A map of the world has been created to help keep oil and gas companies updated on regions that pose the most risks to their staff.
International SOS has released its Health Risk Map 2015, which helps oil companies, non governmental organisations, educational institutions and governments understand health threats around the world.
For Aberdeen-based oil companies in particular, it helps employers ensure that their staff are safe ahead of overseas assignments.
Safety remains an "absolute priority" one year on from the publication of a report addressing issues on offshore helicopter flights.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)'s CAT-1145 report was released on February 20, 2014 and listed 61 actions and recommendations aimed at addressing accident prevention for workers travelling offshore by helicopter.
It comes one month after the CAA said there is still work to be done to improve flight safety.
Almost 52,000 offshore workers have been trained to use a mandatory new emergency breathing system (EBS) as new rules on their use come into for today, the industry safety body has revealed.
