Safe Lifting, Working at Height and Preventing Dropped Objects: 2024 Q3

Thorough planning & hazard identification for lifting operations, working at height, & preventing potential dropped objects allows hazards to be safely managed.

Thorough planning and specific hazard identification for lifting operations, working at height, and preventing potential dropped objects will allow hazards to be safely managed.

Resources included in this section will help you to:

🔺 Improve hazard awareness of routine lifting tasks and their potential to cause a major accident

🔺 Identify and manage hazards related to working at height

🔺 Increase awareness of potential dropped objects and their effects

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This quarter’s theme of “Safe Lifting, Working at Height, and Preventing Dropped Objects” is a regular focus area of health and safety teams and is equally relevant to offshore and onshore operations.

Data from Step Change in Safety’s electronic observation system (e-obs) identifies just how frequently these concerns arise.

When combined, cards submitted featuring line of fire, safe mechanical lifting and “other” contribute the highest number of unsafe behaviours. Examination of the “other” category show most concerns are as a result of tripping hazards, obstructions and potential dropped objects due to poor housekeeping. It is also worth noting that gravity is the second most selected hazard to date.

Our resources range from one page safety alerts to 15min videos. We encourage you to browse and share with your colleagues to help reduce the number of incidents in this area.

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Dropped Objects - Static and Dynamic

Interactive film with questions

View all this quarters interactive resources here

Featured Resources

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Reliable Securing: Preventing Dropped Objects

A detailed presentation during our Q3 2024 Sunday Safety Session from Allen Smith, Principal Trainer/TA at DROPS: Reliable Securing: Best Practice Recommendations for the securing of equipment and tools at the worksite. Download and watch the MP4 video of the recorded presentation.

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Harness On? Helmet On!

Animated moment with voice over (mp4) This safety moment describes the requirements of safety helmets when working at height.

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Standardised Lifting Gap Analysis Template

This document is provided as a standardised gap analysis template for the purposes of comparing your company's lifting operating practices and procedures with that detailed in the Step Change in Safety (SCiS) Lifting Mechanical Handling Guidelines 2022 Edition. SCiS member companies are encouraged …

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2022 Lifting & Mechanical Handling Guidelines

Revised and reissued in November 2022 - the guidelines are aimed at anyone involved in lifting and mechanical handling operations, particularly those who risk assess and plan these operations, and the supervisors of the personnel performing them. The guidelines give guidance on lift planning and ris…

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Dropped Objects

Dropped Objects

Two short films about dropped object incidents (a dynamic and a static), a selection of safety moments and safety alerts, good practice guidance documents and speaker notes.

Safety Alerts and Moments

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Lifting Alert & Moments

Lifting Alerts and Moment

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Working at Height Alerts & Moments

Working at Height Alerts & Moments

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Preventing Dropped Objects Alerts & Moments

Preventing Dropped Objects Alerts & Moments

Links to previous campaigns

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Dropped Objects, Sweeps and Working at Height

Dropped objects and falls from height have been a frequent cause of oil and gas industry incidents

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Crane Operations

Crane operations are a critical part of moving equipment to, from and around assets on a daily basis within the oil and gas industry

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Mechanical Lifting

There are a number of mechanical lifting aids on our sites which if used correctly can significantly reduce the need for manual handling

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Lifting Equipment and Hands-Free Tools

It's essential that all lifting equipment used onsite is controlled, suitably rated for the task, certified for use, and suitable for its intended application.

Existing resources