Guide to safe solar panel installation
A guide to help businesses and workers to safely install solar panels on roofs.
Installing solar photovoltaic systems (PV) exposes workers to risks of serious injury or death. Installers must manage the risks to maintain a safe place of work.
We have developed this guide to provide the solar industry clear direction on controlling risk. The guide should be read in conjunction with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 & Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 and relevant Codes of Practice.
Contents in the guide include:
- Requirements for businesses in the solar industry
- Planning for installation
- Safe work method statements
- Hierarchy of control
- Safe installation of the solar pv system
- Site set-up
- Accessing the roof
- installing fall prevention
- fall prevention devices
- preventing falls through brittle/fragile roof material including skylights
- work positions systems
- fall arrest systems
- Electrical risks
- Other risks
- working in the ceiling voids
- handling
- asbestos
- information, training, instruction and supervision
Download the Guide to safe solar panel installation (PDF 2.8MB)