JessKate
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In the office we are discussing if there is a law which states a maximum temerature in the work place.
We have no air con in the office!! Its just too hot
Does anyone know if there are any health and safety laws about working temperatures?
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myke
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there is a minimum but no current maximum.
looks like they will set a limit next year of 36
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Kerry
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there is but i dont know what the max is
i know ideally it should be 21 degrees or something iirc
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steph118
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apparently there isnt one for when its to hot but there is one for when its too cold
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Robin
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no maximum working temperature, only a minimum.
although, on the radio earlier, they were saying about the law being reviewed for places like schools...
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Lynny
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ours was up to 42 couple weeks ago in kitchen. air con has been knackered for month or 2 now!
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Robin
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just open the window Lynny.
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Tommy
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There is no Max my old office used to get up near the forties, a tiny office with 4 computers carious servers windows everywhere, it was like a sauna.
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All Torque
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cant you take your own fans in for your desk?
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
just open the window Lynny.
in a place with no windows? hell yeah 
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Mather.16v
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at my little brothers school if its goes above something like 35, they send the kids home
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Ian
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There is no legal maximum.
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Edd
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as stated no legal maximum but your workplace must do all things possible to make your enviroment comfortable
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Ally
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No max, but there is a 'guideline', that means fuck all nowadays anyway
[Edited on 26-07-2006 by Ally]
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Lynny
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joys of walk-in freezers 
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GREG 1
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We was just talking about this aswell!!
Our office is ridiculous, on the temp gauge it currently shows the office is 41 
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Jambo
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My boss reckons there is and wont have any of it that i say there isnt a max legal temp 
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Robin
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you tell him Jambo 
or, tell him its 1 degree below your current office/workplace temp, then you can go home 
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GREG 1
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
My boss reckons there is and wont have any of it that i say there isnt a max legal temp
Isn't that good?
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Antz
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HASAW Act 1974...
workplace temperature; during working hours temperatures inside buildings must be "reasonable", with a sufficient number of thermometers so that workers can check the workplace temperature. A number of factors are mentioned in deciding what is "reasonable": humidity, physical activity, special work clothing, process requirements, time of year etc. Protection from solar gain is required. The minimum temperature remains 16°C (13°C where work involves severe physical effort) and for the first time there are detailed provisions on high room temperatures
So I guess it's what ever your employer deems to be "reasonable"
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GREG 1
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Cheers Antz, I sent that to the girl opposite me and she replied with this..
Hmmmm...... But what temperature is the high temperature for "normal" office activities.......??
What Jeff thinks is reasonable and what the rest of us think are two different things.... Not being able to eat and almost passing out every time I stand up is not reasonable......
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Tommy
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There no point in fans they jsut circulate the hot air, you need an air con unit, even then at my old place it was so hot the cold air warmed up in a few seconds so u had to sit on it to get cold.
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Tony Lockhart
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Think yourselves lucky! For one week when I worked in Saudi the temp was 50c or more, and one day it reached 55c. The record, I think, is 57.7c.
And I was working outside, on very hot Tornado aircraft!
Still not nice in an office though, even at 30c or more.
Tony
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