Eiffage: When Virtual Reality Fights Safety's Invisible Enemy — Routine

Don't let routine blind you. 🕶️🛑 This strong and universal message was the focus of a major safety intervention at Eiffage. Led by our consultant Oménoune Benmerzoug, this day highlighted a superb collective dynamic where technology served human vigilance.

The habit trap: Relearning to scan your environment

The goal of this day went beyond a simple technical demonstration. The real challenge was to anchor the exercise in field reality. Oménoune Benmerzoug emphasized a vital prevention lever: daily workstation analysis.

In demanding industries like Eiffage's, experience is a valuable asset, but it can sometimes come with an involuntary drop in vigilance.

• The impact of habit: Even (and especially) after years of practice, danger lurks when actions become too automatic.
• Active vigilance: It remains vital to keep methodically "scanning" your environment before every task to identify risks.
• Chasing near-misses: Spotting these weak signals daily is the best way to prevent them from turning into serious accidents.

VR, a catalyst from theory to instant practice

To turn this awareness into concrete reflexes, virtual reality served as the perfect bridge. By virtually placing employees face-to-face with the pitfalls of routine, it acted as an immediate wake-up call.

The results of the day reflect the teams' high engagement:

• 40 VR sessions were completed, illustrating the employees' strong commitment and curiosity.
• A shared awareness of the risks linked to automatisms and overconfidence.
• Rich and constructive discussions that allowed free speech on the realities of each workstation.

"The objective wasn't just to test a technology, but to anchor it into field reality." — Oménoune Benmerzoug, consultant.

Technology at the service of humans

This intervention at Eiffage beautifully reminds us that innovation only holds value if it serves people. By shaking up habits through immersion, VR restored workstation analysis to its rightful importance.

A huge thank you to Eiffage for their trust, and kudos to the teams for their active participation in everyone's safety!