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Wind energy jobs are taking off, but so are risks | Workers are pushing for improved training and safety standards to help avoid falls, electrocution and equipment failure (www.hcn.org)

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Workers are pushing for improved training and safety standards to help avoid falls, electrocution and equipment failure.

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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago

the article is about these companies not spending enough on safety and training...

More than half said that they’d felt pressure to work beyond their safe capacity due to long hours or lack of rest days. Still more said they’d had to work alongside colleagues who were not properly trained.