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To: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
We need a maximum working temperature
Right now, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is updating its guidance on safe working temperatures. The guidance includes a minimum temperature, but not maximum temperature.
Can you add your name to tell the HSE that we need a maximum working temperature to keep people safe? They cannot ignore the risks associated with excessive heat and sun exposure.
Can you add your name to tell the HSE that we need a maximum working temperature to keep people safe? They cannot ignore the risks associated with excessive heat and sun exposure.
At: Yr Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a Diogelwch
Galwad am uchafswm tymheredd gweithio
Ar hyn o bryd, mae’r Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a Diogelwch (HSE) yn diweddaru ei ganllaw ar dymereddau gweithio diogel. Mae’r canllaw yn cynnwys isafswm tymheredd, ond nid uchafswm tymheredd.
A wnewch chi ychwanegu eich enw i ddweud wrth yr HSE bod angen uchafswm tymheredd gweithio i gadw pobl yn ddiogel? Ni allant anwybyddu’r peryglon sy’n gysylltiedig â gwres ac amlygiad gormodol i’r haul.
Why is this important?
Every summer, temperatures are rising and working in prolonged heat and sun can be dangerous. It can cause a number of health concerns, from dehydration and dizziness to the most serious of illnesses. The Health and Safety Executive say 4,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year as a result of outdoor working.
Trade unions want to see the law changed, so that employers and workers know when action must be taken to keep workers cooler and safer.
We want to see guidance which asks employers to begin taking steps to reduce temperatures when they get above 24°C and workers feel uncomfortable. This is the World Heath Organisation's recommended maximum temperature for working in comfort.
While official guidance exists for a *minimum* working temperature of 16°C, there is no law to guide bosses on what a maximum should be. It's time to protect working people feeling the heat!
Trade unions want to see the law changed, so that employers and workers know when action must be taken to keep workers cooler and safer.
We want to see guidance which asks employers to begin taking steps to reduce temperatures when they get above 24°C and workers feel uncomfortable. This is the World Heath Organisation's recommended maximum temperature for working in comfort.
While official guidance exists for a *minimum* working temperature of 16°C, there is no law to guide bosses on what a maximum should be. It's time to protect working people feeling the heat!
Pam mae hyn yn bwysig?
O haf i haf, mae’r tymheredd yn codi a gall gweithio am gyfnodau hir mewn gwres a haul fod yn beryglus. Gall achosi nifer o broblemau iechyd, o ddadhydradu a phendro i’r salwch mwyaf difrifol. Dywed yr Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a Diogelwch fod 4,500 o bobl yn cael diagnosis o ganser y croen bob blwyddyn o ganlyniad i weithio yn yr awyr agored.
Mae undebau llafur am weld y gyfraith yn newid, fel y bydd cyflogwyr a gweithwyr yn gwybod pa bryd y bydd angen cymryd camau i gadw gweithwyr yn oerach a mwy diogel.
Rydym am weld canllaw sy’n gofyn i gyflogwyr ddechrau gweithredu i leihau’r tymheredd pan fyddant yn codi’n uwch na 24°C a phan fydd gweithwyr yn dechrau teimlo’n anghyfforddus. Dyma’r uchafswm tymheredd sy’n cael ei argymell gan Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd ar gyfer gweithio’n gyfforddus.
Er bod canllaw swyddogol ar gael ar gyfer “isafswm” tymheredd gweithio o 16°C, nid oes cyfraith i gyfarwyddo cyflogwyr ar beth ddylai’r uchafswm fod. Mae’n amser gwarchod pobl sy’n gweithio pan fyddant yn dechrau teimlo’r gwres!