Posted By Frank Hallett Hi BK Could you please expand on the comment that the "HSE says minimum of 13 DegC has to be maintained"? The Workplace Regs have no proscribed limits for temperatures and those in the Guidance are exactly that - guidance. Frank Hallett

Posted By Jay Joshi Actually it is the ACoP that has reference to minimum temperatures. Also, unlike Guidance, ACoP from HSC has a status i.e Although failure to comply with any provision of the Approved Code of Practice is not in itself an offence, the failure may be taken to Court in criminal proceedings as proof that a person has contravened the regulation to which the provision relates. In such a case, however, it will be open to that person to satisfy a Court that he or she has complied with the regulation in some other way. The Approved Code of Practice to Regulation 7 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 -as amended includes that:- The temperature in workrooms should normally be at least 16 degrees Celsius unless much of the work involves severe physical effort in which case the temperature should be at least 13 degrees Celsius. The above does not apply to rooms or parts of rooms where it would be impractical to maintain those temperatures, for example in rooms which have to be open to the outside, or where food or other products have to be kept cold. In such cases the temperature should be as close to those mentioned in above paragraph as is practical. 'Workroom' means a room where people normally work for more than short periods.