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Document ID (ISN)109077
CIS number 09-112
ISSN - Serial title 1287-7778 - Prévention BTP
Year 2008
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Waché O.
Title Renewable energy - New skills, new hazards
Original title Energies renouvelables - A nouveaux métiers, nouveaux risques [in French]
Bibliographic information Sep. 2008, No.110, p.36-46. Illus.
Abstract Wind, solar and geothermal energy are expected to grow strongly in the coming years. However, their implementation raises new hazards for the construction industry, which are discussed in this special feature. Contents: forecasts; prospects for the construction industry; risks during the mounting of solar panels (falls, sunstrokes); risks when erecting windmills.
Descriptors (primary) France; new technologies; power generation and distribution; construction industry
Descriptors (secondary) solar radiation; wind; falls from heights; heat stroke; mechanical hazards; construction sites
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
New technologies
Browse category(ies) Construction industry and civil engineering
Power generation and distribution