NOVENEX Toolbox Talk — Dropped Objects — The Killer From Above
Working at Heights · ±6 minutes · novenex.tech/toolbox-talks
Everyone watches the person at height; few watch what is in their pockets. A falling shifting spanner does not warn anyone. Dropped-object control protects the people who never signed up for the risk — those walking below.
Above
- •Tool lanyards or tethered tool bags for all work at height.
- •Nothing loose on scaffold boards — no offcuts, bolts, or bottles.
- •Toe boards and mesh on scaffolds are dropped-object controls, not decoration.
Below
- •Barricade and sign the drop zone before work starts — danger tape means do not enter, not walk carefully.
- •Never stand or walk under suspended loads or working platforms.
- •Hard hat rules apply to everyone inside the barricade, visitors included.
Discussion — ask the crew
- What is our rule for barricading under overhead work?
- Which tools in daily use have no lanyard point — and what do we do about them?
- When did someone last challenge a person walking through a drop zone?
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Equip this talk
Requisition the barrier tape and related equipment from the Supply Register.