---

Program Overview

Arrive with your team to the scene of a tractor trailer accident on a rural highway where hazardous materials could be present. Employing strong communication techniques, the Emergency Response Guidebook, and keen observations, provide the appropriate first response measures.

 

For a video walkthrough of the module, click this link: FRO Tanker & Trailer Walkthrough

Core Learning Objectives

• Team communication and collaboration techniques

• Proper application of the ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook 2020)

• Identification of hazardous materials (labels, containers, shipping manifest, transport vessels)

• Appropriate application of response actions and hazard management

User Controls

HTC Vive Pro Headsets

• Menu Buttons – Toggle Laser Pointer
• Trackpads – Teleport
• Grip Buttons – Grab / Release Tools
• Triggers ​​– Use Selected Tool / Laser Pointer

PICO & Meta Quest Headsets

• Triggers – Use Equipped Object, Use Laser Pointer
• Grip Buttons – Grab / Release Object
• X,A – Teleport
• Y,B – Toggle Laser Pointer

See below for button positions on Meta Quest controllers.

Desktop

• Mouse Left & Right Click – Activate Menu Option
• Move Mouse – Look Around
• W, A, S, D – Move
• Esc – Leave / Exit
• F – Toggle Laser Pointer

Functionality

Exiting a Scenario

To exit, press the green Leave the Area button, then select Leave with your laser pointer.

 

General Indicators

Green Buttons — press with virtual hands to activate

Yellow Question Mark Icons — select with laser pointer to open quiz windows

Black Exclamation Mark Icons — indicates question has been answered

 

Tools and Equipment

• Laser Pointer — to interact with menus in the experience, use your laser pointer

• PPE — PPE can be donned by grabbing the equipment and bringing it to your body

• Fire Hose — pick up the fire hose, then aim and squeeze the trigger to spray the fire

Entering the Module

Login and Authentication

To use this experience, you must log in using a PIXO account created by the organization’s administrator, or by a PIXO VR Representative. The login must be performed from a headset that is connected to the internet for authentication to work successfully.

 

Tip: Select the Remember me flag to save your login credentials for your next session.

 

1. Enter your PIXO credentials in the corresponding fields, then select Sign In.

2. Once logged in, you will proceed to the lobby.

Lobby

In the lobby, build your scenario by selecting from the following scenario features:

• Person / No Person

• Spill / No Spill

• Day / Night

• Fire / No Fire

• Tanker / Cargo (trailer scenarios only)

• Various Hazardous Materials

Note: To join the Multiplayer lobby, press the green Multiplayer button.

Lobby Button Functionality

• Reset Scenario — resets all options on the scenario screen to default

• Select Scenario — saves the currently selected scenario options

• Randomize — selects random options on the scenario screen

• Enter Scenario — starts the scenario with the selected options

• Back to Hub — exit multiplayer lobby and return to single player session selection

Experience Walkthrough

To complete each scenario, follow the sequence below:

1. Don PPE prior to launching the Scenario in the Lobby 

   1. PPE is located on the left side of the lobby, in the shelving units. 

   2. Don PPE by grabbing the equipment and bringing it to your body. 

2. Launch the Scenario (press the green Enter Scenario button)

3. Select yellow question mark icons with laser pointer to open questions:

   • Evacuation Distance 

   • ERG Guide 

   • Materials 

   • UN Numbers 

   • Placards 

   • Vehicle Type 

   • Approach Distance 

 

4. Deploy Hose and Spray Object 

   1. If the fire hose is on the truck, grab and pull to deploy the hose 

   2. If the fire hose is not on the truck, grab the hose and use the trigger on your controller to hold the nozzle. 

 

5. Communicate that the Scene is Secured 

   1. Press the Leave the Area button 

   2. Select Leave

 

Review Performance

After completing the experience, you are transported to a review area and presented with the results of your training. From here, you can launch into a new session or exit back to the offline lobby.

 

In this module, users are graded on the following mission requirements:

• Team Applied the Proper PPE

• Proper Identification of:

  • Hazardous Material(s)

  • Vehicle Type

  • Placards

  • UN Numbers

  • ERG Guide

  • Approach Distance

  • Evacuation Distance

---

Questions and Support

If you have any issues, please contact our tech support team at [email protected]