Health & Safety Report 2014

2.6 Management of Occupational Health The structure of the offshore workforce, with many employed by contractors to operator/duty holders, and the nature of the working pattern, which involves many workers moving between installations, has led to difficulties in areas of occupational health management, such as exposure data monitoring and occupational health surveillance. In 2012 and 2013, Oil & Gas UK ran seminars for occupational health professionals across the industry, providing an opportunity to share practical experience in resolving such difficulties. The seminars have been well received and, this year, Oil & Gas UK has established an informal work group for occupational health professionals in response to demand for a more frequent forum to share practical solutions to occupational health problems. It is hoped that additional opportunities to share knowledge and experience will result in wider adoption of successful approaches to managing occupational health issues across the industry.

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