“From November next year, industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said the maximum clothed weight for a worker heading offshore should be 124.7kg (19.5 st) – so they can be winched to safety in an emergency.
The 249kg (39st) maximum Coastguard rescue helicopter winch load is made up of that figure plus the average 90.3kg (14st) weight of a rescue worker, a 29kg (4.5st) stretcher and the 5kg (0.8st) kit.”
InTheEndEntropyWins on
I think they have this in Japan for all jobs. Seems to work really well there, actually. But they also have good education about what’s healthy and good, etc.
So while a Japanese kid will say corn is their favourite thing to eat, we’ll say chocolate. Which is partly culture as well.
I’m doing my part watching a lot of manga and stuff to change my culture to be healthier.
bobblebob100 on
Once again a bollocks headline. They havent been told such thing
Graham Skinner, the health and safety manager at OEUK, said it was hoped the new safety policy – as part of a “robust safety culture” – would not lead to job losses, but he could not rule it out.
“That would be the absolute worst-case scenario.
“Employers will have a duty to support their workers through this and try to find reasonable solutions for it, but in the very worst cases that would be the case for some people.”
Puzzleheaded-Key2212 on
I work in the energy industry myself, and my dad has also spent time working offshore. There are definitely some big lads around, but not many I’ve come across are massively overweight in terms of being grotesquely fat. Most of the younger ones get absolutely ripped just from the physical nature of the job, without ever needing to set foot in a gym.
GayWolfey on
I used to think the police had to stay in shape. Our local force is a who’s who of fat bobbies. It’s ridiculous
Existing_Macaron_616 on
My mates dad was getting in bother working offshore being overweight 20 years ago
Dude4001 on
19st aspiring offshore workers just had their Saturdays ruined
peanutbutteroverload on
This should not only be normalised in certain jobs but in the NHS as well..excuse laden fat people absolutely drain the NHS because they can’t just “not eat as much”. If someone can’t lose weight then first time it’s suggested then they should be made to.
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This makes sense.
“From November next year, industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said the maximum clothed weight for a worker heading offshore should be 124.7kg (19.5 st) – so they can be winched to safety in an emergency.
The 249kg (39st) maximum Coastguard rescue helicopter winch load is made up of that figure plus the average 90.3kg (14st) weight of a rescue worker, a 29kg (4.5st) stretcher and the 5kg (0.8st) kit.”
I think they have this in Japan for all jobs. Seems to work really well there, actually. But they also have good education about what’s healthy and good, etc.
So while a Japanese kid will say corn is their favourite thing to eat, we’ll say chocolate. Which is partly culture as well.
I’m doing my part watching a lot of manga and stuff to change my culture to be healthier.
Once again a bollocks headline. They havent been told such thing
Graham Skinner, the health and safety manager at OEUK, said it was hoped the new safety policy – as part of a “robust safety culture” – would not lead to job losses, but he could not rule it out.
“That would be the absolute worst-case scenario.
“Employers will have a duty to support their workers through this and try to find reasonable solutions for it, but in the very worst cases that would be the case for some people.”
I work in the energy industry myself, and my dad has also spent time working offshore. There are definitely some big lads around, but not many I’ve come across are massively overweight in terms of being grotesquely fat. Most of the younger ones get absolutely ripped just from the physical nature of the job, without ever needing to set foot in a gym.
I used to think the police had to stay in shape. Our local force is a who’s who of fat bobbies. It’s ridiculous
My mates dad was getting in bother working offshore being overweight 20 years ago
19st aspiring offshore workers just had their Saturdays ruined
This should not only be normalised in certain jobs but in the NHS as well..excuse laden fat people absolutely drain the NHS because they can’t just “not eat as much”. If someone can’t lose weight then first time it’s suggested then they should be made to.