• Eliminate injury to people and damage
sustained to equipment due to dropped
objects throughout the full supply chain;
• Ultimately to deliver a ‘second-nature’
dropped objects prevention strategy for all
industry sectors.
• BEST PRACTICE • COMMITMENT
• RECOMMENDATIONS • POLICIES
• GUIDANCE • RESOURCES
COMMON DROPS OBECTIVES
• MEMBER FUNDED, MEMBER DRIVEN
• GLOBAL REPRESENTATION
• REGIONAL CHAPTERS AND COMMITTEES
Understanding and Preventing Dropped Objects
Collating ‘Best in Class’ DROPS Guidance
DROPS Global
Regional Chapters
STEERING COMMITTEE WORK GROUPS
• Chaired by Operator(s) • Quarterly Meetings
• Representation from • Communications
Major Drilling Contractors
• Local Events
and Service Partners
• Topics and Projects
• Industry Bodies and
Specialists
DROPS International
• DEFINITIONS
• RISK ASSESSMENTS
• CONTROLS
• ROLES
• SMS BRIDGING
• ZONE MANAGEMENT
• MONITORING
• TRAINING
• SURVEY & INSPECTION
• WORKSITE HAZARD
MANAGEMENT
• HUMAN PERFORMANCE
• REPORTING
• GAP ASSESSMENT
COMMON APPROACH
Sets out the minimum
recommended practices that
support the development of
dropped object prevention
policy and procedure for
Company SMSs.
It illustrates the foundations
of a DROPS Management
System.
Application is risk-based,
additional guidance is
included, and principles are
applicable to all industries.
COMMON APPROACH
Best Practice and Functional
Recommendations.
Linked references, appended
guidance materials, templates
and checklists.
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COMMON FREE RESOURCE
FUNCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Risk Assessment Guidance
• Worksite Best Practice
• Standardised Definitions
• Lifecycle Opportunities
• Technical Reference
• Training Resource
• Readily Adaptable
• FREE DOWNLOAD
CONSOLIDATED GUIDANCE
TRAINING AND AWARENESS
PRE-TASK
WORKING RISK
ASSESSMENT
AT HEIGHT
All Personnel. All Activities.
Identification of static and dynamic dropped
object hazards and risk assessment shall be
documented during all Pre-Task activities
and JSAs (e.g. tools and equipment at height,
collision checks, environmental factors,
housekeeping, removal/replacement of
equipment at height, concurrent operations and
application of DROPS Calculator in the
assessment process).
Dropped Object Awareness
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT AT HEIGHT
WORKSITE BEST PRACTICE
DROPS SURVEY & INSPECTION
STANDARISED DEFINITIONS / PRINCIPLES
Primary Fixing, Secondary Retention and Safety Securing
PRIMARY Nuts, bolts, screws Brackets, Turnbuckles
FIXINGS Clamps, Pins, Hinges Welds
SECONDARY Safety Pins Locking Nuts
RETENTION Lock Wire Locking Washers
SAFETY Securing wire Nets and Baskets
SECURING Connectors Safety Chains
STANDARISED DEFINITIONS / PRINCIPLES
Primary Fixing, Secondary Retention and Safety Securing
PRIMARY Nuts, bolts, screws Brackets, Turnbuckles
FIXINGS Clamps, Pins, Hinges Welds
SECONDARY Safety Pins Locking Nuts
RETENTION Lock Wire Locking Washers
SAFETY Securing wire Nets and Baskets
SECURING Connectors Safety Chains
SECONDARY RETENTION
TECHNICAL REFERENCE & GUIDE
WORKGROUP OUTPUTS
ADDRESSING DROPS EXPOSURE
• GET INVOLVED
• Continually raise awareness of dropped object
hazards throughout Supply Chain
• Exploit DROPS Guidance to inform Task Risk
Assessment and apply Hierarchy of Control
• Review task specific assessments (and
procedures) to ensure all dropped object hazards
are identified and eliminated or controlled
• Question robustness of securing devices
• Keep DROPS at the forefront of the Business.
ACTIVE & ENGAGING LEADERSHIP
Thank You
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