Set a limit on a temperature in which employees and contractors can work.
In extreme heat, it’s essential that there is protection for the health of people working and a safety net in place to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed with patients affected by the heat.
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- 28 JUL 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Introduce a legal maximum temperature to work - 25 degrees Celsius https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/731468
- 29 JUN 2025Petition created
Background
The majority of countries have these protections in place but it’s only in fairly recent years that the UK has begun to experience extreme heatwaves and that the problem has begun to arise in the workplace.