Maximum Working Temperature

EDM number 630 in 2010-12, proposed by John McDonnell on 26/07/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Employment, Industrial health and safety and Service industries.

That this House notes that whilst there is a legal minimum workplace indoor temperature there is no clear legal maximum workplace temperature so that conditions can vary greatly from employer to employer; further notes that many employees, particularly those working in bakeries, are often subjected to very high temperatures which can impact seriously on their health and well-being, with effects ranging from discomfort, stress, irritability and headaches, to extra strain on the heart and lungs, dizziness and fainting and heat cramps due to loss of water and salt; and urges the Government to provide clear and coherent guidelines to employers abouthow to combat heat in the workplace and to introduce a maximum working workplace temperature of 30C (86F) and of 27C (81F) for those doing strenuous work.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.