[RE-wrenches] OSHA Certification?

[Gary Willett]

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

Gary at IcarusSolarServices.com <mailto:Gary at 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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