Question follow-through · 115189
Offshore Industry: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the potential impact of the Industry Safe Weight Limit Policy introduced by Offshore Energies UK on offshore workers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the potential impact of the Industry Safe Weight Limit Policy introduced by Offshore Energies UK on offshore workers.
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) guidance documentation and policy on introducing a Safe Weight Limit for Offshore Workers on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). HSE was not involved in the development...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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