Temperature in the workplace

Basic guidance

• Is it too hot or cold to work?

  Employers must keep workplaces at a comfortable temperature

• What the law says

  What the law says about workplace temperatures

• Managing workplace temperatures

  How to assess the risks and protect your workers

• How workers can help keep temperatures comfortable

  What you can do if temperatures are uncomfortable

• Outdoor working

  Protect those working in hot or cold conditions outdoors

• Dehydration

  Prevent workers becoming dehydrated

• Heat stress

  How to avoid workers overheating

• Cold stress

  Standards to comply with on cold stress

• Workplace temperature checklist

  Assess temperatures at work

More detailed advice

• Thermal comfort

  What thermal comfort means and how employers can manage it

• Heat stress checklist

  Assess the risks of heat stress at work