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Preventing Dropped Objects Alerts & Moments

The Dropped Objects Alerts and Moments Compilation consist of relevant alerts and moments published on the Step Change in Safety website from 2020 - 2023. The full pack can be downloaded here or can be viewed individually below.

Links to Dropped Objects Alerts and Moments

Dropped Object from Crane Boom Rest
Under sized runway beam end stops
Employee fell into the cable pit
Beam trolley drop
IOGP Alert - Lid from decommissioned open vent line fell onto walkway during heavy winds
Collapse of false ceiling - service station shop
Injuries Sustained from a 2m Fall Between Decks
Metal Debris
This is not a circus
HSE Alert - Unsafe use of floor grating systems in offshore oil and gas wind generation installations
Dropped scaffold tube and wedge
Dropped Object as a result of a Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) Joint Failure
Dropped Object - Pinch bar slipped out of tool bag
Failure of lifting eyebolt results in dropped object
Rig floor plate falls to production deck
Dropped object during lifting operations
Potential dropped object identified during rope access operations
Safe Mechanical Lifting & the Prevention of Falling Objects
BSEE Alert – 399 Grating failures cause a fatality and a serious near miss
Loss of load during transit (Sheet metal)
Dropped scaffolding fitting
Teflon pad dropped from crane