Safety Net Drop Test

Watch our personnel safety netting pass rigorous OSHA testing with a 400-lb drop from both 4-foot and 12-foot heights.

Tested to OSHA 1926.502 (b) - (e) - Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices

Test Protocol

The following photographs and video show drop testing of our safety nets. The drop test consists of a 400-lb bag of sand dropped from 4-ft and 12-ft heights.

Safety net attached to flatbed trailer

Span of safety net and forklift moving into position

Forklift hoisting 400-lb bag of sand

Test Results

Success! No breakage of net or hardware.

The safety net performed perfectly at both 4-ft and 12-ft drop heights.

Ground level photos after the drop

Watch the Drop Test

About This Test

One of our customers required testing to OSHA standards for their fall protection net, so we custom built the net at our US Netting facility. The forklift lifted a 400-lb bag and dropped it into the net from approximately 4 feet. As you can see in the video, the safety net performed perfectly. We then dropped the weight from a 12-foot lift. The safety net also absorbed the fall perfectly.

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Our safety netting meets rigorous OSHA standards. Protect your workers with confidence.

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