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Examining Doctors’ Conference An Operator perspective Mark Cheesman Health Manager May 2016 1
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Examining Doctors’ Conference
An Operator perspective Mark Cheesman
Health Manager
May 2016 1
About Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC
(TAQA)
TAQA is an international energy and
water company listed in Abu Dhabi
operating in 11 countries across four
continents. The word TAQA means
energy in Arabic.
TAQA has investments in power
generation, water desalination, oil and
gas exploration and production, pipelines
and gas storage.
The company's assets are located in
Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, Morocco,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab
Emirates, Netherlands, United Kingdom
and United States.
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About TAQA in the UK
Established in 2006, TAQA’s UK business is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company.
Within the UK, TAQA is a fully integrated exploration and production
company working in the North Sea.
TAQA operates five platforms which produce from 13 fields spread
across the Northern North Sea and the Central North Sea and it also owns
equity in fields which are operated by others in the Central North Sea.
TAQA’s total average daily production for 2015 was 56.6 mboe/d.
TAQA is the operator of the Brent Pipeline which connects its operated
Cormorant Alpha platform back to the BP-operated Sullom Voe Terminal.
The Brent System Pipeline carries approximately 83,000 bpd of oil, or
approximately 10% of the UK’s oil production.
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TAQA UK Infrastructure
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Northern North Sea
Cormorant Alpha
North Cormorant
Tern
Eider
Central North Sea
Harding
North Sea Platforms
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Cormorant Alpha North Cormorant Eider
Tern Harding
What is your occupation?
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Offshore Fitness To Work Assessments:
Do they matter?
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2015 Topside and Medevac Data
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Medevac causes?
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7 basic criteria for unrestricted offshore fitness
1. Be able to carry out their normal assigned duties without compromise to the safety of themselves or others
2. Be able to escape from the platform or helicopter in event of an emergency
3. Be able to take part in offshore survival training
4. Pose no significant risk to the safety or health of others on the installation by virtue of any underlying medical condition
5. Require no ongoing medical treatment which cannot be effectively delivered in the offshore environment
6. Require no medical treatment which has significant side effects incompatible with offshore work
7. Have no significant liability to sudden illness requiring medical intervention which cannot be delivered in the offshore environment
Source – OGUK guidelines 2008
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If unable to meet 7 criteria?
…then “not normally considered fit for unrestricted offshore work”.
May be possible to mitigate the risk to a level which is deemed
acceptable such that the individual may be allowed to travel and work
offshore. In all such cases, the condition and measures put in place
to mitigate the risk should be discussed and agreed with the
operator’s medical adviser. The individual should then be issued with
an offshore fitness certificate limited to travel to such installations as
have been agreed with the operating company’s medical adviser.
Source – OGUK guidelines 2008
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Specific examples from OGUK guidelines
Pacemakers
Neurological disorders
Psychiatric disorders (psychosis)
Alcohol dependency
Substance abuse
Asthma
Insulin-treated diabetes
Obesity BMI>40
Renal calculi with high risk of recurrence
Thalassaemia Major and Sickle Cell Disease
Haemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders
Diplopia
Nut allergy – “it is essential that in all cases…”
Medications – Warfarin, Sedating
Pregnancy
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How does this work in practice?
Experience is that guidelines are
not always followed and problems
can result…
- Nut allergy with asthma and
epipen
- Insulin-treated diabetes
- Mental health issues
- Drug and alcohol issues
We may investigate this further
where it is identified.
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What does the future look like?
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3 Key Messages
1. Remember Ramazzini…
Include - “What is your
occupation?”
2. Make contact…
by email (and follow up
with a phone call if
required).
3. You are the examining
doctor
HAVE AN OPINION!
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