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UK workers ‘should get day off’ if workplace is hotter than 30C
(www.theguardian.com)
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86 F for Americans.
Seems warm for manual labor, seems fine for typing.
Many of our buildings are built to deal with cold winters, rather than hot summers. 30 is fine in a properly designed office. Add in stale stuffy air, and rising humidity and it quickly becomes extremely unpleasant.
I've worked full tilt, outside in 42°C temperatures, without issues. 32 in UK buildings and weather can leave me effectively useless.
The way to build for cold winters is effectively the same as for hot summers, thick insulation and ventilation. There's a few differences but the fundamentals are the same. UK houses are just shite all round, built for cheap construction costs and maximum developer profit.
'Fine' if they're fine with me wearing a tanktop and track shorts. I can be motionless and sweat at 85+ F
Indeed. A shirt and trousers is absolutely lovely attire for sitting in a room that's 30°C. No thanks.
Ehh, my ac unit wasn't working properly this summer. I'm in the southern US. It would get up to 85° F in the house and I'd be pretty sweaty by the end of the day.
Sure, it was fine, but it wasn't comfortable by any means.
I'm guessing the humidity was way lower wherever you were comfortable at 30°C, it's fine at the beach but in Britain it makes your brain start to melt!
Where do you live? I've never seen that enforced in the US.
I am afraid you have responded to the wrong comment. I said nothing about the US rules, I was changing temperature measurement standards.