Office temperature requirements. Providing the employer with a healthy microclimate in production and office premises and safe working conditions for employees
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Labor productivity in the workplace directly depends on the conditions, first of all, the temperature and humidity of the air, the quality of lighting, the amount of oxygen and other factors. Temperature conditions are very important, if not observed, employees experience discomfort and work less productively. The permissible room temperature in the workplace, where people spend 8-9 hours a day, must be observed by the manager or the employee responsible for ensuring proper working conditions. Temperature indicators are regulated by SanPiN in the law "On the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population", and all enterprises and organizations, regardless of their form of ownership, must comply with it.
What should be the temperature in working rooms in winter and summer?
Temperature indicators in the room in which employees work differ depending on the season and the presence / absence of a heating season in the region. The technical characteristics of the premises, the presence / absence of climatic equipment do not affect the need to comply with sanitary standards, everyone is obliged to comply with the temperature regime established by law. As well as the temperature in the apartment, the required thermometer readings in the office space can be regulated using centralized heating with radiators, as well as mobile air heaters, infrared and oil-fired electric heaters, air conditioners for domestic and semi-industrial purposes.
The management of the enterprise cannot justify the violation of the temperature regime in the office by the fact that the costs of heating and air conditioning are very high. Moreover, it is unacceptable to install devices and equipment in offices that lead to significant deviations from the established standards (for example, even a powerful computer that is running can raise the temperature in the room by 0.5 degrees). Malfunctions of climatic equipment (heaters, air conditioners) that ensure compliance with the regime must be eliminated on the day of occurrence, otherwise the employer is obliged to change the work schedule in accordance with SanPiN.
The standards for the permissible room temperature in the workplace for the warm and cold seasons are as follows:
- summer - 23-25 ° С;
- winter - 22-24 ° C.
The relative humidity should not exceed 60%. Temperature norms may slightly deviate from the established ones within 1-2 degrees Celsius. The possible range of fluctuations during the working day is 3-4 degrees (for example, if it is necessary to ventilate the room in winter).
For comparison, the temperature in an apartment, according to SanPiN, in the cold season is allowed within the range of 18-26 ° C, and the heat carrier supplier and the management company that controls the functioning of central heating systems are responsible for maintaining comfortable conditions in apartment buildings. But in summer everything is different: a production workshop and office space are not an apartment, owners or tenants in the warm season themselves take care of maintaining comfort there. Residents of apartment buildings do not have the right to demand from the management companies to install air conditioners, because it is not their responsibility. But the central office or a remote site has the right to demand from the head the compliance with the established temperature regime and for this to equip the premises with climatic equipment.
What to do if the temperature conditions in the office are inconsistent?
If the air temperature in office premises for some reason does not correspond to the standards established by law, then the employer, if it is impossible to correct the situation within a few hours, must take the following measures:
- reduction of the working day in accordance with the thermometer;
- transfer of employees to another office / premises with more comfortable conditions;
- release from work or transfer to a remote (home) mode.
Reduction of the working day in winter by one hour is shown when the temperature drops to 19 ° С, i.e. with indicators below 20 ° С, employees have the right to go home earlier. Further, the reduction in the duration of the working day is in the proportion of 1 degree - 1 hour: at 18 ° С - up to 6 hours, at 17 ° С - up to 5 hours, and so on. If the air temperature in the office drops to 13 ° C, then it is very difficult to work in such conditions and it will be inappropriate to go to work. Therefore, it is better for management to let go of employees or to take measures to ensure comfort at work.
Similar to lower thermometer readings, higher office temperatures in summer also imply shorter working hours in a similar proportion. If the thermometer shows a temperature above 29 ° C, then the principle of shortening the working day is appropriate: at 30 ° C - by 2 hours, 31 ° C - by 3 hours, and so on. After reaching the thermometer mark of 33 ° C, it makes no sense to go to work, because because of the heat in such conditions, it is almost impossible to work and even dangerous for humans. Employee productivity can be extremely low.
Threats, blackmail or pressure from the employer when he forces subordinates to work in inappropriate conditions are unacceptable. But in practice, a situation often occurs when a manager forces people to go to work and endure cold or heat. The temperature standards established by SanPiN are extremely important, so you need to know at what temperature employees are allowed to leave work.
