FACE Flash: Solar Panels: Lift Them Safely!

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Never climb ladders while carrying solar panels. Always use lifting equipment whenever possible, such as ladder hoists, swing hoists, or truck-mounted cranes/conveyors. if lifting equipment is not used, manually lift panels to the roof using ropes, platforms, or other methods in accordance with best manual materials handling practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Injury Prevention Ladders Lifting Manual Materials Handling Safety Practices Solar Energy
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059452
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2010 May; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, FACE Program, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, Third Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  FACE flash: solar panels: lift them safely!
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228948/cdc_228948_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 761.14 KB ]