OT - Office temperature working guidelines

[Bean]

I did a search , the DTI and HSE websites didn't state anything conrete.

I'm looking for something that says, "below X degrees employees are not permitted to work in the building" etc...

I'm currently working in a crappy Regus building, freezing cold in the morning (to the point where I need gloves), boiling hot on the afternoon of a sunny day.

[pistonbroke]

Try citizens advice

there are legal mininmum temos the work room must acheive 70 f within 1 hour ? of heating being activated

I managed to bring one place I worked  to a standstill until they did something about the heating  

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

Isn't it the "Offices, Shops, and Railway Premises Act"? The temperature used to have to be not less than 60F (15.5C) after the first hour of the working day, but I imagine Europe has changed all that.

[pistonbroke]

Just found this here

[Bean]

Just found this here

Thanks, I saw that on the HSE website:

"The temperature in workrooms should normally be at least 16 degrees Celsius unless much of the work involves severe physical effort in which case the temperature should be at least 13 degrees Celsius."

Thought it seemed a little vague, perhaps it's enough though  

[pistonbroke]

If your in doubt , call the factories inspector , don't know the score atm but they used to send a suit round to the workplace , test the temps , then "have a word " with Big Brov.

When I worked for Comet PLC we always used to sell out of electrik heaters at this time of year , bosses were buying em to keep there secretaries from walking out !

[Mrs Westy]

The law these days says words like "reasonable".  They deliberately don't specify, as what suits one person/environment might not suit another.  Which on the one hand is great, but on the other hand it makes it far more difficult for H&S inspectors to prove to a criminal standard that something is not reasonable.  

Those temperature provisions in the offices, shops & railway premises Act were repealed in about 1992 I think  

[Ian Podmore]

For an office environment a comfortable temperature has been defined (by the World Health Organisation IIRC) as between 21 and 25 degrees C, but these are not legally binding.

Legally it's anything above 16 degrees C as others have said - that's mighty cold in an office!  

[wildwesty]

cough, cough........

[langy]

Try sitting in a site office when you have a power cut Brrrrrr

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Try working outside on a Building site  

[wildwesty]

Try sitting in an AIR CONDITIONED office.......

[Bean]

I'll bring in a thermometer one day, this morning my fingers were freezing.

Very difficult to grip a pint whilst surfing the net and eating donuts.

[langy]

Try working outside on a Building site  

Thats why i'm sat in the site office  

[pistonbroke]

Try getting in bed with me wifes feet