Why are medical exams for offshore workers important?
Working offshore demands exceptional physical and mental stamina. Parkview Occupational Health offers specialized Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) medical exams tailored for the offshore industry to guarantee your employees meet the medical requirements for these strenuous conditions.
Offshore jobs present unique challenges that require thorough medical assessments to ensure employee safety and readiness. Our medical exams are designed to:
- Adhere to strict occupational health standards
- Include job-specific tests
- Consider environmental and workplace factors
All exams are conducted by a board-certified, OEUK-qualified occupational medicine physician.
Comprehensive OEUK medical exams
We conduct OEUK-compliant, formerly Oil & Gas UK (OGUK), medical exams to protect your employees and help minimize offshore medical costs for your company. Our exams cover all OEUK requirements to ensure compliance and safety. These exams are perfect for:
- Job candidates
- New hires
- Transfer employees
- Workers returning to duty after an injury or illness
- Employees needing to be reexamined
OEUK medical requirements include:
- Comprehensive health history questionnaire
- Physical examination
- Urinalysis and other labs determined by the physician
- Body mass index (measurement of height and weight)
- Vision test for near, distance and color vision
- Pulse and blood pressure measurement
- Lung function test (peak flow)
- Audiogram (hearing test)
- Pulmonary function test
- Infectious disease screening
- ECG/Cardiac stress tests (if required)
- Consultation with a licensed, OEUK-qualified physician
Some offshore workers may require additional medical evaluations depending on their role. We can perform additional tests based on your company’s specific guidelines, ensuring all your health and safety needs are met.
Offshore medical exams are valid for two years, after which employees must undergo another assessment to continue working offshore.
