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To ensure Safety at Heights, a comprehensive approach, including dropped object prevention PPE, such as tool tethers and lanyards, anchor attachments, and tool bags and holsters, is necessary.

This guide will look in detail at how objects and handheld items at height pose a risk, and why dropped objects solutions are of crucial importance for onsite safety and protecting your people.

In this guide to dropped object prevention, we’ll explore how you can plan to mitigate the risks of dropped objects with tool lanyards and other safety schemes.

Nov 17, 2023 · Dropped objects are a serious hazard on worksites where people operate at height—even small tools can cause major injuries. This article explains what qualifies as a dropped …

Eliminate the hazard: Remove objects and tools from higher levels, scaffolding, or aerial lifts that do not need to be there. Removing objects that can pose a hazard to people working below is the best …

Apr 21, 2022 · Additionally, there are two types of dropped objects: static and dynamic. Some are obvious, others not so much. We can break those causes into two categories. Those brought on by …

Objects as small as a bolt can cause serious injury or even death when dropped from a higher level and striking an employee working on the ground. Outside of injuries and deaths, dropped objects are …

Any object that falls from its previous position under its own weight (gravity) without any applied force. For example failure caused by corrosion, vibration or inadequate securing.

The Best Practice Guidance and Free Download elements available for download from this website may be copied in part or in full as required and employed in the fight against dropped objects worldwide.