Green jobs — new risks? New and emerging risks to occupational safety and health in the electricity sector
English
Slovak
Description
The report outlines OSH challenges from new workplace situations and materials being used in the electricity sector based on several scenarios and for a number or of core application areas within the sector. It describes discussions at a workshop, based on the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Foresight project, held in Brussels on 20 March 2014 for the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (SSDC) Electricity.
Other data
Provider
Provider name (English)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Provider name (Original)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Type of provider
Tasks covered
Not applicable
Biological hazard
Not applicable
Hazard - physical state
Not applicable
Hazard - health effects
Not applicable
Exposure route
Dermal contact
Inhalation
Skin absorption
Substance Description
Thermochemicals, second-generation biofuels (liquid fuels and chemical feed stocks from lignin and cellulose); toxic chemicals in solar panels.
Prevention measures
Not applicable
Purpose of the material
Awareness raising
General information
Report
Target group
OSH consultant
Policy makers
Researchers