Health & Safety Report 2014

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2014

Examining Doctors’ Conference

May 2014 – This year’s event featured presentations on the following topics: • Novel approaches to the Oil & Gas UK medical examination – experience from current ‘trials’ • North Sea helicopter safety and implications of the CAA safety recommendations • Revised guidance on obesity • Revised guidance on anticoagulants • Guidance on managing nicotine use offshore • Intrinsic safety of electrical devices • The revisedOil &Gas UK recommendedminimum medication list

Aviation Seminar

June 2014 – The focus of 2014’s annual seminar was on how to rebuild confidence in UK offshore helicopter safety. With five accidents over the past five years having left their indelible mark on the offshore workforce, the seminar looked at what more can be done to ensure the safety, efficiency and reliability of offshore helicopter operations.

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