Applying Prevention Through Design (PtD) to Solar Systems in Small Buildings

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gambatese, John ; Ho C ; Lee HW
• Description:
  As a viable, efficient, clean, and renewable energy source, solar installations in the U.S. have drastically increased in recent years due to a reduced payback period. Most future solar installations are expected to take place on the rooftops of existing houses, performed by small- to mid-sized contractors. This type of installation forces workers to face unique safety hazards in terms of existing roof conditions and panel installations. Prevention through Design (PtD) was developed as a proactive method in design processes to eliminate safety hazards in the workplace. However, no identified study has aimed at determining how PtD can be effectively applied to prevent safety hazards during solar installation. To fill this knowledge gap, this research aims to investigate how, during the design process, to address workers' safety concerns during solar installations on small buildings. This document serves as the research's final report, presenting research findings and the objectives that the research team has accomplished. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Prevention Through Design PTD Solar Energy Worker Safety
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• 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:
  1-56
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057601
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2017 Jul; :1-56
• 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:
  Applying Prevention through Design (PtD) to solar systems in small buildings
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e45e987329f1ee83d631ccf6139e6d07a237e3c15c6b48e4b345cc2d81dcf5ff3d579a45a58b6a9d6e27561a929088d247ec94bd98ed355a68918340e7be3b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214881/cdc_214881_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.04 MB ]