Protecting the interests of employees
When the room is very cold, the human body reacts to these conditions in different ways: it gets rid of excess fluid (forcing to go to the toilet often), causes tremors in the body (an instinctive reaction to keep warm). For knowledge workers who spend many hours in a sitting position, low temperatures are very harmful, because can cause hypothermia, decreased immunity and colds. And just sitting in outerwear at the desk is very uncomfortable, it distracts from solving current problems.
High temperatures combined with stuffy indoor air can cause fainting, dizziness and even heat stroke. Mental performance is also reduced during the heat, which is important for managers to keep in mind.
To record non-compliance with the requirements of SanPiN, you can draw up an act of measuring the temperature in the room. In the document, you need to describe in as much detail as possible the conditions for measuring temperature, add a time slice (for example, in the morning, afternoon, evening, hourly). Together with the recorded thermometer readings, the form must contain the signatures of employees working in this room. If this is a separate office, then the temperature should be measured and recorded in the presence of another authorized person (head of the personnel management department, security service, manager of the economic part of the enterprise). The form of the document is arbitrary, but it is more convenient to draw up the thermometer readings in the form of a table. A sample of the act can be downloaded for free on our website.
According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the employer must provide his subordinates not only with safety, but also with such conditions under which labor protection standards are observed. In particular, the temperature standards in the workplace, adopted at the state level. Articles 209 and 212 of the Labor Code regulate the requirements for an event that creates appropriate sanitary and sanitary and hygienic conditions.
What does the law say?
It should be especially highlighted which relate to the humidity and temperature of industrial and office premises. All the necessary numbers are contained in SanPiN 2.2.4.548962. This is the main document, according to which normal working conditions must be ensured, in particular - humidity conditions, temperature standards in the room and other important factors.
An increased degree of ambient air can be considered one of the most powerful factors that inhibit performance. The aforementioned sanitary standards determine that the temperature in the room during the summer period should not be higher than 25 ° C. At the same time, the relative humidity must not fall below 40%. It is at these values that the necessary thermal comfort can be ensured throughout the entire working day or shift.
Compliance with these conditions does not lead to deviations in the well-being of workers and creates the necessary conditions for normal work. Ensuring an optimal microclimate in industrial premises without fail requires the employer to equip the workshop or office with heating, as well as ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Don't break the law!
The absence or malfunction of any of the listed systems leads to an unacceptable temperature rise and poses a threat to the health of workers. This in itself is a violation of the law.
In this case, workers are divided into categories. For example, office workers are classified under category A. If the temperature in their workplaces exceeds certain numbers, they are entitled to a reduction in working hours by the terms, which will be described below.
The required microclimate indicators are given in the seventh section of SanPiN. Substandard workplace temperatures can legitimately shorten working hours. In this case, the employer is required to organize a commission whose task is to measure it in the room.
And then what?
The results of such a survey are documented in a protocol. It provides the obtained data and compares with the normative ones. The shortening of the working day takes place on the basis of an order in accordance with the requirements given in SanPiN. In this case, the document must contain a link to the protocol with the temperature measurements data.
This is done to protect employees from possible damage to health due to cooling or overheating. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that from a legal point of view, one should distinguish between the concepts of the time spent at the workplace and the duration of the shift or working day.
According to the above-mentioned SanPiN, the temperature at the workplace should be such that the presence of people in production conditions is brought into line with hygienic requirements. In doing so, they rely on Article 212 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.
What can be done
As ways of solving such a problem, additional breaks, earlier departure of employees to their homes, their transfer to other workplaces, and the equipment of special recreation facilities should be considered.
If the employer refuses to comply with these requirements, he can be charged with two offenses at the same time. We are talking, firstly, about the violation of sanitary rules (temperature standards in production do not correspond to standard indicators). Secondly, labor legislation is directly ignored, since the work of people takes place in conditions that are not suitable for this.
If the employer fails to act in this situation and refuses to provide employees with other work in unfavorable conditions, the duration is equal to the daily working day (shift). That is, we can talk about overtime for employees at the initiative of the employer with all the ensuing legal and financial consequences.
