone, left, uses VR to teach Geraldine High school graduate Nicole Wakefield-Heart, 18, and students Hannah White, 17, Robert Furrer, 16, and James Rowley, 18, about farm safety. The module targetted aspiring farmers in high school because they had not yet been “indoctrinated” into the unsafe practices operating on some farms, he said.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2020 00:33 UTC