DROPS Prevention Knowledge Centre.

DROPS Prevention

What is DROPS?

DROPS stands for Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme.

In the oil & gas, offshore, construction, renewable energy and other high-risk industries, DROPS is focused on preventing objects from falling from height and causing injury, equipment damage or operational disruption.

For Secure Tools, this is a particularly valuable area of expertise because it connects directly to your tool tethering, secondary retention, retention wires, retention nets and working-at-height products.

In simple terms

If a worker is 30 metres above the ground and drops a spanner, the spanner becomes a dropped object. Even a relatively small tool can become extremely dangerous when falling from height.

DROPS therefore focuses on:

• Identifying objects that could fall
• Assessing the risk they present
• Preventing objects from becoming detached
• Securing tools and equipment
• Installing secondary retention where appropriate
• Inspecting equipment and attachment points
• Training workers in dropped-object prevention
• Creating procedures to reduce dropped-object incidents