Methodology for an occupational risk assessment: and evaluation of four processes for the fabrication of photovoltaic cells
- PEDCo Environmental, Inc. Cincinnati, OH
Determining occupational health and safety risks posed by emerging technologies is difficult because of limited statistics. Nevertheless, estimates of such risks much be constructed to permit comparison of various technologies to identify the most attractive processes. One way to estimate risks is to use statistics on related industries. Based on process labor requirements and associated occupational health data, risks to workers and to society posed by an emerging technology can be calculated. Using data from the California semiconductor industry, this study applies a five-step occupational risk assessment procedure to four processes for the fabrication of photovoltaic cells. The validity of the occupational risk assessment method is discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 6831327
- Journal Information:
- Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States) Vol. 43:2; ISSN AIHAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PERSONNEL
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PNICTIDES
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT