Excessive Heat In The Workplace Isn’t Merely A Health And Safety Issue

Whenever the subject arises of overly high heat levels in the workplace, many people’s thoughts naturally turn to the potential for the workers themselves to overheat and experience adverse effects to their health and safety.

This is a subject that has obviously returned to the forefront of a great number of employers’ and employees’ minds amid the elevated temperatures that have been widely reported this past summer. However, it isn’t just concerns about the health and safety of the users of your buildings that may prompt you to invest in a solution like Heat Reduction Window Film from Stockfilms.

Heat stress should be a real worry, for more reasons than one

Nobody likes to work in overly hot conditions, and the associated health risks obviously play a great part in this. The possibility of heat stress – which occurs when the body’s means of controlling its internal temperature begin to fail – can be a worry not just at the height of summer, but right through the year in certain work settings, such as bakeries, foundries and smelting operations.

Such symptoms as an inability to concentrate, muscle cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion or even heat stroke – the latter the most severe disorder that can be fatal if not detected at an early stage – show that excessive heat in the workplace can definitely be a health and safety issue.

However, even if your own organisation’s workplace is the kind where your workers are generally unlikely to experience such extremes of temperature, higher than average heat levels can still be a concern. Your workers may find it harder to concentrate, for example, which could impact on their productivity, or they may adopt measures such as removing clothes or attempting to move to an area of shade in the workplace, which is far from convenient for anyone.

Then, there is the legal dimension. Internal workplaces are subject to the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, which legally oblige employers to provide a ‘reasonable’ temperature in the workplace. This is just one more reason why you may consider fitting heat reduction window film, as we can supply here at Stockfilms.

We can provide the window film that caters to your specific needs

Whatever your organisation requires from Heat Reduction Window Film – which may also include such characteristics as glare reduction and suitability to be installed on the inside or outside of your building’s glazing – Stockfilms can discuss this with you and present the solution that will serve your business well for years to come.

Call our technical team today on 020 8441 0449, so that we can recommend the most appropriate heat reduction Automotive Window Films for your own firm’s workplace, in addition to a competitive quote.

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