TUC: Protecting workers from extreme cold temperatures
- Date: 01 February 2024
- Time: 14:00 - 15:00
- Location: Online
Event details
As temperatures plummet throughout the winter, employers are responsible for providing a working environment that is reasonably practical, safe and without risks to health.
Join the TUC for a discussion with Shelly Asquith, TUC Health & Safety Policy Officer, who will explore what reps can do to ensure their employers assess risks and introduce any necessary prevention or control measures in the workplace.
This event was hosted by the TUC using the Crowdcast platform. Accord is not responsible for this material.
Resources
- Cold at work? Staying safe this winter – TUC guidance
- Cold weather working - Resource from Dan Shears
- Too hot, too cold: How to protect workers from extreme temperatures – TUC resource
- Menopause at work - TUC interactive guide
- Reasonable adjustments passports - TUC interactive guide
- TUC Health and safety updates - WhatsApp group
- Ensuring members' safety in cold weather - LRD briefing
- Temperature in the workplace - HSE guidance
- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 - Legal standards
- Workplace health, safety and welfare - HSE guidance
Contact for this event
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