make me safety bulletin on dropped Objects
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Published by SALUSTo ensure workplace safety and regulatory compliance regarding dropped objects, a comprehensive safety bulletin should address prevention strategies, control measures, and reporting procedures.
Prevention Strategies:
- Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential sources of dropped objects.
- Implement engineering controls such as installing netting, toe boards, and guardrail systems to contain objects.
- Use tool lanyards to secure tools when working at heights.
- Ensure proper storage of materials and equipment to prevent accidental dislodgement. [1]
Control Measures:
- Establish controlled access zones to restrict unauthorized personnel from areas where dropped objects may pose a hazard.
- Use barricades and signage to warn of potential falling object hazards.
- Implement a 'housekeeping' program to maintain clear and organized work areas.
- Regularly inspect and maintain tools and equipment to ensure they are in good working condition. [2]
Reporting Procedures:
- Establish a clear and accessible system for reporting dropped object incidents and near misses.
- Investigate all reported incidents to determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Track and analyze dropped object data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Communicate lessons learned from incident investigations to all employees.
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[1] Fall Protection Hazard Awareness Guide
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# 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection (cont.) ## (b)(15) (cont.) ..1926.501(c) (c) "Protection from falling objects." When an employee is exposed to falling objects, the employer shall have each employee wear a hard hat and shall implement one of the following measures: (c)(1) Erect toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling from higher levels; or, (c)(2) Erect a canopy structure and keep potential fall objects far enough from the edge of the higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced; or, (c)(3) Barricade the area to which objects could fall, prohibit employees from entering the barricaded area, and keep objects that may fall far enough away from the edge of a higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced. ## 1926.502 Fall protection systems criteria and practices (a) "General." (a)(1) Fall protection systems required by this part shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (a)(2) Employers shall provide and install all fall protection systems required by this subpart for an employee, and shall comply with all other pertinent requirements of this subpart before that employee begins the work that necessitates the fall protection. (b) "Guardrail systems." Guardrail systems and their use shall comply with the following provisions: 60
[2] Fall Protection Hazard Awareness Guide
Page 81
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# Safety nets shall extend outward from the outermost projection of the work surface as follows: (cont.) ## (h)(1)(v) (cont.) ..1926.502(j) (j) "Protection from falling objects." Falling object protection shall comply with the following provisions: (j)(1) Toeboards, when used as falling object protection, shall be erected along the edge of the overhead walking/working surface for a distance sufficient to protect employees below. (j)(2) Toeboards shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 50 pounds (222 N) applied in any downward or outward direction at any point along the toeboard. (j)(3) Toeboards shall be a minimum of 3 1/2 inches (9 cm) in vertical height from their top edge to the level of the walking/working surface. They shall have not more than 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) clearance above the walking/working surface. They shall be solid or have openings not over 1 inch (2.5 cm) in greatest dimension. (j)(4) Where tools, equipment, or materials are piled higher than the top edge of a toeboard, paneling or screening shall be erected from the walking/working surface or toeboard to the top of a guardrail system's top rail or midrail, for a distance sufficient to protect employees below. (j)(5) Guardrail systems, when used as falling object protection, shall have all openings small enough to prevent passage of potential falling objects. (j)(6) During the performance of overhand bricklaying and related work: ## (j)(6)(i) No materials or equipment except masonry and mortar shall be stored within 4 feet (1.2 m) of the working edge. 79
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