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3. Performance continued Figure 24 shows the breakdown by age for emergency medevacs and the breakdown by age for thewhole offshoreworkforce. The 30–39 demographic is proportionately under-represented in medevacs, with only 19% of cases (despite making up 30% of the offshore workforce), while the proportion of medevacs associated with the 60 and over group accounts for 12% of all medevacs but just 9% of the total offshore population. 3.5.3 COVID-19 Medical Evacuations Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry has engaged with regulators, trade unions and governments to ensure that operations still follow government advice, existing health and safety law and good practice. One of the first issues that the OGUK Pandemic Steering Group and the Helicopter Subgroup addressed, in early March 2020, was the safe transfer of personnel. Infection prevention and control during helicopter transfer to and from an affected installation was codified and the following categorisation of personnel was developed: Category A: Person displaying no symptoms and who has not been in contact with a symptomatic person or confirmed case. Category B: Person with no symptoms but who has been in contact with someone who has symptoms or a confirmed case within the previous 14 days.

Figure 24: Proportion of Medevac and General Offshore Population by Age Group

Outer - Medevacs

Not given <20

30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60

Inner – General Population

<20 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60

Source: MCA, 2021; Vantage

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