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Managing EHS of PV-related equipment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory : preprint / Troy McCuskey and Brent P. Nelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- McCuskey, Troy.
- Conference Name:
- IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (38th : 2012 : Austin, Tex.)
- Series:
- Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 5200-54132.
- Conference paper NREL/CP ; 5200-54132
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Photovoltaic power generation--Equipment and supplies--Safety measures.
- Photovoltaic power generation.
- Laboratories--Equipment and supplies--Safety measures.
- Laboratories.
- Industrial safety.
- Occupational Health.
- occupational safety.
- Medical Subjects:
- Occupational Health.
- Genre:
- proceedings (reports)
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([6] pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Managing environment, health, and safety of photovoltaic-related equipment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Place of Publication:
- Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [2012]
- Summary:
- Managing environment, health, and safety (EHS) risks at a national laboratory, or university, can be intimidating to a researcher who is focused on research results. Laboratory research and development (R & D) operations are often driven by scientists with limited engineering support and lack well-refined equipment development resources. To add to the burden for a researcher, there is a plethora of codes, standards, and regulations that govern the safe installation and operation of photovoltaic-related R & D equipment -- especially those involving hazardous production materials. To help guide the researcher through the vast list of requirements, the EHS office at NREL has taken a variety of steps. Organizationally, the office has developed hazard-specific laboratory-level procedures to govern particular activities. These procedures are a distillation of appropriate international codes, fire agencies, SEMI standards, U.S. Department of Energy orders, and other industry standards to those necessary and sufficient to govern the safe operation of a given activity. The EHS office works proactively with researchers after a concept for a new R & D capability is conceived to help guide the safe design, acquisition, installation, and operation of the equipment. It starts with a safety assessment at the early stages such that requirements are implemented to determine the level of risk and degree of complexity presented by the activity so appropriate controls can be put in place to manage the risk. As the equipment requirements and design are refined, appropriate equipment standards are applied.
- Notes:
- Title from PDF title screen (viewed Sept. 18, 2012).
- "June 2012."
- "Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308."
- "Presented at the 2012 IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, Texas, June 3-8, 2012."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 4).
- OCLC:
- 810155390
- Publisher Number:
- 1044449 OSTI ID
- Access Restriction:
- Publicly released
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