Overweight offshore workers could lose their jobs under a new 124kg weight limit, industry body warns
Summary
Overweight offshore workers could lose their jobs under new rules, an industry body warned, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Thursday 29 October, an estimated 241-300 people being projected to still be above the 124kg weight limit when the policy comes into effect next month. Hundreds of offshore workers could be at risk of losing their jobs when the new weight limit comes into effect, Sky News and Chronicle Live reported, and The Independent reported that overweight offshore workers turn to weight loss jabs to avoid losing their jobs, the industry having previously made changes to safety equipment to compensate for the growing waistlines of offshore workers. On Friday 30 October the Financial Times reported that offshore oil and gas workers turn to weight-loss drugs to meet the 124kg limit, the industry safety restrictions on flying out to North Sea facilities being due to start from November.
Latest: Offshore oil and gas workers turn to weight-loss drugs to meet the 124kg limit, the Financial Times reported, the industry safety restrictions on flying out to North Sea facilities being due to start from November.
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How it unfolded
Friday 30 October
Offshore oil and gas workers turn to weight-loss drugs to meet the 124kg limit, the Financial Times reported, the industry safety restrictions on flying out to North Sea facilities being due to start from November.
- 08:17Financial Times SubscribersOffshore oil and gas workers turn to weight-loss drugs to meet 124kg limit
Thursday 29 October
Overweight offshore workers could lose their jobs under new rules, an industry body warned, an estimated 241-300 people being projected to still be above the 124kg weight limit when the policy comes into effect next month, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Sky News and Chronicle Live reporting the same warning and The Independent that workers turn to weight loss jabs to avoid losing their jobs.
- 15:46Chronicle Live Overweight offshore workers could lose job under new rules, industry body warns
- 13:02The Independent Overweight offshore workers turn to weight loss jabs to avoid losing their jobs under new rules
- 09:31Sky News Overweight offshore workers 'could lose their jobs' under new rules
- 09:30Evening Standard Overweight offshore workers could lose job under new rules, industry body warns
- 09:29The Independent Overweight offshore workers could lose job under new rules, industry body warns