Right, air conditioning as broke at work, there is currently 800 people in the call centre, as you all know i'm a skiver, now its BOILING HOT IN HERE and its stale air too, the windows are open but theres no breeze coming through

 

whats the temp before we go home?

Stop moaning and get some work done!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seriously though, no idea

No Specific upper limit

1. Ventilation

• Workplaces need to be adequately ventilated. Fresh, clean air should be drawn from a source outside the workplace, uncontaminated by discharges from flues, chimneys or other process outlets, and be circulated through the workrooms.

• Ventilation should also remove and dilute warm, humid air and provide air movement, which gives a sense of freshness without causing a draught. If the workplace contains process or heating equipment or other sources of dust, fumes or vapours, more fresh air will be needed to provide adequate ventilation.

• Windows or other openings may provide sufficient ventilation but, where necessary, mechanical ventilation systems should be provided and regularly maintained.

2. Temperatures in indoor workplaces

• Comfort depends on air temperature, radiant heat, air movement and humidity. Individual personal preference makes it difficult to specify a thermal environment, which satisfies everyone. For workplaces where the activity is mainly sedentary, for example offices, the temperature should normally be at least 16 degrees Celsius. If work involves physical effort it should be at least 13 degrees Celsius (unless other laws require lower temperatures).

• Work in hot or cold environments: the risk to the health of workers increases as conditions move further away from those generally accepted as comfortable. Risk of heat stress arises, for example, from working in high air temperatures such as those found in laundries. Cold stress may arise, for example, from working in food preparation areas and in the open air during winter.

• Assessment of the risk to workers' health, from working in either a hot or cold environment, needs to consider two sets of factors - personal and environmental. Personal factors include body activity, the amount and type of clothing, and duration of exposure. Environmental factors include ambient temperature, and radiant heat; and if the work is outside, sunlight, wind velocity and the presence of rain or snow.

Residential and Catering Services / Health and Safety Manual / 9.7.03

Any assessment needs to consider

a) measures to control the workplace environment, in particular heat from any source. Minimising the risk of heat stress may mean restriction of exposure by, for example, re-organising tasks to build in rest periods or other breaks from work. This will allow workers to rest in an area where the environment is comfortable and, if necessary, to replace bodily fluids to combat dehydration or cold. If work rates cause sweating, workers may need frequent rest pauses for changing into dry clothing;

b) use of suitable clothing (which may need to be heat resistant or insulating, depending on whether the risk is from heat or cold);

c) acclimatisation of workers to the environment in which they work;

d) training in the precautions to be taken e.g. sun protection (see O.1 Outdoor Working)

e) supervision, to ensure that the precautions identified by the assessment are taken.

 

Enjoy

well you put a downer on that one! lol go home in 45 minutes anyway, lucky i aint on a 9-5 shift, i'd be crying

we have the same prob at work, there is no 'hottest' temperature ATM, there is ony a tamperature where it is too cold where u can do anything about it if that makes sense???

 

in other words there aint fook all u can do about it lol

u wanna work in a hospital....they didnt have air conditioning wen building these fkers

 

on a more happy note....our pharmacist has some MASSIVE tits must be at least an F lol

Edited May 24, 200519 yr by Scotteh

u wanna work in a hospital....they didnt have air conditioning wen building these fkers

 

on a more happy note....our pharmacist has some MASSVIE tits must be at least an F lol

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