Based-on simulation training on ventilation calculation for the reduction of occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

This paper addresses a new learning methodological approach compatible with e-learning and m-learning for undergraduate engineering students to learn the ventilation requirements for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in the workplace and to develop the critical sense to design ventilation systems in accordance with the standards that minimize the biological risk. Thus, a learning activity based on a simulation of infection risks is proposed in which three different initial ventilation requirements hypotheses were considered to calculate the necessary ventilation in the workplace. Subsequently, a simulation was carried out to obtain the probability of contagion in each of them and, in this way, to obtain information to make adequate decisions and improve critical thinking in the context of industrial hygiene.

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This paper introduces a new learning approach using simulation of infection risks to help undergraduate engineering students understand the ventilation requirements for preventing SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in the workplace and to enhance critical thinking skills in designing ventilation systems.