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TOOL TETHERINGGET A GRIP
Incident &Injury Free
Lend Lease is dedicated
to operating INCIDENT
& INJURY FREE
wherever we have a
presence. We want every
worker to go home every
night. By following the
simple steps of tool
tethering, you can help
achieve this goal and
not feel the pain of being
the one who drops their
tool with a disastrous end.
Perimeter Work PermitShall be used for any perimeter work such as, but not limited to: Façade Hoist
Curtain Wall Caulking
Tool Tethering Solutions:
Ergodyne
Python
Proto
16 oz. object dropped from 6 ft. generates 61 lbs of force.
8.3 lb. wrench can defl ect 65 ft at 37 mph when it hits a bar 20 ft off the ground.
The same wrench can defl ect 218 ft at 60 mph when dropped from 100 ft.
This graph shows the amount of force given off byfalling objects of different weights:
This graph shows the distance and speed of an object that is dropped and defl ects away from the building:
The Science of the Fall
There is no single solution
All tools can be thethered
Hardhats must also be tethered
No natural fi ber rope or
knotted ropes are permitted
Only take up what you need
If it goes up it gets a tether
Missing tool tethers will result in stop work
NO TETHERS, NO WORK.
All tool have approved tethers at all times
All tools shall be tetheredwhen working within 10 ft.of any leading edge