Certus Plugs Transpower into a Reliable Source of Health, Safety and Environmental Information

Certus Solutions, a leading IBM systems integrator in Australia and New Zealand today announced that New Zealand’s national electricity grid owner and operator, Transpower has gone live with a Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) solution it developed to help manage risks and to enable the organisation to adhere to its “Zero Harm” philosophy.

Transporting electricity from where it is generated to cities, towns and some major industrial users 24/7, Transpower is responsible for the towers, poles, lines, cables and substations stretching and connecting the length and breadth of New Zealand.

Transpower wanted a single view of facilities, assets and hazards serving as a central source of data for Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) management risks. Certus Solutions crafted a HSE solution using Maximo that enhanced its standard pre-configuration to meet the power company’s streamlined reporting requirements to improve its ability to manage corrective actions for incidents.

“Certus helped us understand the functionality available through Maximo HSE and worked closely with us to determine which preconfigured options made the most sense for our business. As a result, we now have a more streamlined approach to HSE management and reporting,” said Peter Griffiths, Grid Reliability and Performance Manager at Transpower.

In a New Zealand first, Certus Solutions implemented IBM Maximo HSE Manager at Transpower, which is aligned with the organisation’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platform. The HSE team at Transpower now operates a single application that enables reporting of all incidents including work, personnel, safety, health and environmental areas.

“Certus worked closely with us to customise the platform to deliver us best value. As a result, we now have the HSE management and reporting capability we need,” said Peter Griffiths.

Providing a single view of Transpower’s facilities, assets and hazards was a significant challenge as it features a 11,567 kilometre route of high voltage transmission lines, a 61 kilometre route of underground cables, 40 kilometres of submarine HVDC cables, 40,674 supporting towers and poles, 178 substations and 1,051 transformers.

“With its focus on its Zero Harm safety culture, Transpower wanted to simplify its reporting process, so it could obtain relevant information about its equipment, hazards and incidents in a more streamlined and timely manner. The Certus Maximo HSE platform has given Transpower a single channel to log HSE incidents as they occur, so the identification and removal of potential hazards happens as quickly as possible,” said Maarten van der Zeyden,  Solutions Director, Asset and Industry Portfolio, Certus Solutions.

About Certus

Certus Solutions is the largest specialist IBM systems integrator across Australia and New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Wellington. Certus combines a total focus on IBM, full end-to-end services right across the IBM solutions portfolio, and a unique capability to help clients extract maximum value from their IBM technology investments. For more information please see: www.certussolutions.com

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