Key Findings from Research: Using Prevention through Design (PtD) to Protect Solar Panel Installation Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Solar technology has grown cheaper and more economically attractive in recent years, and a growing number of homeowners are having rooftop solar panels installed. Employees of the small to mid-sized contractors performing this work face unique safety hazards. The research team interviewed workers, contractors and engineers in the industry to identify choices during the design process that can reduce worker exposure to injury during construction. Based on the findings, the team created a short guide for industry use - Safety Protocol: Prevention through Design for Safety in Solar Installations. Read the report: http://bit.ly/2xDfxvX. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Prevention Through Design PTD Solar Energy Worker Safety
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057602
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2017 Sep; :1
• Email:
  hyunwlee@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8810d27ce4d8878e2c8b2f816971004395cc27683edd4b4eb00bb61f64af498941c5ecc11ca2045898ca65947e7b3221a925d78645ea1857356639bfcb5d054c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213006/cdc_213006_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 42.82 KB ]