10ⁿ Tech builds immersive VR and 3D health, safety and environment (HSE) training simulators for high-risk industries across the UAE and the GCC. We turn the rules people are meant to follow – permits, energy isolation, working at height, confined-space entry – into hands-on practice in a safe virtual environment, so skills stick and incidents drop. We have delivered for government and industrial clients including Dubai Municipality.
Source: PwC study on VR training effectiveness.
When VR beats traditional training: D.I.C.E
VR earns its place when in-person training is one of four things. We call it D.I.C.E:
Live high-risk work – energy, height, toxic gas – where mistakes injure people.
Scenarios you can’t stage for real – emergencies, plant shutdowns, rare failures.
Training that disrupts live operations or ties up working equipment.
Specialist trainers, scarce equipment, or sites you can only visit occasionally.
Life-Saving Rules, practised in VR
Our HSE simulators cover the ten IOGP Life-Saving Rules – the scenarios that most often separate a normal shift from a fatality. Each is built as an interactive VR exercise, not a slideshow:
Work only with a valid permit.
Protect against falls.
Verify isolation and zero energy.
Authorize before entry.
Stay clear of moving machinery.
Control flammables and ignition.
Plan lifts, control the area.
Follow toxic-environment rules.
Safe driving, seatbelts on.
Authorize before overriding safety.
Industries we train
Oil & gas, power and electrical substations, water and wastewater treatment, construction and EPC, manufacturing, and corporate office safety. Scenarios are built to your site, your equipment, and your regulations – not generic stock content.
VR safety training for oil and gas
Most of our VR HSE work is for oil and gas and heavy industry. For a major oil-service company we built a VR introduction to the full well lifecycle, exploration through to transportation, which new starters complete in 30 minutes. For a large oil-and-gas operator we built a working-at-height and lifting simulator with full-body haptic feedback. Every scenario starts from the IOGP Life-Saving Rules and your own permits and procedures. More in what we learned building VR HSE training for oil and gas.
Fire and emergency response drills in VR
Emergencies are the training you cannot stage for real. The Dubai Municipality training complex we built includes three emergency drills, fire, flood and blackout, each rehearsed inside a model of the plant itself. Instructors inject faults so no two runs play out the same way, and exam mode grades every attempt, so you know who is ready before a real alarm.
VR safety training in Saudi Arabia and across the GCC
We build in Dubai and deliver across the GCC, including Saudi Arabia. Each simulator is modelled on your site and your procedures, so it fits your permit system and your plant rather than a generic one. The same training runs on headsets for small groups and on tablets, kiosks or a browser for large-group onboarding, and scenarios can be built in the languages your crews use.
How our VR HSE training works
We design simulators around your real processes, then deliver them as a managed training environment:
- Pre-project survey – we study your task cards, regulations, processes and existing training, then write the functional and technical scenario requirements.
- Scenario design and build – interactive VR exercises modelled on your facility, with step-by-step procedures and error notifications.
- Defect injection – we add noise, vibration, leaks and faults so trainees solve problems instead of memorising a fixed path.
- Entry and exit testing – assess the starting level, then measure progress; automatic grading in exam mode.
- Instructor dashboards – assign courses by role, department or project; track completion, accuracy and time-on-task with exportable reports.
- Managed platform – our VR training management platform handles users, groups (with Active Directory import), a simulator library, multi-language scenarios and AI-generated audio prompts, in a secure, access-controlled environment.
Run it on any device
The same training runs on VR headset, kiosk, tablet, and desktop/web – so you can scale from an immersive headset experience to a browser-based version for large-group onboarding.
Proof
A full operations-and-maintenance training complex for two of the UAE’s largest water treatment plants: 21 VR scenarios, three emergency drills (fire, flood, blackout), 25 2D scenarios, 7,000+ interactive elements and a copy of the plant’s automated process-control system.
A VR introduction to the full oil exploration, production and transportation cycle for a major oil-service company – a 5-year process learned in 30 minutes across 10 scenarios.
A VR simulator with full-body haptic feedback to practise working at height and lifting operations for a large oil-and-gas company.
A life-sized, photogrammetry-based VR simulator for geologists (multi-user, up to 20 trainees) that cut training cost per geologist by around 95%.
Frequently asked questions
What HSE scenarios can VR training cover?
The ten IOGP Life-Saving Rules – work authorization, working at height, energy isolation, confined space, line of fire, hot work, safe lifting, toxic gas, driving, and bypassing safety controls – plus site-specific operation, maintenance and emergency-response scenarios built to your facility.
Does VR safety training work for oil & gas?
Yes. Much of our work is for oil & gas, energy and heavy industry – well-lifecycle onboarding, substation switching, working at height, confined-space entry and emergency drills – exactly the high-risk tasks that are dangerous or impossible to rehearse for real.
How much does VR training reduce cost and injuries?
Independent research puts it at up to 60% lower training cost and up to 90% fewer injuries versus physical trainers, with 10-40% higher trainee performance. One of our geologist simulators cut cost per trainee by around 95%.
What devices does it run on?
VR headset, kiosk, tablet, and desktop/web – so you can mix an immersive headset experience with a browser version for large-group onboarding.
Can it integrate with our training or LMS system?
Yes. Our VR training management platform supports Active Directory user import, role/department/project-based course assignment, exam grading, and exportable statistics and reports for your training records.
Do you build custom scenarios for our site?
Always. Every simulator starts with a survey of your processes, equipment and regulations, so the training reflects your real facility rather than generic content.
Bring your HSE training to life
If reading-and-signing isn’t building the safe habits your teams need, let’s model your highest-risk tasks in VR. Talk to us or explore the full solutions portfolio.
