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How Utilities Benefit from Simulation
Simulation Preperation
By Blanca Gomez Dominguez & Jorge Llanos Rodriguez
Water and wastewater utilities have much to gain from the wide range of training programs possible with simulators. Reliable training capabilities are especially beneficial in the demanding environment of treatment plants, where complex and potentially dangerous processes are carried out. Whether the utility needs to replace experienced plant operators as they retire, or implement annual training and certification support programs, simulators are versatile and powerful tools for knowledge transfer and worker training throughout all departments of the utility.
What is Simulation Training?
Simulators are educational interactive resources that produce highly detailed virtual scenarios. They include a wide range of configurations and settings that give companies and water utilities the ability to represent different processes and procedures in scenarios that reproduce every detail of their facilities. Simulators are well suited for handling most typical operation and maintenance (O&M) activities. Many of these activities involve complex electrical, mechanical and chemical technology, explosive atmospheres and confined spaces—all presenting possible health and safety risks. With simulator training, workers can gain firsthand experience that allows them to successfully mitigate unexpected and potentially dangerous situations.
Simulators that focus on the technical side of operations can also fortify workers’ understanding of the equipment they will be handling. They precisely reproduce the equipment operating environment so that operators learn more about the basic physical and chemical principles at work in each function and how functions interact to create processes. Simulators can also be used for control systems to reproduce the same alarms and warnings that would be triggered in an actual operational situation.
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