How to take care of yourself
What can ordinary employees do to normalize the situation in the sphere of ensuring their own rights to safe and comfortable working conditions? In the event that the temperature standards at the workplace are not observed, they are recommended to file complaints simultaneously with the Rospotrebnadzor authorities and the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation in such cases, a fine is imposed on legal entities, the amount of which is of the same order of magnitude as the costs required for equipping workplaces with fans and air conditioners.
As you know, our people are used to working in any conditions. It is sometimes striking to what extent workplace standards can be violated. People have to work, gritting their teeth from the cold or literally gasping for breath due to the unbearable heat. This also applies to mental front-line workers who spend their days in a “civilized” office. The labor process in such inappropriate conditions has become so commonplace that people no longer even think about the violation of their legal rights.
Workplace temperature standards
Of course, jobs and activities can vary greatly. An employee of a bank is in one condition, a loader or a crane driver - in completely different. On this score, standards have been developed for each individual profession.
Any type of work belongs to one of the available categories, for which the necessary microclimatic conditions and permissible temperature range are prescribed. Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to consider all of them in one article. Therefore, we will focus on the working conditions of office workers.
What should we know?
Perhaps for some, this information will sound for the first time. Did you know that if you are forced to work at temperatures that do not meet the established standards, then you have every right to reduce your working hours?
Probably, many, after reading these lines, will only grin. Everyone in our country knows what it is like to pursue the rule of law and justice, including in the workplace. But nevertheless, possession of this information will allow, in necessary cases, to "download the rights", seeking the opportunity to take time off home early or even raise the issue of overtime pay to the employer, if you cannot force him to comply with the temperature standards at the workplace in the office.
In any organization there will always be an active "backbone" of workers who will seek justice by writing complaints and all kinds of pressure on management. We hope this information will help them in this matter.
Let's arm ourselves with a thermometer
So, we measure the temperature at our workplace. It should not be more than 23-25 ° C. It's about summer work. If it is winter outside, these figures are from 22 to 24 °. In this case, the readings of the thermometer must be linked to the air humidity, the permissible values of which are from 40 to 60%.
Of course, the temperature can deviate from the required by a certain permissible value, which is 1 or 2 degrees, but no more. Throughout the working day, the temperature change should not be more than 4 degrees.
If these conditions are met, you are required to work in the office for the full 8 hours. If the temperature per day reaches 29 ° C (that is, it exceeded the maximum allowable by 4 ° C), it will be completely legal for your requirement to allow you to leave work exactly one hour earlier.
In 30-degree heat, you have the right to work no more than 6 hours. If the thermometer goes off scale at 32.5 ° C, theoretically you have the right to work no more than an hour.
If it's freezing outside
A similar situation is with work on cold winter days. If the thermometer has only 19 degrees Celsius, the duration of the working day is 7 hours, at 18 degrees - 6. In this case, the exact temperature measurement is made at a height of about a meter from the floor.
The question is - will such scrupulous measurements, coupled with the requirements for the employer on strict adherence to the rules and regulations, be of practical use? The fact is that the latter, most likely, will be more profitable to spend money once on the installation of an air conditioner or heater instead of regularly paying fines for violation with the attendant hassle.
Therefore, if you value your own health, do not be afraid of the authorities. Your goal is to achieve compliance. If you possess the information contained in the legislative documents designed to protect the ordinary worker and show due persistence, it is quite possible to achieve justice.
Utility bills are growing every year, especially in times of economic crisis. Unfortunately, nothing of the kind can be said about their quality. When citizens give a significant part of their hard-earned money to ensure comfortable living conditions, utilities strive to show bad faith on all fronts of their work.
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If in the course of self-measurement you found that the temperature rate is lowered, you should inform the Emergency Dispatcher Service about this. If the disruption of heat supply is not caused by natural factors (for example, an accident on the heating main), the dispatcher calls the emergency team to the house, which constitutes the official measurement report.
The measurement must be carried out by a registered device with all the necessary technical documents. The act specifies the following information:
- date of its compilation,
- apartment characteristics,
- composition of the commission,
- device data,
- temperature values,
- signatures of all members of the commission.
The act is drawn up in two copies, one of which remains with the owner of the apartment, and the other - with the housing and communal services employees who are measuring.
