Overview:

One80 Solar is a commercial solar energy firm on a mission to create more clean, reliable and renewable energy sources. They also hold the honor of tackling the largest high-rise solar panel installation in US history. Faced with high winds and scorching summer heat, Patrick Attwater tells us how his team rose to the challenge to cover the tower and its six-story mid-rise companion with 2,912 solar panels (enough to generate 1 megawatt of power).

Show Highlights:

• Fostering a culture of safety and accountability on large scale projects
• The importance of proactive planning to overcome potential safety challenges, such as heat stress and dropped objects
• Demystifying tool tethering and understanding the options available to worksites
• Identifying and deploying the proper cooling PPE for mitigating heat stress

Featured End User/Guest:

Patrick Attwater, CEO/One80 Solar

As CEO of One80 Solar, Patrick leads one of the nation's premier solar energy firms focused on commercial and industrial projects. The San Antonio-based firm’s passion for building solar power plants helps clients power their own passions, whether it’s tanning skins, brewing beer, or running a school, with cheaper and cleaner energy.

Featured Product Expert(s):

Tim Gallant 

Tim brings 20+ years of product management, design and development to the team, with a focus on innovating solutions for dropped object prevention and personal protective equipment including head, eye, hand and knee protection. 

Alsie Nelson

Alsie leads the development of products that combat temperature stress, including cooling PPE and winter work gear. Her dedication to mitigating the risk of temperature stress on the job has helped propel Ergodyne into one of the most respected thought leaders in the category.

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