DROPPED OBJECT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION : QUESTIONNAIRE

YOUR NAME : __________________________________________ DATE: _________________

Please read the questions below and answer each one correctly by placing a cross (X) in the box for
each correct answer. MULTIPLE ANSWERS are accepted.

What is a DROPPED OBJECT?

1 A tool that falls out of the operator’s hand
2 A person that falls from height
3 A medical condition
4 Any item that falls from its previous position under its own weight

Where do DROPPED OBJECTS happen?

1 In the workshop
2 Only in the mast / derrick
3 Offshore
4 Everywhere. They can happen at any anytime, anywhere.

At work, during which TASKS can DROPPED OBJECTS happen?

1 Lifting and hoisting / mast raising and lowering
2 Maintenance activities
3 Stacking and Storing
4 Dropped Objects can happen during any task.

Which of the following can CAUSE a DROPPED OBJECT?

1 Poor Housekeeping
2 Home-made Lifting Equipment and Tools
3 Redundant, neglected, un-used equipment
4 Loose structure / poor fixings
5 Not following procedures
6 Poorly secured materials and loads
7 Poor design, Poor planning

What action must we take when we identify a POTENTIAL DROPPED OBJECT?

1 Let someone else take care of it
2 Assume that Maintenance will fix it soon
3 Make the area safe and Report it immediately. Let your colleagues know about it.
4 Cover it up with a sheet
What should I use the DROPPED OBJECT CALCULATOR for?
1 To measure the ACTUAL CONSEQUENCE of an actual dropped object
2 To measure the POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE of an actual or potential dropped
object incident
3 To work out what would happen if a PERSON FELL FROM HEIGHT

Using the DROPPED OBJECT CALCULATOR, what would the likely consequence be if
a 1litre bottle of water weighing 1kg was to fall on someone working 9m below?
1 Bruising (FIRST AID CASE / MINOR INJURY)
2 Serious Injury (SERIOUS INJURY / LOST TIME INJURY / Day Away From Work
Case)
3 Nothing at all if they were wearing a hard hat and coveralls
4 It could kill them (FATALITY)

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

1 The faster something falls, the less chance there is of hitting someone
2 Small or light items cannot cause harm to people or damage to equipment
3 The heavier or the further an item can fall, the more damage / injury it can cause
4 Items stacked against the wall are not potential dropped objects

How can we PREVENT, CONTROL and MANAGE DROPPED OBJECTS?

1 Eliminate the hazard by removing it or securing it properly
2 Consider the potential for dropped objects before starting any task
3 Get the QHSE department to do it
4 Listen to experience and if possible find a safer, less hazardous approach

What CONTROLS do we already have in place to PREVENT AND MANAGE

POTENTIAL DROPPED OBJECTS?
1 Tool Box Talks
2 STOP / Hazard Observation Cards
3 We have not got anything in place
4 Secondary Retention (split pins, safety wires, washers etc)
5 PPE (Hard Hat, Coveralls, Gloves, Boots etc)
6 Worksite Inspections

What can YOU DO to help PREVENT DROPPED OBJECTS?

1 Always consider the potential for dropped objects in every task, and STOP THE
JOB IMMEDIATELY if a potential dropped object has been identified
2 Take every opportunity to tell colleagues, friends and family about dropped
objects, how to identify them, what causes them and how to control them
3 Report ALL POTENTIAL DROPPED OBJECTS and be proactive and always
make suggestions for improvements in task planning and during all activities.
4 Encourage others to follow simple Housekeeping Rules and Pre-Task checks that
will eliminate potential dropped objects.
THANK YOU. PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

How would you rate this AWARENESS TRAINING?

1 It was interesting, but I know it all already
2 It was interesting but I think it could be better
3 It was interesting and helpful but I am not sure what to do next
4 It was interesting and helpful and I am clear about my responsibilities in respect
of dropped object prevention
5 I was disappointed and feel I could spend my time doing other things

Can you make any SUGGESTIONS for DROPPED OBJECT PERFORMANCE

IMPROVEMENTS?

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