DORIS

Dropped Objects Register of

Incidents & Statistics

 Incident data continues to grow

New patterns emerging in past year, increase in Lifting

Dropped Objects Activity

 Previous analysis showed similar trends for Actual incidents

Potentials being identified throughout the day

Dropped Objects Time (April 2012 to date)

 Q1 and Q4 feature in Wind/ High Wind categories

Data not always available to provide

Dropped Objects Environmental Factors

 Category data previously suggested greater awareness of

potential drops from equipment and unsecured items

Dropped Objects Categories (Actual and Potential)

 Actual incident categories follow similar pattern, increase in

structural related incidents
Potentials improved awareness in all areas?

Dropped Objects Categories (April 2012 to date)

 Similar trending as previous (actual and potential)

May benefit from more details on object category

Dropped Objects Weights (Actual since April 2012)

 Again, similar trend

52% of objects fall from 5m or more

Dropped Objects Heights (Actual)

 According to the data as-read, personnel have been exposed to

over 80% of incidents in 2012
More than one person may be exposed in any single incident

Dropped Objects Consequences

 Based on data from only 5 operators

ACTUAL INCIDENTS since April 2012

 No real change in trend here, Inadequate Securing continues

to show an increase closely followed by failed fixtures and
fittings. Corrosion is also in increase

Dropped Objects The Causes

 Actual incidents trend mirrors overall trending

Potential reporting is more interesting. Since 2012, increase in
HazID + Corrosion.

Dropped Objects The Causes (Actual)

 Data shows 183 actual dropped objects (42 potential).

April 2012 to date DORIS users only (9 key users, 5OP 4Cont)

57% of all Dropped Objects are 2kg or less.

16% were greater than 10kg slight improvement (was 18%)

24% Dropped objects fall 1m or less (was 30%).

52% fell from 5m or above increased again (was 45%)

Personnel exposure (difficult to analyse but no improvement).

5 actual injuries (1 LTI)
19 Potential LTI, 40 Potential Fatalities (of 181 Actual Incidents)

Top 5 Causes (according to reporting process

(2012 position))

Inadequate Securing (1)

Failed Fixtures & Fittings (2)
Poor Housekeeping (NEW)
Corrosion (NEW)
Operator Error / Procedures not followed (NEW)

Dropped Objects - Messages

 By filtering current data by year, DORIS clearly shows that

we have not improved our dropped object prevention
performance but perhaps we have raised awareness of
the problem and the causes?
To realise the true value of DORIS, we need data. Please
help us out!
DROPS Admin can help with anonymous input of data
please just ask.
Thats exactly the same statement as this time last year.
Time for a DORIS Focus Group gathering

Dropped Objects - Summary