Falling Objects
TOOLBOX TALK Introduction 1. Review any accidents or "near accidents" from the past week. 2. Describe the hazards of the work as they relate to your project. Explain or show the SAFE way of doing the job. 3. Give the Toolbox Safety Talk Among the most common causes of serious work, injuries are accidents involving falling objects. You are at risk from falling objects when you are adjacent to cranes, scaffolds, etc., or where overhead work is being performed. Injuries can range from minor abrasions to concussions, blindness, or death. Take these precautions to prevent injury: Wear a hard hat when operations are being conducted adjacent to and overhead of your work area, or wherever the potential exists for injuries due to falling...