CONSIDERATIONS ON PROFESSIONAL RISKS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN THE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR

Eduard SMIDU, Oana Roxana CHIVU, Dan NITOI, Marilena GHEORGHE, Larisa BUTU, Claudia BORDA, Constantin BUJOR

Abstract


For all green technology jobs, the employers must provide workers with safe and healthy working conditions. For this purpose, ecological workplaces must be subject to occupational risk assessment. This paper presents the occupational risks and measures to be taken for a representative job in the field of green technologies: wind turbine maintenance electrician. Thus, the analysis of classic occupational risks is updated alongside the new and emerging risks in the green technology sector through the EVA-RISK method, the necessary systems for mitigating and eliminating these risks are presented, as well as the need for employers and workers to be aware of the importance of safety at work in current conditions.

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