Temperature: Thermal comfort - HSE
WEBWhat is thermal comfort? Six factors indicating thermal comfort; Measuring thermal comfort; Controlling thermal comfort; This page explains explain what ‘thermal comfort’ in the workplace means and how employers and occupational health specialists can measure it …
Managing workplace temperature - HSE
WEBThis page explains your responsibilities as an employer and suggests ways you can manage the temperature in your workplace to protect workers. How you manage the effects of temperature depends on: whether the workplace is indoors or outdoors. the normal operating temperature of that environment.
Temperature in the workplace - HSE
WEBThermal comfort. What thermal comfort means and how employers can manage it. Heat stress checklist. Assess the risks of heat stress at work. Subscribe for free health and safety news and updates on this topic. Subscribe. Is this page useful? Yes No. Report a problem with this page. Footer links. Industries.
Temperature : Employee's guide - HSE
WEBHere are some things you can do to make your workplace temperature more comfortable: Add or remove layers of clothing, depending on how hot or cold you are. Use a desk or pedestal fan to increase air movement. Use window blinds …
Heat and cold stress - Temperature - HSE
WEBCold stress. The Approved Code of Practice on the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations suggests the minimum temperature for working indoors should normally be at least: 16°C or. 13°C if much of the work involves rigorous physical effort.
Temperature: What the law says - HSE
WEBFind out how you can protect workers from uncomfortable temperatures. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations require employers to provide a reasonable indoor temperature in the workplace. This depends on the work activity and the …
Heat stress - Temperature - HSE
WEBAs well as air temperature, factors such as work rate, humidity and work clothing may lead to heat stress. You and your workers must be aware of how to work safely in high temperatures. This means identifying the factors that …
Heat stress in the workpace: A brief guide - HSE
WEBThis guidance explains the effects of heat stress on the body and gives examples of situations where it may occur. It includes advice on what to look out for when carrying out your risk assessment and lists control measures that may reduce or remove the risks.
Human factors – Lighting - HSE
WEBThermal comfort – Extremes of temperature (very cold and very hot) can put physiological stress on an individual. Lack of control of the temperature of a workplace (eg in an open plan office) can lead to job dissatisfaction and increased incidence of stress and long term sickness absence.
OC 311/2: Sick building syndrome - HSE
WEBPersonal thermal comfort depends on air-temperature, radiant heat, humidity, air velocity, clothing, activity rates and personal preferences. To identify a reasonable temperature, it is recommended that use of the following equation is made …