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Chemicals India • 1 plant Deployed 2024 Anonymised

PPE selection accuracy reached 100% in evaluation.

A specialty chemicals manufacturer deployed Drona VR Chemical Handling modules. Operator PPE selection accuracy reached 100% in evaluation. SDS comprehension improved measurably across shifts.

Chemicals deployment
HAZMAT • PPE selection
100%
PPE selection accuracy in evaluation
REACH
Documentation aligned
3x
Faster SDS competency
~25%
Spill response time improved
The challenge

PPE selection was uneven. Audits flagged it repeatedly.

// CUSTOMER

Specialty chemicals manufacturer

Specialty chemicals manufacturer in Western India. Multiple reactor lines, hazmat handling routine across shifts.

Operators routinely picked wrong glove material or wrong respirator class. Audits flagged the gap. Insurance escalations followed.

The Drona solution

Module deployed: Chemical Handling.

// MODULE

Chemical Handling

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Drona VR Chemical Handling module configured with the customer's exact chemical inventory and SDS library. Operators rehearsed PPE selection until it became automatic.

Implementation

Deployment timeline.

Week 1–3

SDS library mapping

Plant chemical inventory and SDS library mapped to the module.

Week 4–5

Module build

Plant-specific PPE matrix and spill scenarios configured.

Week 6–8

Pilot

Reactor-line operators completed first cycle.

Week 9+

All shifts

All shifts trained. Quarterly refresher cycle established.

Results

Numbers from 90 days post-deployment.

100%

PPE accuracy.

In evaluation, every operator selected correct PPE for every test scenario.

3x

SDS competency.

Operators reached SDS comprehension benchmarks 3x faster than the prior classroom-only pathway.

~25%

Spill response time.

Time-to-containment in spill drills improved ~25% post-deployment.

REACH

Audit alignment.

Per-learner records aligned with REACH documentation expectations.

Our SDS comprehension testing showed uneven results year after year. Drona made it a non-issue.

Head of EHS • Specialty chemicals • Anonymised
Lessons

Three takeaways from this deployment.

// LESSON 01

PPE selection is rehearsable.

What looked like a knowledge gap was a rehearsal gap. VR closed it.

// LESSON 02

Plant-specific SDS library matters.

Generic chemical-handling content does not produce the same results as plant-specific library.

// LESSON 03

Insurance correlates with documentation.

Insurer review of the new training format produced premium relief.

Train chemicals for the work where mistakes are audit findings.

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