Post #3813483

2026-07-14 09:09 UTC

#Heatwaves: Why does UK not care for it’s #workers? #Working under heat stress leads to mental #fatigue, impaired #decision-making, #physical #exhaustion, heat stroke and collapse. Studies show that #productivity declines at around 20°C and progressively decreases as #temperatures rise. #Hospital admissions also increase during #heatwaves Yet #UK does not have a legally mandated maximum temperature ... [1/2] #PeopleNotProfits #health #workplace

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@paka@mastodon.scot 2026-07-14 09:09

In Belgium, #workplace #heat thresholds are explicit: - 29°C for #office work - 26°C for moderate work (such as shelf stacking) - 22°C for heavy work (such as #warehousing, #construction) - 18°C for very heavy work (such as #roadwork) When these temperatures are exceeded, #Belgian #employers must take measures such as #cooling, #ventilation, extra breaks and providing drinks https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-how-to-close-the-uks-cooling-divide-287337?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse [2/2] #heatwaves #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

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@mysturji@mastodonapp.uk 2026-07-14 21:28

@paka@mastodon.scot Because our rulers don’t give a shit. They’re basically fascists who haven’t YET got the power to do what they want. And besides, we’ve never had to deal with this kind of shit before, so why start now? Yes, I’m looking at you, Burnham. Change it.

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