Análise dos riscos de acidentes em instalações de sistemas fotovoltaicos em residências de Maceió-AL

Abstract

Some factors, such as covid-19 and the water crisis, caused energy consumption and tariffs to increase in Brazil, encouraging the population to seek alternative forms of energy generation, with photovoltaic solar energy being the most prominent source. This factor boosted the development of this area providing the increase of professionals working in the sector. Due to the lack of supervision, unqualified professionals are being placed in the market, which ends up increasing the risks related to this type of activity. This work aims to know the risks faced by installers and from this minimize them. The research was carried out from March to April of the year 2021 through the application of a questionnaire in 5 companies responsible for the installation of photovoltaic systems in Maceió-AL and their employees in order to know the profile of these professionals and also the difficulties and risks to which they are subjected. After collecting data from these questionnaires, all information was analyzed using descriptive statistics in Excel and graphically represented using Excel software. As a result, it can be observed that from the point of view of the evaluated workers, the risk of falling due to height (33%) and electric shock (22%) are what makes the exercise of their activity dangerous. In addition, there are some internal and external factors that can directly interfere in the good development of this activity, such as the lack of planning for the execution of the works, short term for installation, lack of adequate equipment, among others. Thus, it can be seen that all the difficulties end up revolving around the deficiency or even the absence of labor inspection, as well as the regional councils involved. Key words: Renewable energy. Workplace safety. Photovoltaic installer.