Health and Safety Report 2019

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2019

As in previous years, the most common reason for individuals being declared unfit to work offshore was blood pressure (25 per cent), which was most prominent in the 40–49 age group. Diabetes (15 per cent) and cardiac illnesses (11 per cent) were also significant cause for failure and were similarly higher in that age group. Drug abuse, whilst not one of the most common reasons of examination failure (just 7 per cent of total failures), formed a larger percentage of failed examinations for those below 40 (15 per cent), and just over 4 per cent of failed examinations for those over 40.

Figure 22: Reason for Failed Assessment by Age

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Other Drug Abuse Cardiac Diabetes Blood Pressure

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Number of Failed Assessments

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Delegate Age and Year of Assessment

Source: OGUK

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