Safety Protocol: Prevention Through Design (PtD) for Safety in Solar Installations

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gambatese, John ; Ho, Chung ; Lee, Hyun Woo
• Description:
  This protocol: Provides: A guidance for application of Prevention through Design (PtD) into the design and installation of solar energy systems. Applies: To existing residential buildings. Addresses: Safety hazards and risk in the installation of solar energy systems. Considers: Roof materials, roof slopes, roof accessories, roof layouts, fall protection systems, lifting methods, and electrical systems. Prevention Through Design (PtD): Eliminates or reduces occupational safety and health hazards during the design process. Can be incorporated into the design of new processes, structures, equipment, tools, and work methods. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Construction Industry Construction Materials Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Construction Workers Electrical Safety Equipment Design Fall Protection Lifting Prevention Through Design PTD Solar Energy Worker Safety

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• 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:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058012
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2017 Jul; :1-17
• 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:
  Safety protocol: Prevention through Design (PtD) for safety in solar installations
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a10bd3f24c476e60309be421a53cbf9ad30b185610992e96694cc46a7832ca2d9146d2074163f9f2774ad0cee204db5f5685ef0173c1c20557adf789be8d55eb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215205/cdc_215205_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.19 MB ]