Solar Panel Worker Safety

New Video Focuses on Solar Panel Worker Safety

04/23/2012 - This is a cross-post from Barbara Materna, chief, Occupational Health Branch (OHB), California Department of Public Health. {and here from the AFL-CIO blog site}

Hans Petersen said goodbye to his roommate and left for work to install solar panels. Hans didn’t return from work that day. He died on the job when he stepped backward off an apartment building roof and fell 45 feet.

OHB’s California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program created a four-minute “digital story” to explain the tragic events that led to Petersen’s fatal fall and what could have been done to prevent it. The video honors Petersen’s memory and encourages residential solar and construction contractors and workers to work safely and use the right equipment. The California FACE program has investigated the deaths of three solar installers. Links to complete fatality investigation reports, this video and bilingual fact sheets can be found on the FACE solar safety page.

The California FACE program has investigated the deaths of three solar installers. Links to complete fatality investigation reports, this video and bilingual fact sheets can be found on the FACE solar safety page. read more>>>