In a joint announcement on July 16, the International Safety Equipment Association and the American National Standards Institute announced that both groups have approved a new standard to establish minimum design, performance and labeling requirements for products marketed to prevent objects such as hand tools from falling from heights. It provides guidelines for the testing of production samples of such safety equipment for certification of compliance.
The long-anticipated "ANSI/ISEA 121-2018, American National Standard for Dropped Object Prevention Solutions" now will be promoted for adoption by safety-equipment manufacturers, product specifiers and end users as the recommended standard of care.