Common HazardsQuestion 29 of 100
A tool left on an overhead beam falls and strikes a worker below. What is the best preventive measure?
a.Removing all hard hats
b.Working faster
c.Ignoring the area below
d.Toe boards, tool tethers, and barricading areas below overhead work
Explanation
Falling-object struck-by hazards are controlled with toe boards, screens, tool tethers, and barricading the area below overhead work. Hard hats provide protection but should not be the only control. Keeping tools secured at height prevents them from becoming projectiles.
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