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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James C. Reynolds

Offshore oil workers must lose weight or face losing their jobs under new safety measures

North Sea oil workers have been told they must lose weight if they want to keep flying offshore, or face losing their jobs.

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said that from November next year, the maximum weight for a clothed worker should be 124.7kg, so they can be winched by a rescue helicopter in an emergency.

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