Air exchange rate
Air temperature is not the only parameter that directly affects the comfort and safety of people living in the house. Air exchange is important for the body: the presence of fresh air, ventilation of residential and non-residential premises.
This parameter is also regulated by the regulations of the SanPiN. Thus, the required rate of air exchange rate for a living space with an area of 18 m² is 3 m³ / h per square meter, for a kitchen - three times more.
The air exchange rate is a characteristic determined by the ratio of air removed or supplied from a room per hour to the volume of this room.
How to measure the coolant?
The heating medium in the central heating system is hot water flowing from the tap.
You can measure its temperature in various ways, but the simplest is thermometer measurement of tap water temperature poured into a glass.
It is also possible to measure the temperature of the pipes. The value of this parameter should be equal to 50-70 ° С.
Responsibility of utilities for violation of the temperature standard
If the temperature in the room is below normal in winter, what should I do?
By law, citizens have the right to demand reduction of heat bills by 0.15% for each hour of non-compliance by utilities with your temperature standard. Having carried out simple calculations, it can be established that for 4 weeks of providing the service of low-quality heating of the house, the payment for it is reduced by more than 90%. Of course, utilities will not voluntarily agree to such a recalculation, and therefore we must go to court.
The application for the recalculation of heating charges to the Management Company can be downloaded.
History knows examples when citizens managed to defend their rights. So, in 2014, a resident of the Perm Territory collected 136 thousand rubles from utilities for non-compliance by utilities with their obligations to provide her home with heat.
Temperature norms in the apartment. Watching the video:
Do you want your staff to always work efficiently? Agree that it is difficult to think about business when a person is in discomfort. And for this it is necessary to observe at least the temperature standards in the workplace. She should be comfortable. From this article you will find out what standards are established by SanPiN in 2018 and what the final temperature should be in the office in winter and summer, as well as what the employer's violation of these requirements threatens.
Why do you need SanPiN
It follows from Article 21 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation that employers are obliged to create not only safe conditions at workplaces in an office or at work, but also to maintain a comfortable atmosphere - temperature, humidity level, etc. (40 h / week) was not harmful to health. In addition, comfortable conditions have a positive effect on the performance of staff.
When introducing a temperature norm in a working room, officials must pay attention to humidity, air speed, surface temperature, etc. In addition, the indicators may differ due to varying degrees of load and types of work. For example, in foundries, the temperature is considered comfortable, which cannot be said about ordinary office premises.
Working cabinet temperature
The less physical activity a person performs, the warmer it should be in the room. Office workers spend most of their time at the computer, and most of them move from office to office. Therefore, a favorable temperature must be set taking these factors into account.
According to the norms of SanPiN 2018, the temperature at the workplace in the office during the warm season should be 23-25 degrees Celsius with a relative humidity of 60-40%. In this case, the surface temperature is from 22 to 26C, and the air speed is up to 0.1 m / s.
In the cold season, the room should be from 22 to 24C (humidity and air speed are similar). The optimum surface temperature is 21-25C.
When making a decision, be guided by SanPiN 2.2.4.548-96 "Hygienic requirements for the microclimate of industrial premises" (clauses 5, 6, 7 and Appendix 1).
Employers need to know exactly what the temperature should be in the working area, since non-compliance with the standards can be brought to responsibility.
Consequences for violation of SanPiN norms
When working conditions deviate from the temperature limits, the length of the working day should be shortened. For example, office workers can work indoors at + 13C for no more than 1 - 4 hours (with normal sedentary work).
Violation of the temperature regime is classified under Part 1 of Art. 5.27.1 Administrative Code. A warning or a fine in the amount of:
- 2000-5000 rub. - for individual entrepreneurs;
- 50,000-80,000 - for legal entities;
- 2000 - 5000 rubles. - for officials.
It is also possible forcible termination of activities for up to 3 months.
They can also be held accountable under Art. 6.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which provides for a warning or an administrative fine from 100 to 20,000 rubles. depending on the status of the perpetrator (individual, official, individual entrepreneur, legal entity). But usually inspectors are guided by stricter sanctions, that is, Part 1 of Art. 5.27.1 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.
