Posted By SARA TAYLOR Hi can anyone think of any legislation pertaining to pregnant women working offshore? Would a women be disallowed working offshore from the moment she finds out she is pregnant? or is there a set limit on the term of her pregnancy, for example after 3 months not allowed offshore? cant seem to find much on this so any input would be great.. cheers

Posted By SARA TAYLOR Hi Tony yes thats the route i thought i might have to go down.. thanks for your response kind Regards Sara

Posted By MP Grayson Never worked off shore, but I was under the impression that in order to go off shore you needed a "ticket". That so called "ticket" is given after you undertake a rather hairy escape exercise involving a simulated helicopter ditching into a swimming pool. If so read the small print on the "ticket", or contact the course providers, it may answer your question. Crack on.

Posted By Glen Coe If the individual, informs the employer as required. Then the employer shall provide a risk assessment for the individual. In the case of pregnancy and offshore I would expect them to discuss with the company Occ Health Service Provider. However, in my experience they may deem the risks to the mother to be quite high, based on physical exertion required in an emergency or potential medical complications that would require immediate hospitalisation. This may be acceptable for short irregular visits, but whether it would be acceptable in longer term would be doubtful. Either way the decision weill lie with the employers health service provider and the platform operator. Hope it helps GC

Posted By A Campbell Colin, Depends if it's a vessel then would need to cover both regulations, if a fixed platform it would not be under maritime legislation I doubt