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