Sadiq Khan backs calls for maximum workplace temperature in UK
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is advocating for the implementation of a maximum legal temperature for UK workplaces. The proposal comes as climate-driven heatwaves increasingly threaten worker safety and infrastructure stability.
Why it matters
Establishing a legal heat limit would force employers to invest in cooling infrastructure and protect workers from the growing health risks associated with extreme climate events.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, pictured at BFC summer party last week, said extreme heat is ‘becoming a growing reality’. Photograph: Dave Benett/Hara Kaur/Getty Images for British Fashion Council Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, pictured at BFC summer party last week, said extreme heat is ‘becoming a growing reality’. Photograph: Dave Benett/Hara Kaur/Getty Images for British Fashion Council Environment Sadiq Khan backs calls for maximum workplace temperature in UK Repeated heatwaves, driven by climate crisis, have raised need for guidance as workers struggle to cope
The article focuses on labor rights and climate change, framing the lack of regulation as a failure to protect workers from a 'fossil fuel-driven climate crisis'.
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