Firefighter safety from PV systems addressed at San Diego conference

The increase in household and business photovoltaic systems also means an increased risk of electrical shock to firefighters who need to extinguish any blazes in structures using that technology.

“PV and firefighter safety” was part of the “Reliability of PV System and Components” session on Aug. 15 during the annual meeting of SPIE, the international optical society at the San Diego Convention Center, Aug. 12 to 16. The presentation was given by safety science company Underwriters Laboratories (UL) senior regulatory engineer John Taecker and also involved the research of UL fire hazard resear...