Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado.
Am J Ind Med. 2013 Nov;56(11):1359-70. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22184. Epub 2013 Aug 31.
Renewable energy production may offer advantages to human health by way of less pollution and fewer climate-change associated ill-health effects. Limited data suggests that renewable energy will also offer benefits to workers in the form of reduced occupational injury, illness and deaths. However, studies of worker safety and health in the industry are limited. The Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center (MAP ERC) Energy Summit held in April 2011 explored issues concerning worker health and safety in the renewable energy industry. The limited information on hazards of working in the renewable energy industry emphasizes the need for further research. Two basic approaches to guiding both prevention and future research should include: (1) applying lessons learned from other fields of occupational safety and health, particularly the extractive energy industry; and (2) utilizing knowledge of occupational hazards of specific materials and processes used in the renewable energy industry.
可再生能源的生产可能通过减少污染和与气候变化相关的不良健康影响为人类健康带来益处。有限的数据表明，可再生能源也将为工人带来减少职业伤害、疾病和死亡的好处。然而，该行业工人安全和健康的研究有限。2011 年 4 月举行的山区和大平原教育和研究中心（MAP ERC）能源峰会探讨了可再生能源行业工人健康和安全问题。关于可再生能源行业工作危害的有限信息强调了进一步研究的必要性。指导预防和未来研究的两种基本方法应包括：（1）借鉴其他职业安全和健康领域，特别是采掘能源行业的经验教训；（2）利用可再生能源行业中使用的特定材料和工艺的职业危害知识。
