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Everything you need to know about the legal temperature to work as freeze continues
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dailyrecord.co.ukAs temperatures continue to fall and roads across the country ice up, everything can start to feel very cold – and this might include your place of work.
But what are the rules for working in cold environments? Can it ever be too cold to work? And what does the law say about it?
According to Yvonne Gallagher, partner at law firm Harbottle & Lewis, “there is no legislation now prescribing minimum (nor maximum) workplace temperatures – previous legislation on this was repealed in the 1980s”.
However, she continues: “Employers have a health and safety obligation to provide a safe place of work, and temperature will form part of those requirements.
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