ANSI-ISEA dropped object prevention solutions standard
Date adopted: July 2, 2018
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) reports struck-by falling objects result in hundreds of fatalities annually and thousands of injuries. In 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported there were 255 fatalities and 47,920 injuries from dropped objects in the United States, making this the third-leading cause of injuries on the jobsite, according to OSHA. Compared to 2015, deaths from dropped objects were up approximately 3.24 percent, and injuries increased by 6.85 percent.