Ray:
The 10-hour OSHA course is not (currently) a requirement for NABCEP's PV
Installer certification. However, the NABCEP PV Technical Sales
certification does require the 10 hour OSHA course as part of the
application requirements.
The UL Certified PV System Installer application requires proof of
having attended the OSHA "30 Hour For Construction" safety training course.
The requirement for the 10-hour OSHA course for solar PV installers
could be a state licensing requirement, particularly those that have a
separate solar PV license.
Regards,
Gary Willett, PE
g...@icarussolarservices.com <mailto:g...@icarussolarservices.com>
On 7/14/2011 12:54 PM, Ray Walters wrote:
HI All;
I just received an email from a company offering OSHA training for
solar installers. A good idea, but they claimed you need a 10 hr
certification just to work as a solar installer. I have never heard of
this, so did I install a couple of hundred systems illegally?
Here's a quote from the email: "Photovoltaic work includes working at
heights and with electricity. Due to the nature of the work, a minimum
of an OSHA 10-Hr certification is required to be employed in the field
of photovoltaics. "
This is either:
A) a scam trying to scare me into signing up for their class
B) a new requirement I wasn't aware of
C) a long standing requirement not being enforced
Fill me in oh wise ones,
Ray Walters
Solarray, Inc.
Denver, CO
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