009 - Look Out Below: What Are Safety Pros Doing to Prevent Dropped Objects?
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In 2020, dropped objects accounted for over 45,000 injuries, over 200 fatalities, and approximately $315,000,000 in financial costs.
A major step in mitigating this damage was the development of ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 — a standard for design, testing, performance and labeling requirements for tool tethering systems and containers used when working at height. The “dropped objects standard” set best practices in place for dropped and falling objects prevention every safety manager should know but, according to the aforementioned stats, not enough do. Which is why we set out to better understand the industry’s pulse on object-at-heights workplace safety. On this episode of Radio Free Tenacity, safety advocate Cameron Swanson joins us to give his perspective on the data, how far we’ve come and the work that needs to be done to ensure dropped object safety becomes SOP when working at height.
Featured Guest:
Cameron Swanson, VP of EHS and Compliance, Enertech. Enertech is a leader in engineering, technology deployment and construction services for the wireless industry.
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