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To: Brumar89 who wrote (932681)	4/30/2016 12:05:04 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571928

" pitched roofs, working too close to the roof’s edge, lack of fall protection, proximity of overhead power lines, and unguarded skylights. " IOW, the same hazards as a roofer. Would you like to ban roofs? Roofers have the fifth-highest work-related death rate in construction, 29.9 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, about twice the average for all construction of 15.2. About 50 roofers are killed on the job each year, most by falls (chart 1). The information in government reports suggests that inadequate fall protection is responsible for most of the fatal falls. 1. Causes of work-related deaths, roofers, United States, yearly average, 1992-98 Note: A total of 359 deaths was analyzed for the seven years. Yearly numbers do not add up to 51 because of rounding. Transportation incidents involved roofers being killed while traveling to or from a work site. “Other causes” include being caught in/between machinery, tar and asphalt burns, explosions of asphalt kettles, and homicides.. Source: Data from Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. elcosh.org

To: Brumar89 who wrote (932681)	4/30/2016 12:05:07 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571928

Solar 10X as dangerous as nuclear power: ..... In California, where solar panels have been embraced enthusiastically, there has been a rash of deaths like this one, this one, and another three in quick succession. However, it is a worldwide phenomenon, so much so that statistics show roofing is more dangerous than coal mining. Because of our propensity to put panels on roofs, solar is in fact, far more dangerous than many forms of power generation, three times more dangerous than wind power and more than 10 times more dangerous than nuclear power, by comparison to the amount of power produced. This study puts it in perspective, using figures from the United States: The fifty actual deaths from roof installation accidents for 1.5 million roof installations is equal to the actual deaths experienced so far from Chernobyl. If all 80 million residential roofs in the USA had solar power installed then one would expect 9 times the annual roofing deaths of 300 people or 2700 people (roofers to die). This would generate about 240 TWh of power each year. (30% of the power generated from nuclear power in the USA). 90 people per year over an optimistic life of 30 years for the panels not including maintenance or any electrical shock incidents. asiancorrespondent.com