Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Nets

Cable Safety Equipment | Workplace Safety | UK & Export Sales

The CableSafe® Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net serve as a reliable securing method for equipment at height, to prevent a high risk of becoming a dropped object. Dropped objects are a major source of incidents in heavy industries. When working at height, dropping tools or other equipment poses a significant electrical safety hazard.

The safety nets are made out of stainless steel SUS/ AISI316: which is the industry preferred high quality steel for use and operation in maritime, offshore or other harsh environments due to its good resistance against pitting corrosion.

By securing overhead fixtures items at height (e.g. speakers, CCTV camera, navigation lights, flood lights or strip / TL lights, etc.) using secondary locking devices and additional securing techniques incidents are prevented and risk for dropping or falling objects is reduced significantly for people working below these items.

Thorne & Derrick supply the complete range of Safety Tools & Equipment to enable safe working in sectors such as the construction, renewables, data centres, rail, manufacturing and oil, gas, petrochemical industries.

ABS DNV GL

DNVGL & ABS of actual load testing certificates for the safety nets (Verification of Safe Work Load [SWL] by Load Testing) are available and can be submitted on request. SGS verified load test witnessed report of the safety lanyards is also available upon request.

Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Nets features

High quality safety net designed for extreme environments
Standard sizes are used in a flexible design for any type of equipment
No custom design or upfront measuring required
High Safe Working Load (SWL) tested and verified with DNVGL and ABS
SUS/AISI 316 high quality stainless steel wire and components
Certificates available for use on almost all equipment at height
All our CableSafe Safety Netting have a 3-year warranty if installed correctly

Where to use Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Nets?

To prevent objects from falling from height the safety nets are wrapped around the objects. The size of the object determines the size of the Safety Net Roll required.

Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Nets are used when:

Objects / Fixtures located in areas difficult to access for maintenance or inspection
Objects / Fixtures installed which present dropped object risk at height
Objects / Fixtures on impact zones of mobile equipment (e.g. crane booms, derricks, drill rigs, draglines and shovels)
Objects / Fixtures and mountings exposed to vibration wear and fatigue
Objects / Fixtures exposed to corrosion

Examples of object / fixtures for secondary retention:

Floodlights
Speakers
Horns
Seld-retracting lifelines
Visual Sign lightning
Portable lightning
Fixture Poles lightning
Hangers lightning
Photocontrol lighting

In the drilling industry offshore dropped objects are listed in the top ten of most frequent incidents

DROPPED OBJECTS PREVENTION Safety Net Fit-to-size

MODEL	SPECIFICATIONS
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 250 x 250 x 250 mm	Opening: 250 x 250 mm Lanyard length: 2 m
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 350 x 350 x 350 mm	Opening: 350 x 350 mm Lanyard length: 2 m
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 450 x 450 x 450 mm	Opening: 450 x 450 mm Lanyard length: 2 m
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 500 x 500 x 500 mm	Opening: 500 x 500 mm Lanyard length: 2 m
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 650 x 650 x 650 mm	Opening: 650 x 650 mm Lanyard length: 2 m
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 1000 x 200 x 150 mm	Opening: 1000 x 200 mm Lanyard length: 3 m
Dropped Objects Prevention Safety Net 1650 x 300 x 200 mm	Opening: 1650 x 300 mm Lanyard length: 4 m

* All our CableSafe Safety Netting have a 3 year warranty if installed correctly

Installation Recommendations


Start with the unit and the CableSafe Safety Net Fit-to-size.	Place the Safety Net around the unit.	Weave the stainless-steel lanyard through the Safety Net and close the Safety Net around the unit.	Tighten the stainless-steel lanyard and attach end to a secondary attachment point (to a sound body or structure).

Custom Sized Nets Available

CableSafe together T&D can provide Safety Nets that can be fit according to the size of the object. They help to secure, enclose and tether overhead fixtures to prevent dropped objects on the workfloor.

Their purpose is for secondary retention, when their primary attachment fails. The safety mesh netting is designed for onshore as well as offshore conditions and has a safety net warranty of 3 years. What makes this product unique is the fact that it can be quickly implemented as it can be made perfectly for the size of the object. No modification is required whatsoever.

Features

These custom stainless steel nets are designed and tested to cover over five times the product Safe Working Load (SWL). These light nets, yet sturdy, are designed to withstand extreme high temperatures up to 500°C (932°F) as well as extreme low temperatures down to -40°C (-40°F). Aside from these qualities, the safety nets are able to retain most fixture mounting brackets.

Materials included per Safety Net

Besides the custom sized safety net, a lanyard AKA steel securing cable is included to tether to the structure. A D-shackle to close and secure the overhead netting around the fixture and to secure the construction lanyard to the structure is also included along with a stainless steel tag.

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Thorne & Derrick stock and distribute an extensive range of Safety Tools designed to minimise hand or finger injuries by keeping hands out of the line of fire.

Over a quarter of a million people suffer serious hand injuries each year. The Hand Safety Tool Company works hard to help to reverse that trend by creating “Push Pull Tools” that keep hands off and away from potential injury areas.

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The range of Safety Products are the result of numerous conversations and in-field encounters over the last decade with key Health & Safety Officers and “boots-on-the-ground personnel” to ensure each tool produced does the most important job of all – helps every user to keep their hands.