AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD. will introduce virtual reality (VR) tools that enables realistic simulation of facility management operations for safety and disaster prevention education for facility management personnel, with the aim of strengthening industrial safety and health and improving technical capabilities from this September. This educational program, which incorporates hands-on learning using VR tools, is planned to be implemented for approximately 500 persons per year, mainly chief electrical engineers. As the first phase of VR contents, company produced the following three programs that could lead to serious accidents in terms of occupational health and safety.

Electric arc injury accidents caused by electrical equipment Learn the correct procedures for electric facilities, while at the same time experiencing the suspect risk of accidents that could occur in the event of a procedure default. Accidents involving falling from stepladders Learn the right procedures for high-place operations using the standpoint, while at the same time experiencing the suspect risk of accidents that could occur in the event of a procedure default. Accidental involving falling into a manhole Simulate accidents that could occur when working with manholes open.

Through the use of VR tools to experience operations that are difficult to experience in actual workplaces, company will experience serious accidents due to the failure of operational procedures, raise awareness of process for safety and disaster prevention, acquire correct procedures, and improve technological capabilities. The actual screen as seen by the wearer of VR goggles. Designed to allow users to learn important points in business procedures in a quiz format The VR tool will be permanently installed at the AEON DELIGHT Academy Nagahama*, the Group's research and training facility, and will be used during regular training of facilities management staff from September 2022 onward.

In the future, company plan to expand the scope of this program to include not only facility management, but also security, cleaning, and other operations, and to increase the number of VR content. As a group of specialists in facility management, they are focusing on the development of specialist human resources that combine "technological capabilities" and "human resources" in order to continue contributing to the resolution of issues faced by customers and local communities. In fiscal 2021 (March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022), the number of in-house training sessions was 425, and the total number of participants was 11,840.

Through these ongoing efforts, they have a total of more than 20,000 qualified personnel, including those who are indispensable for facility maintenance and those with knowledge and skills related to reducing environmental impact, which is one of strengths. The introduction of this VR tool will also be implemented with the aim of strengthening occupational health and safety and improving technological capabilities as part of enhancing educational activities.