Our Medical Director, Dr Louise Slaney, was on BBC Radio Scotland’s Drivetime programme at teatime of the 3rd of September, talking about an offshore deadline that’s creeping up fast.
From 1 November, anyone over 124kg (19st 7lb) fully clothed can’t fly offshore.
That’s not a judgement on anyone. It’s a rescue capability limit: Once the winchman and rescue equipment are taken into account, the remaining certified capacity of Search and Rescue helicopter winching systems is 124.7kg. The 124kg policy threshold provides a small safety margin.
The latest industry data is encouraging. OEUK’s initial estimate suggested that around 2,200 workers exceeded the limit. Its latest estimate is approximately 476-840 workers, indicating that considerable progress has already been made.
Louise’s message was a practical one. Obesity is a complex condition, not simply a lifestyle choice, and sustainable, clinically supported change is preferable to a last-minute attempt to meet the deadline.
Lifestyle measures remain important, including balanced nutrition, appropriate portion sizes and physical activity. GLP-1 medication can also play an important role for some people when clinically appropriate, individually assessed and properly monitored.
At IMM we’ve been supporting companies and their employees ahead of the deadline with structured programmes. If you’ve got people on your team close to the limit, now is the time to act.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰, 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥!
📻 You can listen to Louise’s interview on BBC Sounds here (from 1hr 36mins 50secs): https://lnkd.in/ejQxNGc5
