Working at heights, beneath scaffolding or areas where overhead work is being performed puts workers and the public below at risk of being injured by dropped objects. A dropped object is, according to oil & gas multinational Chevron, “Any object, with the potential to cause death, injury or equipment / environmental damage that falls from its previous static position under its own weight.”

The following items are considered dropped objects: Hand tools being used at heights; hand tools / equipment left behind after working at height; equipment mounted at a height that, following contact, vibration or environmental conditions, could fall, i.e., piping, lights, cameras, rigging gear, etc.; and lifting operations.

www.preventdrops.com provides the necessary tools for safety engineers to prevent and mitigate against the risk of dropped objects.