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From Compliance to Culture: Scaling Safety With Immersive Learning
Thursday, October 30, 2025 (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
Webinar Description
This webinar is for ABC members and chapter staff only.
From near-miss rehearsals to lockout/tagout walk-throughs, immersive technology is changing how craft professionals learn and remember critical safety skills. In this practical session, we’ll show how immersive training improves hazard recognition, boosts knowledge retention and shortens time-to-competency without taking crews off the tools for long.
With support from Transfr VR and CM Labs, you’ll see sample scenarios, compare cost/ROI to traditional methods and learn how ABC members are using simulations to meet OSHA requirements, standardize onboarding and build a stronger safety culture across multitrade teams.
Speaker Info: | |
 | Alan Limoges serves as the manager of product growth at CM Labs, where he leverages a background in engineering and a record of cultivating strategic partnerships. With his deep expertise in the simulation industry, Limoges excels at driving strategic alliances and harnessing CM Labs’ unique technology to deliver innovative solutions. His approach is characterized by a keen understanding of product development and a dedication to advancing industry standards. |
 | Katie George currently serves as the chief of staff, external relations for Transfr. She brings over 19 years of business development and training expertise in career and technical education, with a deep-rooted commitment to empowering learners and communities. A passionate champion of SkillsUSA, she actively promotes its mission to develop workers and leaders. George integrates SkillsUSA’s values and frameworks into her broader work, driving innovative partnerships that elevate CTE programs nationwide. |
 | Jackie Smalls is senior vice president at Transfr, where she leads the learning experience team, shaping content strategy and end-to-end programming to support classroom-to-career pathways. She is focused on fostering multisector partnerships to cultivate an ecosystem that develops career pathways for the future of work, aligning training and education with industry and strong employer engagement. |
Moderator Info: | |
 | Patrick Scarpati is the Director of Construction Technology and Innovation for Associated Builders and Contractors. In this role, Scarpati provides construction technology education to all ABC members/chapters while also researching all current and future potential trends. As a licensed HVAC-R journeyman by trade, Scarpati has led various construction technology initiatives with a General Contractor and Trade Partner where he ensured collaboration, purpose, & process were the keys to successful implementation. |