Remember that it is the employer's responsibility to create and maintain a temperature in the workplace in accordance with SanPiN standards. To do this, use air conditioners, heaters, etc. Observing the established rules, you can avoid many conflicts, as well as downtime associated with diseases of workers.
The legislation obliges employers to protect workers from the harmful effects of industrial and climatic factors. Unfortunately, employers often either cannot cope or do not want to fulfill these duties, so workers have to take care of their own safety, refusing to work in hazardous conditions.
The Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees citizens the protection of their rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited by law (Article 45). In order to protect his labor rights, an employee may:
Refuse to perform work not provided for by the employment contract
Refuse to perform work that directly threatens his life and health (Article 379 of the Labor Code)
Suspend work in cases of delayed wages for more than 15 days (Article 142 of the Labor Code).
The most relevant is the second point of self-protection of the employee's rights: refusal to perform work that directly threatens his life and health, with the exception of cases stipulated by federal laws.
Temperature is often a major hazard in the workplace.
In the summer, the workplaces are unbearably hot, and in the winter - cold. And the bosses have expensive air conditioners in their offices, so they don't care much about our problems. But there is a normative document - SanPiN 2.2.4.548-96 "Hygienic requirements for the microclimate of industrial premises", which establishes the optimal and permissible levels of air temperature in the workplace.
Summer, heat, work, or how to defend the right to normal working conditions.
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The grill is not us!
So summer has come, and with them hot days. Well, if the vacation is a summer house-sea. And if the city, work and the temperature at the workplace are like a desert during the day, and the employer is not blowing? It is good to remember here article 379 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. which reads. “For the purpose of self-defense of labor rights, an employee, notifying the employer or his immediate supervisor or another representative of the employer in writing, may refuse to perform work not provided for by the employment contract, as well as refuse to perform work that directly threatens his life and health, with the exception of cases provided for by this Code and other federal laws. At the time of refusal from the specified work, the employee retains all the rights provided for by labor legislation and other acts containing labor law norms ", SanPiN 2.2.4.548-96" Hygienic requirements for the microclimate of industrial premises ". setting permissible levels of air temperature at workplaces, Appendix No. 7 of the Guidelines R 2.2.2006.05. which regulates protection by time when working in a heating microclimate.
Now in more detail. SanPiN 2.2.4.548-96 normalizes the air temperature at the workplace, depending on the category of work. based on the intensity of the total energy expenditure of the body in kcal / h (W). Without going into details, you can roughly define the category of work according to Appendix No. 1 GOST 12.1.005-88 Occupational Safety Standards System General sanitary and hygienic requirements for the air of the working area as follows: category Ia includes work performed while sitting and accompanied by insignificant physical stress (a number of professions at enterprises precision instrument and mechanical engineering, in watchmaking, sewing, in the field of management, etc.).
Category III includes work associated with constant movement, movement and carrying of significant (over 10 kg) weights and requiring great physical effort (a number of professions in forging workshops with hand forging, foundries with manual filling and pouring of flasks of machine-building and metallurgical enterprises, etc. .NS.)
The warm period of the year is the period of the year characterized by an average daily (this is important) outside air temperature above + 10 ° С
At what temperature in winter is it possible not to go to work?
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Workers in production
At extremely low temperatures, the work of specialists in some professions stops, and the working hours of employees of those offices that are poorly heated are also reduced. Working in cold weather in the open air or in closed unheated rooms is regulated by article 109 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.
According to the document, persons working in the open air must be provided with work breaks for heating, which must be included in working hours. The duration and number of breaks is determined by the company administration in conjunction with the trade union organization.
The work of bricklayers stops at a temperature of -25 C with a wind of more than three points or a temperature of -30 C without a wind.
The work of representatives of other professions associated with being in the open air stops at a temperature of -27 C with a wind of more than three points or a temperature of -35 C without a wind.
If the activity is related to equipment that was out of order during the cold weather, the forced downtime should be paid at the rate of two-thirds of the salary.
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Office workers
For office workers, weather conditions, according to the law, do not affect their work. Only the temperature at the workplace is taken into account. Working conditions are regulated by sanitary rules and norms SanPiN 2.2.4.548-96 Hygienic requirements for the microclimate of industrial premises.
According to the document, those who work indoors are conventionally divided into five categories.
