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DRopped Object Prevention - DROPS
Sarah Molyneux
SDA Drilling Engineer

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Shell’s DROPS campaign
Shell Global DROPS programme was instigated in Q4 2009
Dropped objects counted for great majority of potential and actual fatalities in Wells operations over
the previous two years to that.
In Wells every 5 days a potential DROPS incident was being recorded
Standard – Prevention of Dropped Objects manual
ABC Guides to Dropped Object Prevention... 4 principles:
Contractors providing equipment and personnel should have a DROPS scheme in place
Systematic DROPS inspection programme shall be in place
Worksite Hazard management for DROPS should be in place
Audits to check for compliance with DROPS should be in place.

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Vol 1 – ABC Guide Worksite Hazard Management
After listing the 4 mandatory requirements.... Helps with
some of those mandatory requirements
Tubular Handling Checklist
Derrick Temporary Equipment Register example
10 Questions for a safe lift
Example of Red Zone
Reliable securing

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Vol 2 – ABC Guide Inspection and Audit
After listing the 4 mandatory requirements.... Helps with
some of those mandatory requirements
Transport Inspections
Weekly Inspections of permanent and temporary
installations
Independent Surveys of permanent installations
Self Assessment Audit
Audit Checklist

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DROPS campaigns
Communicating the scale of the problem and training key personnel on how to avoid dropped
object incidents
All campaigns included an animated video together with training material (and a facilitators
guide)
2010 campaign’s were...
Tools at height
Tubular Handling
Red and No-Go zones
2011 campaign’s were...
Handling Toolstrings and lubricators