http://www.longstreath.com/community/index.php/page/index.html/_/misc/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:56:24 +0000 43200 Articles not fitting into the Safety or Companies categories. http://www.longstreath.com/community/index.php/page/index.html/_/misc/death-in-service-benefit-r30 UK employers ’death in service’ benefit, How good is yours? I have sourced an alternative policy to recommend to the employer which has tax benefits for both employer and employee of up to 60%. The policy allows for life cover up to 15 times the employee’s salary. Contact me for details and a free consultation. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:15:47 +0000 9b8619251a19057cff70779273e95aa6 http://www.longstreath.com/community/index.php/page/index.html/_/misc/offshore-medicals-to-include-fitness-test-r16 This from an article sent to me.
Basically it says that they are considering introducing fitness tests to the offshore medicals. Divers need not worry the diving medical exceeds the offshore one. So you porkers, get on the treadmill and lighten up on the carb’s.
I don’t have a copy of the standards but they are here for £150
http://www.energyins...?articleid=1659


The Energy Institute has published recommendations for minimum fitness standards for those working in the Oil and Gas Industry. The document, published in October 2010, offers guidance on administering fitness tests, which are becoming increasingly common practice in industry and the emergency services. Compliance with the guidance is voluntary and companies can choose whether or not to incorporate the tests into their everyday operations.
The Energy Institute contracted the University of Portsmouth to develop and recommend a suitable fitness standard for the industry and a number of oil and gas companies made financial contributions towards the project. Various facilities were visited and company employees interviewed to determine the most common and essential physically demanding tasks carried out in the industry. The tasks identified include:
• Opening and closing valves;
• Climbing ladders and stairs;
• Lifting and manual handling;
• Pulling hoses and cables;
• Emergency evacuation; and
• Survival training.
Following the establishment of the physical demands associated with the performance of these essential tasks, a fitness standard was devised. The tests include both Physical Selection Tests (PST) and tests that incorporate simulations of the essential tasks. It is envisaged that an individual's job will be assessed and depending on the physical characteristics of that job, the relevant fitness tests will be selected and administered.
A number of potential benefits of introducing the fitness standards into the work place have been highlighted, including:
(i) minimising the potential for employing people who are not fit for physically demanding jobs;

(ii) decreasing the potential for injury and/or breach of health and safety law; and

(iii) ensuring selection is based solely on the ability to complete the task, thereby ensuring that it is fair, unbiased and gender free.
With the planned phase out of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) due to take place next year, the incorporation of a fitness test into a company's policies could also prove useful as a potential means by which an employer can fairly assess whether a worker is still fit to carry out the tasks required of them under their employment contract, although any such assessment would have to be objectively justified and the resulting employment situation carefully managed.
The Energy Institute have emphasised that the report does not provide guidance on policy issues or implementation strategies, which are considered to be matters for individual companies . Companies may wish to seek advice on the interaction between fulfilling safety requirements offshore and employment law.

The oil and gas industry currently requires a fitness test to be carried out only on members of Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) and it will be interesting to observe what impact (if any) the introduction of these tests to the industry generally will have and the extent to which they are adopted by operators and contractors.

Make of it what you will lads, but it's in the pipeline as an excuse to get rid of guys.]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:12 +0000 c45147dee729311ef5b5c3003946c48f http://www.longstreath.com/community/index.php/page/index.html/_/misc/list-of-companies-r13
This was a pain to keep up with, so I have taken them down and replaced the whole site software with the current on. This does not mean that the list of companies is going to be gone forever though.

I have hired a script writer to start developing the custom scripts that I need to make this site better than the last version, and he is currently working on the first script that I need, which will allow for company involvement. One of the next scripts that I am going to get made is for a company "Yellow Pages", which will require the companies to enter their details, and to maintain them.

This is planned for the very near future, once I raise enough money to pay for the scripts, via the donation request on the Forums page.

UPDATE:


I have now hired a professional script write to develop the Yellow Pages application to add to this site. Expect it to be installed some time in January 2011.


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