Evaluation of Virtual Reality in Hazmat Training

Type of study: Two-group comparison. Main question it aims to answer: Does the use of virtual reality emergency scenarios provide a practical and effective tool to supplement traditional instructor-led training for first responder trainees? A. For the traditional hazmat response training group; Traditional training will be held in the classroom environment for 45 minutes in the form of a lecture, then the training session will be terminated. B. For VR hazmat response training group; After the traditional classroom session has ended, the participants will complete the additional VR training scenario, online content, and question-answer session. Once completed the session will be closed.