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Heatwave warning: how will you cope in the workplace?
...e dangers of sun exposure. Encourage workers to check their skin regularly for unusual spots or moles that change size, shape or colour and to seek medical advice promptly if they find anything that causes them concern. Workplace temperature The guide Temperature in the Workplace: Coping with Summer is available on the Workplace Law Network at: http://www.workplacelaw.net/display.php?resource_id=3675&a_id1590 As stated in the guide, under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, there is no maximum limit other than that "during working hours, the temperature...
News | 13 May 2005
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Petition for maximum workplace temperature launched
...t, i.e. radiant temperature, humidity and air velocity become more significant and the interplay between them more complex as temperatures rise.” The absence of a maximum standard can make it difficult to negotiate improvements in hot workplaces. The HSE recommends that employers should consult with employees or their representatives, to establish sensible means to cope with high temperatures. In the event of an unresolved dispute, employees may contact their local environmental health office or HSE office for advice on how best to take the matter forward. A spokesperson from the Union of Sho...
News | 14 Jan 2009
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
...o what should businesses expect over the next century, as the world heats up? "If direct action to cut carbon emissions is not taken then businesses will have to start early planning and risk assessment as part of their plans for climate change." HEALTH PROBLEMS Employers and managers are already coping with hot weather and floods; however, it is the potential health problems global warming could cause that paint the real `worst case scenario' picture. The possible health effects of climate change have been researched by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Department of Health. Their report...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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Should there be a Maximum Workplace Temperature?
... cabs just add to the problem, but the alternative to this is assault from passengers. Apparently, because we do not work in an office/factory environment, the factories act does not apply to us, yet we are expected to drive around for up to five and a half hours a day, carrying a cargo of people, coping with the drivers that 'have to get in front of the bus', and no-one cares about whether we are too cold, too hot, or on the point of dehydration. Try doing this for a living!
Comment | 10 Aug 2004
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The world in your hands?
... and his religious belief, which led to his conduct and the reason for his dismissal. 08 CASE LAW Record fine for retailer following fire; and Sellafield Ltd is fined £75,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law when two contractors inhaled radioactive dust. 16 LEGAL UPDATE With three payment bands set for compensation for injury to feelings, which one does a Tribunal choose? Plus belief in climate change could be covered by discrimination laws. ContinuinG PRofeSSionAL deVeLoPment 30 PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SAFETy Fire Safety Training Consultant, Clive Raybould, with the lates...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
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Petition for maximum workplace temperature launched
We had a perennial problem with heat (ie too much) in the office, we all had personal fans and 2 big fans on each floor. It's even more unpleasant when it's a hot wind! We each had a computer, there were 3 separate printers and a large photocopier/scanner/fax machine. During the winter we only had the radiators on on a Monday ...
Comment | 24 Jan 2009
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Government Announces Heat-Health Watch Scheme
... about the dangers of sun exposure. Encourage workers to check their skin regularly for unusual spots or moles that change size, shape or colour and to seek medical advice promptly if they find anything that causes them concern. Workplace Temperature The guide Temperature in the Workplace: Coping with Summer is available on the Workplace Law Network. As stated in the guide, under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, there is no maximum limit other than that "during working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable". The Approve...
News | 30 Jul 2004
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Should there be a Maximum Workplace Temperature?
I work in the Dry cleaning industry. The temps reach over 40 degrees c! The humidity hits 100% most of the time in the summer.... I've been working to get some extraction (not air con) replaced and sorted. We have air con but it will never be man enough to cope with the heat. Three pressing tables, three large dry cleaning machines, large washer/dryer all kicking out heat its mad! My staff who live in basingstoke Hampshire, find it difficult to stand up let alone deal with any kind of task at work. There is a legal upper limit. Its set at 75F Or 28C in new m...
Comment | 20 Jun 2005
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Should there be a Maximum Workplace Temperature?
...us and the ironic thing is I have an air conditioning unit which my employer has just bought... but has now told me I cannot shut my office door - kind of defeats the object really. Legislation is needed to make management listen! UK summers are getting hotter and old building are not able to cope with this. Hot employees = demotivated, under performing and irritable. Water and icecream is nice - but just not enough.
Comment | 28 Jul 2004
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Is Your Workplace too Hot?; What Guidance is Available?
...o consider all viable solutions likely to achieve acceptable working conditions. When on site for 2 days during a recent hot spell, monitoring temperatures, readings were 31 C or over much of the time inside and out. Surprisingly I and most of the staff coped reasonably happily through the morning, with some assistance from a gentle cross breeze through the offices, cold water dispersers, window blinds and freedom to take breaks in the shade outside. After lunch many started to wilt a little, and were ready to quit by 4pm. This rather seemed to contradict the normal wisdom of an upper limit around...
Comment | 5 Aug 2003
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Legionella trial special
...at are the facts and implications of this case? 15 WHO'D BE A DIRECTOR? How effective the threat of imprisonment will be in bringing about a major improvement in health and safety must be open to debate, says Sean Elson P16 16 PULLING THE PLUG Maintaining continuity of service isn't simply about coping in the unlikely event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster. There's a threat much greater to business the loss of people 20 MAKING SENSE OF NEW CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW At first sight the changes introduced this April seem as random a collection of measures as any, says David Mills 22 TH...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2005
