Retrofit system for tethering a hand tool

A retrofit kit for tethering a hand tool, the kit comprising:

• a tool collar made of a resilient material having a collar body, a first body end, a second body end, a skirt at the second body end that has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the collar body, and a bore extending between the first body end and the second body end, the bore having a cross-sectional area that is less than the cross-sectional area of a first tool portion of the hand tool providing a snug fit of the tool collar on the first tool portion, the tool collar being made of a material having a Shore A hardness in the range of about 20 to about 50;
• a tethering tab having a first tab opening and a second tab opening transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tethering tab, the second tab opening being spaced from the first tab opening, the first tab opening having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the first tool portion providing for free rotation of the tethering tab around the first tool portion;
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• instructions for assembling the tool collar and the tethering tab to the hand tool.