Craig Power – Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers Award – 2017 – Engineers Australia

Innovative Engineer Award Engineers Australia have selected me as one of Australia’s most innovative engineers for 2017 in the “General Industry” category for my digital electronic “Lock Out Tag Out” process called iSOL8®.See…

JUST Start It – Innovative program for High School Students – Semi Finals

Just Start It Semi-finalsiSOL8 Pty Ltd through the owner - Craig Power - dedicates up to 20% pro-bono consultancy time to support ventures that contribute to improving our WA community - especially for high school students in  developing…

Safety – Is this “Word on the Nose”?

Safety - "On the Nose" - Integrated or SeparateThere is a definite push to get back to management basics and recognise that managers from supervisors upwards have several interrelated business responsibilities including:Management…

A Crane Incident – Jammed Load – The Dark Side of Dual Controls

Crane Incident - Jammed LoadThe incident occurred on a large construction site in the Pilbara – we were one of several contractors doing the mechanical and structural package of works.The task was to lift, position and attach minor…

Pipeline Commissioning – Foreign Bodies

Pipeline Maintenance and CommissioningA 150 mm potable water pipeline had sprung a leak and required a section to be taken out and replaced with a new section using victaulic clamps to join both ends to the existing pipe.The repair task…

iSOL8 – A digital “Tap & Go” Paperless Lock Out Tag Out Process

Plant IsolationiSOL8 is a Hazardous Energy Isolation Process containing several featuresThere are no paper forms to be signed and carried to the job iSOL8 isolation actions are captured in a time history record for immediate display…

Plant Isolation – iSOL8 – A Digital Lock Out Tag Out Process

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 Electronic LOTO Isolation ProcessiSOL8™ (Standard Patent Granted - IP Australia September 2017 ) is an integrated electronic LOTO isolation system comprised of a database, web application, mobile app, lockbox integration and a set…

Plant Isolation Systems – Lock Out Tag Out

LOTO - Plant and Equipment IsolationHazardous Energy Plant Isolation Systems (LOTO - Lock Out and Tag Out) must be effective and efficient to protect employees when working on energised plant and equipment.Tasks on complex plant may…

Lessons Learnt and Applied – A 25 year career journey

Lessons LearntI gave a “Lessons Learnt & Applied ” presentation to two organisations covering the past 25 years of my OHS and engineering career spanning mining, construction, consulting and becoming an inventor.The presentation…

Industry Mentor-WA High School Students – JUST START IT Program

Industry Mentor - Giving back as a Professional EngineerI am proud to be an industry mentor to support Western Australian High School students and teachers for the JUST START IT educational program at North Lake Senior Campus and Canning…

Gold Recovery – Hands On Experience and Understanding Wins Every Time

Gold RecoveryI dedicate this true story to a close friend and professional associate – who coined the term “Three men and a wheel barrow”.I was working as the OHS / Business Improvement Manager at large low grade gold-mining operation…

Look before you leap – Tourists Jumping off a Cliff

Jumping off a cliffI took this digital photograph which shows two tourists jumping of the edge of a cliff  and into the water below.At the time I was the safety advisor at the West Angelas project working for the main structural/mechanical…