At which temperature can an operator refuse to work?
Temperature at work and right to withdraw : what the law says?
As a matter of fact, Labour Code does not give a maximum temperature after which operators can use their right to withdraw.
Nevertheless, if employees evaluate that the working conditions are not acceptable, they have the right to seize the Economic and Social Council which takes charge of this matter since the 1st of January 2020.This Council evaluates the risks linked to accidents at work and work-related illness, it can seize the Health and Safety Executive if any complaint is filled.
The article L4121-1 of teh Labour Code also indicates that, if the employer did not take the necessary dispositions so as to face the situation, the employee has cant exercise his right to withdraw due to high temperatures:
- If any symptom of a serious pathology (headache, unusual weakness, vertigo, deeling of faintness, disorientation…)
- Or if he has a “ reasonable motive to think that the working conditions present a serious and imminent danger for his life or health”
It is therfore essential to cool the premises efficiently. Lets remind that according to the Labour Code, the employer has the obligation of ensuring the mental and physical safety of his employees.
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