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 workers
  • Solar energy
  • Worker safety
  • Prevention through design
  • PTD
  • Construction materials
  • Equipment design
  • Fall protection
  • Lifting
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215205/cdc_215205_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a10bd3f24c476e60309be421a53cbf9ad30b185610992e96694cc46a7832ca2d9146d2074163f9f2774ad0cee204db5f5685ef0173c1c20557adf789be8d55eb