New helicopter weight limit for North Sea platform flights takes effect in November
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Sky News, BBC News and the Financial Times report that a limit of 19st 7lb (124kg) for workers flying to offshore platforms covered by UK safety regulations takes effect in November. The BBC, citing the industry body Offshore Energies UK, reports that the number of workers over the limit fell from about 2,200 when the rule was announced to fewer than 250. The BBC and the Financial Times report that hundreds of workers have used weight-loss drugs to meet the limit. The BBC reports that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency warned rescue winches cannot safely lift heavier people. Sky News reports that an industry body has warned hundreds of offshore workers could lose their jobs.
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A 124kg (19st 7lb) weight limit for workers flying to offshore platforms covered by UK safety regulations takes effect in November.
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- BBC News, Financial Times
Hundreds of offshore workers have used weight-loss drugs to meet the limit, according to reporting that cites the industry.
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Offshore Energies UK said the number of workers over the limit fell from about 2,200 when the rule was announced to fewer than 250.
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An industry body has warned that hundreds of offshore workers could lose their jobs under the new limit.
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency warned that rescue winches cannot safely lift heavier people, and the limit was set with this in mind.
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All three center outlets report a 124kg weight limit for offshore helicopter flights taking effect in November, and that many workers are using weight-loss drugs to comply. Sky News stresses the possible loss of jobs, while the BBC and the Financial Times lead with the drug use.
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Headlines focus on the limit's effect on workers, either the weight-loss drugs used to comply or the risk of job losses, rather than on the rule itself.
Offshore workers turn to weight-loss jabs to meet helicopter weight rules
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0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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- weight-loss drugs used to comply
- risk to jobs
- fall in workers over the limit
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- Financial TimesCenter
Offshore oil and gas workers turn to weight-loss drugs to meet 124kg limit
Industry safety restrictions on flying out to North Sea facilities to start from November
- BBC NewsCenter
Offshore workers turn to weight-loss jabs to meet helicopter weight rules
From Sunday anyone weighing more than 19st 7Ib (124kg) will be banned from flying to an offshore platform.
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Overweight offshore workers 'could lose their jobs' under new rules
Hundreds of offshore workers could be at risk of losing their jobs when a new weight limit comes into effect next month, an industry body has warned.
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