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Dropped Object Awareness
Dropped Object Awareness
Over 130 Members Worldwide
Dropped Object Awareness
DROPPED OBJECTS OCCUR EVERYWHERE…
Dropped Object Awareness
Dropped Object Awareness
Understanding Dropped Object Causes
• What Causes Dropped Objects?•Poor hazard and Risk Assessment
•Inadequate Design (not addressing Dropped Object potential)
•Poor Behaviours (people walking by unsafe acts/conditions)
•Inadequate Inspection, Repair and Maintenance
•Redundant / Neglected / Homemade Tools and Equipment
•Failed Fixtures and Fittings / Corrosion / Vibration
•Inappropriate Procedures / Not Following Procedures
•Inadequately Stored / Secured Tools and Equipment
•Poor Housekeeping
•Environment (weather, sea motion)
•Planning and Operational Miscalculations
•….any others?
Dropped Object Awareness
Understanding Dropped Object Consequences
Dropped Object Awareness
Eliminate, Substitute, Control
• Engineered Controls• Procedures• Training / Awareness• Safety Signs &
Signals• PPE
Preventive Controls may already exist!
New Controls must be assessed and monitored.
(Change Management)
Dropped Object Awareness
Preventive and Mitigating Controls
Preventive Controls
PREVENTING AN INCIDENT BY REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT AN
INCIDENT WILL OCCUR
• Good Planning (Site Inspection TBRA, PTW)
• Primary Fixings / Secondary Retention / Maintenance
• Surveys and Inspections• Tools and Equipment Aloft
Registers and Log Books• Collision Checklist• Management of Distractions• Observation, STOP, Individual
Awareness and Vigilance• DROPS Training
Mitigating Controls
REDUCING THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN INCIDENT IF PREVENTIVE CONTROLS
FAIL OR ARE NOT EFFECTIVE
• Safety Securing Systems
• Effective Use of Barriers
• Restricted Access Areas (Red Zones / No Go Zones)
• Use of Approved Drops Tools Kits
• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Communications, Standby Persons and PA Warnings
DROP
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