Health and Safety Initiative of the Year
This award celebrates excellence in a network business where an initiative delivers outstanding results. This could be a success story about anything whether it is innovative asset management, engineering, IT system development, project management, new energy initiative or customer focus.
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Westpower
Virtual Reality for site induction training
finalist
Health and Safety Initiative of the Year
New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards 2018
With the convergence of virtual reality (VR), 3D modelling, laser scanning and gaming technology, the development of industry specific virtual experiences are now possible, creating incredibly immersive environments. The Virtual Substation is an example that Westpower and Mitton ElectroNet have applied to safety training and competence assessment. Efficiently and effectively determining competence, within a safe and realistic environment, has been a real challenge us. VR training is the game changer.