With so many issues going on in the community, it may be a good idea for the community to use its resources to its own advantage. The idea is to improve conditions to make our community a better place and solar energy is one way of solving multiple problems with one solution. By using solar power, it eliminates chances of being harmed by loose or dangerous power lines, therefore improving safety hazards.
Society has come a long way thanks to pioneers such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, but before Franklin 's discovery of electricity and Edison 's invention of the electric light bulb, society had already excelled thanks to Abraham Pineo Gesner, who invented kerosene, Ignacy Lukasiewicz, who invented the kerosene lamp, and Aim 'e Argand, …show more content…
Power lines are a dangerous hazard and a safe alternative should be found. When power lines break due to weather, carelessness and other reasons, they become live wires that can be very harmful or even deadly. Bob Isiminger, senior electrical engineer in The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) office of engineering and safety in Washington, D.C. says, "the most common injuries that are sustained when dealing with high voltage or when working on a construction site are caused by overhead or underground electrical lines." In an article by Darlene Bremer, she states "electrocutions kill an average of 143 construction workers each year. More than half of the electrocutions of electrical workers were caused by direct or indirect contact with live electrical equipment and wiring, control panels, junction boxes and transformers." According to OSHA, they estimate that there are approximately 350 electrical related deaths per year, which almost averages one electrical related death per day. Safety director and field superintendent at Lemberg Electric Co. Inc. of Wauwatosa, Wis., Chris Marquardt even states "there are more than 30,000 nonfatal electrical shock accidents that occur each year, with a lot of incidents going unreported." These incidents can be
Society has come a long way thanks to pioneers such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, but before Franklin 's discovery of electricity and Edison 's invention of the electric light bulb, society had already excelled thanks to Abraham Pineo Gesner, who invented kerosene, Ignacy Lukasiewicz, who invented the kerosene lamp, and Aim 'e Argand, …show more content…
Power lines are a dangerous hazard and a safe alternative should be found. When power lines break due to weather, carelessness and other reasons, they become live wires that can be very harmful or even deadly. Bob Isiminger, senior electrical engineer in The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) office of engineering and safety in Washington, D.C. says, "the most common injuries that are sustained when dealing with high voltage or when working on a construction site are caused by overhead or underground electrical lines." In an article by Darlene Bremer, she states "electrocutions kill an average of 143 construction workers each year. More than half of the electrocutions of electrical workers were caused by direct or indirect contact with live electrical equipment and wiring, control panels, junction boxes and transformers." According to OSHA, they estimate that there are approximately 350 electrical related deaths per year, which almost averages one electrical related death per day. Safety director and field superintendent at Lemberg Electric Co. Inc. of Wauwatosa, Wis., Chris Marquardt even states "there are more than 30,000 nonfatal electrical shock accidents that occur each year, with a lot of incidents going unreported." These incidents can be