Join the Safety Analytics Community on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM CT for a presentation with Q&A and open discussion on, "How the Utility can safely & effectively train and qualify virtually in high-hazard environments to reduce risk, increase retention and initiate cost savings," led by Jenny Taylor, Digital Transformation Lead, XR Lab / Virtual Crew at Duke Energy.
Session Description:
Due to Digital Transformation leaders seeing the power of an emerging technology being capable of delivering fully immersive training experiences. It led to the genesis of the XR Lab as our in-house development team of VR and AR experts to deliver immersive, interactive VR training experiences and fully 3D-modeled training environments. This team collaborated to create the first virtual reality (VR) qualification experience to be used for Operator Qualification for the Duke Energy NGBU. This is an industry first! They designed, implemented, and measured the success of using VR technology to provide a robust, safe and effective method to evaluate a Technician’s ability to successfully perform land patrol of pipeline right-of-way in the midst of the pandemic given that travel restrictions prevented technicians to travel in person to complete this qualification, a “covered task” evaluation required by PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration). To date, the team has created over 30 training & qualification simulations used across the company and for external customers’ trainings, to successfully train and qualify employees in a safe, effective immersive environment.
Members of the Safety Analytics Community will receive a Microsoft Teams link prior to this meeting. Not a member of this community? UAI Utility Members can register for any of our communities by using our Request To Join link.