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WorkSafe Victoria announced yesterday a solar business in the state has been charged over the death of an employee in 2018.<\/p>\n

The charges relate to an incident in late November that year when a 21-year-old employee died after falling from a ladder while installing solar panels on a single-story residence in the Bendigo suburb of Kennington.<\/p>\n

“Solar 2.0 Pty Ltd has been charged with two breaches of section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to maintain a working environment that was safe and without risks to health,” states the agency<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WorkSafe says it will also allege the company failed to implement a Safe Work Method Statement for the “high risk construction work”. The matter is listed for a filing hearing at the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on April 15.<\/p>\n

What Is A Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)?<\/h2>\n

According to Safe Work Australia, a SWMS document outlines “the high risk construction work activities to be carried out at a workplace, the hazards arising from these activities and the measures to be put in place to control the risks.” Safe Work Australia provides further details and a template in this document<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 state where a worker has a risk of falling more than 2 metres or is on or near energised electrical installations or services, these are among a number of scenarios considered high risk construction work. In other words, all rooftop solar installations.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the incident in 2018, WorkSafe published a related guideline<\/a> – “Working safely when installing photovoltaic (PV) systems”.<\/p>\n

WorkSafe And Victoria’s Solar Homes Program<\/h2>\n

Victoria saw a surge in PV installations when the Solar Homes rebate<\/a> kicked off in 2018. In July 2019, Solar Victoria noted<\/a> an unannounced inspection program during installation of Solar Homes supported systems was being implemented; delivered by WorkSafe and Energy Safe Victoria.<\/p>\n

Working at height, fall protection, manual handling and electrical safety are focus issues in the inspections. The information from those inspections was\/is to be used to educate the industry where improvement is needed and to act as a reminder of the consequences of not following best practice, including potential disqualification from the program.<\/p>\n

The tragedy in 2018 aside, it appears the industry has taken notice – there aren’t any other serious incidents involving injuries to solar workers since that time noted on WorkSafe Victoria’s web site that I could find.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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