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Obese bus drivers who exceed weight limits for seats are being offered help to lose weight, by a transport company. Obese bus drivers who exceed weight limits for seats are being offered help to lose weight by a transport company.
Drivers weighing over 20 stone (127 kg) will be given advice on how to lose weight or will be offered another job, a spokeswoman for Stagecoach said.Drivers weighing over 20 stone (127 kg) will be given advice on how to lose weight or will be offered another job, a spokeswoman for Stagecoach said.
She said staff had been sent reminders of bus manufacturers' safety limits.She said staff had been sent reminders of bus manufacturers' safety limits.
But while she said going beyond these was "exceedingly rare", she added: "We are conscious our employees spend several hours a day in their cab."But while she said going beyond these was "exceedingly rare", she added: "We are conscious our employees spend several hours a day in their cab."
'Duty of care''Duty of care'
She stressed the 20 stone limit had been set by manufacturers rather than by Stagecoach, and it had always been the company's policy to adhere to it.She stressed the 20 stone limit had been set by manufacturers rather than by Stagecoach, and it had always been the company's policy to adhere to it.
The advice was issued periodically to the 14,400 drivers it employs, the spokeswoman added.The advice was issued periodically to the 14,400 drivers it employs, the spokeswoman added.
She said: "We take the health and safety of our people and our passengers very seriously.She said: "We take the health and safety of our people and our passengers very seriously.
"All bus operators have a duty of care to make sure these weight limits are adhered to and we have taken steps to remind all of our bus companies of the safe working load limits for the specific vehicles in our fleet."All bus operators have a duty of care to make sure these weight limits are adhered to and we have taken steps to remind all of our bus companies of the safe working load limits for the specific vehicles in our fleet.
But she added: "Drivers themselves have a responsibility for their own health to ensure they are fit to work and meet the requirements of the job."But she added: "Drivers themselves have a responsibility for their own health to ensure they are fit to work and meet the requirements of the job."