* 1a - sedentary work. This includes managers, office workers, garment and watchmaking workers. For them, the most comfortable room temperature is +22 C - +24 C.
* 1b - if you spend the whole day on your feet. For example, these are controllers, sales consultants. They should work at +21 C - +23 C.
* 2a- work involves some physical stress. For example, guides, employees at boring shops at machine-building enterprises. The optimum temperature for them is +19 C - + 21 C.
* 2b - work related to walking and carrying weights up to ten kilograms. These are mainly factory workers - locksmiths, welders. For them, the room temperature should be +17 C - +19 C.
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* 3 - involves hard physical labor, for example, in foundries and blacksmiths. The same category includes loaders who carry furniture and equipment heavier than ten kilograms. For them, the temperature is slightly lower - + 16 C - + 18 C.
When the temperature at the workplace drops by 1 degree below the norm, the working time is reduced by 1 hour. Thus, at a temperature of +19 C, the working day of an office worker will be 7 hours, +18 C - 6 hours, and so on. At a temperature of +12 C and below, work stops and, in accordance with article 157 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, working hours in this case are paid by the employer in the amount of at least two-thirds of the tariff rate.
Kindergarten
The kindergarten works at any outside temperature. But according to the sanitary standards SanPiN 2.4.1.1249-03, at an air temperature below -15 C and a wind speed of more than 7 m / s, the duration of the walk is reduced. The walk is not carried out at an air temperature below -15 C and a wind speed of more than 15 m / s for children under 4 years old, and for children 5-7 years old at an air temperature below -20 C and a wind speed of more than 15 m / s (for the middle lane ).
School
The standards that are in force today regarding school attendance by children in severe frosts are as follows:
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At a temperature of -25 C, schoolchildren of grades 1-4 of rural schools do not study
At a temperature of -27 C - schoolchildren of 1-4 grades of urban and rural schools
At a temperature of -30 C and below, all schoolchildren do not study - from grades 1 to 11
At the onset of the above temperatures, the Ministry of Education issues the corresponding orders. But the decision to stop classes due to frosty weather is made by the management of each educational institution independently. If such a decision is made, the child, based on it, can take a break from school.
Not only temperature, but also the strength of the wind influences the cancellation of classes in schools. Typically, the wind can drop the temperature threshold for school cancellation by 2-3 degrees.
Cancellation of school classes in the regions
For the northern regions of the country, the temperature limits for canceling classes are lower. In the Urals, the following cancellation scale is applied:
25 С - -28 С - kids don't go to school,
28 С - -30 С - pupils of grades 5-9 do not study,
30 С - -32 С - high school students may not come.
In Siberia, primary classes do not study at -30 C degrees. Schoolchildren in grades 5-9 may not come if the thermometer drops to -32 C and -35 C. High school students do not go to school if it is -35 C - -40 C.
In Yakutia, so that pupils in grades 1-4 do not go to school, the thermometer must drop to -40 C degrees. For high school students, the temperature should be -48 C, and high school students do not go to school only if it is -50 C.
Labor intensity categories
- (category Ia)- sedentary work. (a number of professions in enterprises of precision instrument and mechanical engineering, in watchmaking, sewing, in the office, in the field of management, and the like).
- (category Ib)- when you periodically stand or walk. (a number of professions in the printing industry, at communications enterprises, controllers, craftsmen in various types of production, and the like).
- (category IIa)- constant walking, moving small items (up to 1 kg). (a number of professions in the mechanical assembly shops of machine-building enterprises, in the spinning and weaving industry, and the like).
- (category IIb) - when you carry weights up to 10 kg. (a number of professions in mechanized foundries, rolling, forging, thermal, welding shops of machine-building and metallurgical enterprises, and the like).
- (category III)- constant movement, carrying loads over 10 kg. (a number of professions in forging shops with hand forging, foundries with manual filling and pouring of flasks of machine-building and metallurgical enterprises, and the like).
Temperature standards for these categories of jobs are different.
For example, for 1a and 1b, you can work full time only when the temperature is not higher than + 28 °. But if the thermometer shows + 32.5 °, know: you need to work no more than one hour.
