Falling Objects

Five must-haves for an ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 Compliant Hoist Bucket

Toolbox Talks are intended to facilitate worksite health and safety conversations. Click here to download talking points on the four factors of determining tool tethers to prevent dropped objects.

44,000 workers were injured by dropped objects in 2017. 50,000 workers were injured in 2018. You don’t have to do the math to know we’ve got a problem on our hands. With tool lanyards among the most integral and common equipment used to tether tools for prevention of dropped objects, ensuring ANSI-121 compliance on as many worksites as possible is a major step.