MWITA-CD-2026-055 · Evidence A · P1
A 2025 peer-reviewed quasi-experimental study of 200 steel-plant participants reported higher post-training safety-knowledge, risk-perception, self-efficacy and perceived training-effectiveness measures for VR training than for its comparison condition.
What this does not establish
The study did not establish reduced accidents, durable behavior change, cross-industry generalization or a causal effect equivalent to a randomized trial.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Purposeful assignment, prior VR skills, self-report and adapted scales, and unclear transportability limit enterprise-wide inference.
What would change the reading
Update with preregistered randomized studies measuring retention, task transfer, incidents, cost and adverse effects across sites.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.