The most stringent requirements for category 3. The maximum temperature for an 8-hour work shift is + 26 °, and for # 171 one-hour # 187 it is enough to fix + 30.5 ° on the thermometer.
It is necessary to notify the boss
To know what the temperature is at work, it is better for workers to buy a thermometer themselves, at least for a household one. The readings of such a thermometer will not be considered official, but you will know the temperature. And if the thermometer shows 40 degrees, then the temperature is clearly more than the established norm.
If the temperature exceeds the permissible limits, it creates a hazard to the health of the worker.
But according to labor legislation, an employee cannot leave everything and go home, - explains Zoya Osos, head of the occupational health department of the Minsk City Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology. - He must report the temperature rise to the authorities, otherwise it will be considered unauthorized absence from the workplace. But if the boss does not want to listen to anything, find out the telephone number of the regional sanitary station by reference, and call and complain.
Zoya Mikhailovna says that the fines for inhuman leaders are substantial - from 5 to 30 basic units. And the culprit pays them out of his salary.
I want to pay special attention to the accuracy of temperature measurement, - adds Zoya Osos. - Even if you have a very good thermometer, its readings cannot become the basis for a fine. Indeed, according to the law, only accredited laboratories or departments can measure and record the temperature in our country. But this is not your concern, but the sanitary station.
Zoya Mikhailovna reminds that, in addition to the sanitary station, you can also complain to your trade union and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. It is their direct responsibility to enforce your rights at work.
Temperature standards for stores
In stores in the summer, it should be from +13 to + 30 degrees. That is, if you are a loader, seller or commodity expert, and in June you have +32 at work - demand justice (air conditioning or going home).
Trade union action
At a regular meeting with the administration on June 18, the Free Trade Union of OJSC "Polotsk-Steklovolokno" raised the issue of observing temperature standards in production workshops. Deputy Chief Engineer Vladimir Yushkevich showed a plan of measures aimed at maintaining temperature standards in the shops. The trade union suggested that the administration pay more attention to such measurements as: the temperature of the surfaces of structures, the speed of air movement, the intensity of thermal radiation, and the thermal load of the environment.
The administration confirmed its commitment to dispense mineral water to workers when the outside air temperature reaches 25 ° C. Order of the General Director on dispensing water No. 270 was signed on May 20, with the corresponding instructions to the heads of workshops No. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12. Order signed just on the day when the article "Temperature in the workshops exceeded the norm" was posted on our website.
The free trade union proposed to the administration to supplement the collective agreement with a legal norm on the issue of drinking mineral water to workers.
From a letter from the trade union
The trade union receives complaints from workers about non-compliance with the microclimate parameters in production facilities during the warm season.
In accordance with the Sanitary Norms and Rules "Requirements for the microclimate of workplaces in industrial and office premises",
approved by the Resolution of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus dated April 30, No. 33
28 o C is the maximum temperature in a production room for a worker with a minimum level of intensity of energy consumption of the body and with an 8-hour working day.
21 о С is the maximum allowable temperature value air in the presence of heat radiation of the worker for the category of energy consumption of work associated with walking, moving and carrying weights up to 10 kg and accompanied by moderate physical stress (for example, operators of obtaining fiberglass).
By the decree of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus dated April 30, No. 33 - on the temperature at workplaces - you can see here .
The administration made a plan
Deputy Chief Engineer for Labor Protection Vladimir Yushkevich showed a plan of measures aimed at maintaining temperature standards in workshops in the summer, which has not yet been approved by the director. The deadlines for the execution of work are set for mid-summer and later. People say, # 8212 until the thunder breaks out, the director, the man, will not move.
The chairman of the Belkhimprofsoyuz Natalya Murashko said that there is an agreement with the administration to measure the temperature in the shops three times a day. But the deputy. The chief engineer did not confirm this agreement, he said that measurements in the shops are made once at 12 noon. (for example, on the day of the meeting, June 18, the temperature in shop No. 7 was, according to the administration's measurements, 18 0 С). But the maximum temperature in the shops is observed in the evening shift at 17 # 8212 at 18 o'clock.
According to the established standards, not only the air temperature should be taken into account, but also the temperature of the surfaces of the enclosing structures (walls, ceiling, floor), devices (screens, etc.), as well as technological equipment or its enclosing devices.