Protecting Lives, Powering Safety: PVSTOP Demonstrated Live with City of Tshwane Emergency Services

📅 11 September 2025
📍 Tshwane Emergency Services Training Academy, Centurion

A Groundbreaking Day for Solar Fire Safety in South Africa

On Wednesday, 11 September 2025, Civitas Risk Control (Exclusive Operations Company) and LTV Technologies & Supplies (Exclusive South Africa Distributor) were proud to host a historic live demonstration of the PVStop® fire safety solution for the the City of Tshwane Emergency Services. Held at the Emergency Training Academy in Centurion, this was the first public deployment of PVStop on South African soil—and the results were both powerful and promising.

Real Voltage. Real Danger. Real Protection.

With the rise of solar PV installations across Gauteng and beyond, the safety of our first responders has never been more critical. PV panels continue to generate high-voltage DC electricity, posing a silent but serious hazard to firefighters.

That’s where PVStop comes in: a light-blocking coating, patented spray-on solution that instantly de-energizes live solar panels, allowing rescue and suppression operations to proceed safely.

During the demonstration:

• A test rig using three 455W solar panels in series was built to simulate live PV hazard conditions (~120V and 3A under moderate sunlight).
• Halogen floodlights were used in parallel to visually confirm DC current flow.
• Upon application of PVStop by LTV Technologies and Supplies CEO Johan Bosman, the system instantly dropped in current, visibly dimming the lights.
• A second application by a Tshwane firefighter reduced the current to just 0.07A, confirming complete and safe de-energization.

“It was amazing to see the current drop so fast. You could see the hazard disappear right before your eyes,” said one of the attending fire officials.

Built for Fire Services – Backed by Engineering

What made the demonstration especially impactful was not just the product’s performance, but its relevance to real-world operational risk. Attending fire officers and safety officials saw firsthand:

• The speed of application (under 5 seconds)
• The ease of use (no prior disconnection needed)
• Fast drying time (under 2 minutes)
• Simple cleanup with no long-term panel damage, simply peels of and disposed as general waste
• And most importantly: immediate voltage and amps reduction

Building a Safer Future, Together

PVSTOP is more than just a product—it’s a life-saving technology, taken o market by our PVSTOP technical partners, that manages our strict compliance frameworks.

The demonstration was also the culmination of months of collaboration between:

• LTV Technologies & Supplies (exclusive SA distributor)
• SBD Business Systems (infrastructure and partner alignment)
• Civitas Risk Control (operational entity managing technical partners, compliance, and logistics)
• And PVStop International (the OEM and patent holder)

The event follows earlier training, webinars, PV Safety and Risk training sessions, and ongoing awareness-building.

Civitas Risk Control oversees partner training, deployment compliance, and product distribution in partnership with LTV Technologies & Supplies — the exclusive South African distributor of PVStop.

If you are:

• A school or university administrator
• A facility or operations manager
• A safety officer at a hospital, clinic, or factory
• A municipal or provincial risk manager
• A commercial landlord or insurance provider

Reach out to our team. Let us help you make your PV installation safer.

PVStop is here.

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Johan Bosman
✉️ info@pvstop.co.za
🌐 www.pvstop.co.za