ISNet RAVS Documents
Dropped Objects - Canada Industry Practice
A Dropped Objects RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the dropped objects element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Canada Industry Practice version is written to a national standard so it serves contractors working across provinces or for federally regulated hiring clients. You add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload it to your ISNetworld account.
- Pre-written answer aligned with Canadian regulatory references
- Upload to ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks
- Word format — add your company name and customise in minutes
- Written by Canadian safety professionals
- Instant download after purchase
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Overview
What this RAVS document does
A tool, a length of pipe, or stored material falling from height can kill a worker below. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see that a contractor has a falling objects prevention plan rather than relying on flagged-off areas alone.
This document states your company's dropped objects program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: the falling objects prevention plan, the risk assessment with engineering, administrative, and PPE controls, securing tools and materials at height, storage of items on racks and shelves, power tools at height, and worker training. The file arrives in editable Word format - add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload.
What the reviewer verifies
What ISNetworld checks
ISNetworld does not just check that a dropped objects answer exists. A reviewer verifies the document addresses each requirement the hiring client has configured. For this element, that typically means confirming the document covers:
- A written falling objects prevention plan
- A risk assessment combining engineering, administrative, and PPE controls
- Securing tools and materials so they cannot fall to areas below
- Control zones and flagging used as a precaution, not the sole control
- Safe storage of items on racks and shelves
- Control of power tools used at height and worker training
What is inside
The document sections
- Purpose, scope, and general requirements
- Roles and responsibilities
- The falling objects prevention plan
- Risk assessment and controls
- Securing tools and materials at height
- Storage of items on racks and shelves
- Power tools at height and training
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Reference framework
- Canada Industry Practice - dropped objects prevention best practice
- Federal framework
- Canada Labour Code, Part II - Occupational Health and Safety
- Standard
- Canada Industry Practice - written to a national standard
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the dropped objects element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to construction, industrial maintenance, oil and gas, and trades companies whose workers carry tools and materials at height. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags dropped objects, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the dropped objects review the first time
- Use a falling objects prevention plan. The document states a prevention plan identifies and controls hazards before work at height. A reviewer expects that plan, not just a flagged-off area.
- Show layered controls. The risk assessment should combine engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE - not rely on one alone.
- Secure tools at height. The document states tools are tethered, contained in pouches, and passed hand to hand rather than tossed. A reviewer expects that practice.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld dropped objects RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written dropped objects program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers the falling objects prevention plan, the risk assessment and controls, securing tools and materials at height, storage on racks and shelves, power tools at height, and worker training.
- Is this a Canada Industry Practice document?
- Yes. It is written as a Canada Industry Practice RAVS to a national standard, so it serves contractors working across provinces or for federally regulated hiring clients rather than being tied to one province.
- Are control zones enough to control dropped objects?
- No. The document states control zones and flagging are precautions only and must not be the sole means of control, except where strict conditions, including a detailed supervisor's hazard assessment, are met.
- How long does it take to complete and upload?
- Most companies finish in 15 to 30 minutes. You add your company name, confirm a few company-specific details, then copy the content into your ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire.