One of the most significant dangers when solar panel cleaning is also hidden. The threat comes from overhead power lines, which pose a deadly threat to those working at heights. This article delves into the perils associated with cleaning solar panels near overhead power lines. We will also explore the different voltages running through various [...]
There is a lot of information about the health and safety aspects of solar panel cleaning on social media particularly by well-meaning, but mis-informed people. So ISCA have compiled the ultimate guide to solar panel cleaning personal protective equipement (PPE). The bottom line is that solar panel cleaning is spraying water on to an electricity-creating [...]
Safe Work Australia are a goverment-associated health and safety body. In January 2016, they issued a revised version of their working at height guidance. In this document, work around solar panels is specifically mentioned twice. The document flags several working at height issues. ALL listed pertain to solar panel cleaning. They are: Working at height [...]
Part 1 of this series looked at working at height risks specific to residential solar panel cleaning, what OSHA has to say about working at height, the Hierarchy of Fall Protection, what bearing this has on solar panel cleaners. The guidance is broken down into 4 steps, the first of which is in Part 1: [...]
Residential solar panel cleaning has the potential to require a lot of working at height. The more working at height you do, the higher the chance of a fall from height becomes. In a research paper based on 32 years of data from the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program researchers found that 54% of workers [...]
