[RE-wrenches] OSHA Certification?

[Glenn Burt]

As far as I can tell, nothing is really REQUIRED to be a solar installer.

However if you want to be a solar installer for Alteris Renewables, you must
complete the OSHA 10.

YMMV

-Glenn

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Ray Walters
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:21 PM
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Yes, but is it actually required for solar installers?

Ray

On 7/17/2011 5:33 PM, Glenn Burt wrote: 

If I am not mistaken, the OSHA 10 can be completed online these days.

-Glenn Burt

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of North Texas
Renewable Energy Inc
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] OSHA Certification?

 

I looked into OSHA certification several years ago through a local community
college. The class was, I believe $1,200.00 with a maximum of maybe 10-12
attendees. There was also the 30 hour class available; usually all classes
are thru 3rd party orgs like the CC district. The course is taught by an
OSHA person though if they have to furnish the classroom the cost is higher.


Jim Duncan

North Texas Renewable Energy

NABCEP Certified Solar PV

Installer No.031310-57

TECL 27398

 <mailto:ntrei at 1scom.net> ntrei at 1scom.net 

817.917.0527

 <http://www.ntrei.com/> www.ntrei.com

 

 

 

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org]On Behalf Of Gary Willett
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 5:09 PM
To: re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] OSHA Certification?

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


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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