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Published 14:13 13 Jul 2022 BST
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The amber warning covers the vast majority of England and Wales (Image: Met Office)[/caption]
The early day motion (EDM) by MPs states: "That this House notes that recent surveys of workplace health and safety representatives show that high temperatures are one of their top concerns.
"(It) regrets that workers in the UK have no guaranteed legal safeguards from working in uncomfortable high temperatures, and that the consequences of this range from dizziness, tiredness, asthma, throat infections and, in extreme cases, heat stroke and death.
"(It) insists that without recognised law, current recommendations for employers to maintain a reasonable temperature within the workplace are impossible to enforce unless a worker is seriously insured or killed from heat stress."
The EDM goes on to call for a maximum working temperature of 30C to be put in place, or 27C "for those doing strenuous work, beyond which employers would have a statutory duty to introduce effective control measures." https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1547121148072263680 In England, there are 2000 heat-related deaths on average every year, according to the NHS. Keeping out of the sun between 11am and 3pm, applying suncream regularly, avoiding alcohol and taking water wherever you go are some of the tips the organisation has shared in a bid to keep Brits safe. Related stories:Man shot with crossbow on UK university campus
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