Its 33 degrees in my office at work, is there a limit to how hot my work place can be?

Answer 1

nope try this though:



What are the statutory requirements for temperatures at work?
The Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Regulation 7 states that, 'during working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable'.

What do they mean by reasonable?
All reasonable steps should be taken to achieve a temperature, which, so far as practical, provides comfortable room temperatures for persons to work in. The Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) associated which this legislation suggests comfortable room temperatures in the workroom are at a level where there is no need for persons to wear special clothing. It states two minimum temperatures:

In workplaces where the working activity involves severe physical effort the minimum temperature should be at least 13° C (56° F). In all other workplaces the minimum temperature should normally be around 16°C (60°F). There is no specified maximum temperature in the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP).

In some workrooms it may be impractical to maintain a minimum temperature. For example, if you work near a window, work in a reception area, which is regularly opened to the outside, or work in areas that need to be refrigerated. In this incident minimum temperatures may need to be maintained at a higher level.

Reasonable temperatures will also be influenced/affected by other factors such as air movement, relative humidify, ventilation or seasonal weather conditions. Other measures may need to be taken by employers to ensure comfortable temperatures can be maintained and employers need to ensure that any measures introduced are both reasonable and practical for their needs.

Answer 2

In the UK there has never been an upper limit for temperature in the workplace, although there was a lower limit which was recently abolished There are a set of guidelines that state that the temperature in the working area should be kept at a comfortable level through ventilation or air conditioning, but if this is not possible then it is suggested that employees take 'comfort breaks' away from the working area in a place where the temperaure is more reasonable. The frequency of these breaks is determined by the extremity of the temperature. It is up to the employer to determine what are comfortable working conditions though, and it may be a case of you against the bosses.

It's 32 degrees in our workplace today. Not funny!!!

Answer 3

I'm not sure if there is an upper limit to temperature, like there's the lower limit of absolute zero which is less than the temperature of deep space, but in any case, 33 degrees celsius is very cool compared to what the temperature of your office would be if it was set on fire by arsonists, inside an active volcano or on the Sun, so really you ought to be thankful.

Answer 4

No, but offices are designed to maintain a certain temperature comfort level. In office spaces temperatures in the summer should be maintained between 20 and 23 degrees, and in the winter between 22 to 26 degrees. These are the temperatures that the mechanical engineers design HVAC equipment to maintain work spaces at. This depends on which codes are used for design and construction and so will be different depending on your location. In the U.S. ASHRAE standard 55 is used.

Answer 5

No.In the UK,there is no upper limit on temperatures, but the1992 regulations act on temperatures in the work place require companies to provide a reasonable temperature for employee's to work,without the need for special clothing. The limit for what is reasonable is considered 30 degree's. BUT, what is considered reasonable for one,is not reasonable/acceptable for others! The company are obliged to assess the risks,and provide means to ease the discomfort of unacceptable heat by providing fans etc.If you belong to a union,you could try getting them involved.

Answer 6

Temperature must be at a level for you to work efficiently. I suggest you talk to your manager, keep a log of daily temps, contact your trade union, providing you have one, and look at how the machines you work with are behaving, at that sort of temp you may have problems with computers. I use to work with machines that incubated samples at a specific temp, the temp in the room got so that the machines could not control the temps, this would make a possibility of erroneous results for peoples blood tests. They installled air conditioning after being threatened with a walk out.

Answer 7

that ain't nowt i work in a pub that has a capacity of 500 and no air con it roasts you on a wk end i was a fatty b4 i started workin there:-) and now i could fall down the crack of a pavement

it makes you sweat like Gary Glitter in Mothercare it's not good at all makes people well ratty and pi*sed off a the smallest of things

I well think that they should b.
i know there is a minimum temp. in England

Answer 8

33 degrees is 1 degree above freezing. If this is hot to you, you're in serious trouble

Answer 9

I believe it is 35 but many places state that it must be 35 or more for so many consecutive days. You should be allowed either fans or cold drinks to help and most places relax their uniform code also such as having to wear tights or ties it is always worth asking .

Answer 10

no- not for offices, only factories. Health and safety regulations define a lower limit for offices but not an upper. Sorry.