Temperatures

[SWIM]

going to hit 35°tuesday, 38° on Wednesday, 36° Thursday in South.
what's maximum temperature we're allowed to work in?

[SpacePhoenix]

I don't think there is a maximum, think it's down to the individual office managers to decide, be it a Mail Centre Manager or Shift Manager in a MC or whatever DOMs are now known as in DOs.

[SWIM]

thanks mate, should be interesting then.

[Jefferson Starfish]

Didn't it get up to 40 degrees a few years ago?

[SpacePhoenix]

thanks mate, should be interesting then.

It can get bad at times when you're working on a machine. The heat can also mess up the machines, if it gets hot enough then cameras and computers in the machines start shutting themselves down and where the belts get a little slack we get more jams and more belts coming off than normal.

[tramssirhc]

going to hit 35°tuesday, 38° on Wednesday, 36° Thursday in South.
what's maximum temperature we're allowed to work in?

There is no maximum temperature only a minimum. However when the met office issues severe weather warnings the severe weather risk assessment must be carried out. The assessment advises what mitigations should be deployed to reduce or eliminate the risks. This includes delivery suspensions and adjustments to delivery outdoor times.

[SpacePhoenix]

going to hit 35°tuesday, 38° on Wednesday, 36° Thursday in South.
what's maximum temperature we're allowed to work in?

There is no maximum temperature only a minimum. However when the met office issues severe weather warnings the severe weather risk assessment must be carried out. The assessment advises what mitigations should be deployed to reduce or eliminate the risks. This includes delivery suspensions and adjustments to delivery outdoor times.

A very sizeable chunk of England and on a couple of days Wales as well are under a Met Office Amber Extreme Heat Warning.

[chickenwittle]

Manager will pass the buck , stay in shade , stay hydrated, take breaks where needed, the usual stuff but whatever you do don’t cut off

[funkflex55]

https://cwue5.org/2022/08/18/royal-mail ... gers-pics/

35c according to this old webpage. But as above the mail must be delivered*






*Tracked....................... 1st class (usually)

[taurus88]

It’s a failing of the union that they’ve managed to make no progress on the safety of staff in hot temperatures - now that we’re out 3 or 4 hours later in the day, and heatwaves have become hotter and more common, it’s really poor that they’ve done nothing whatsoever. Then again, looking at the recent dialogue from our resident union higher-ups, I’m surprised that they manage anything at all. When your entire working life is spent in air-conditioned offices, 35c+ for 5 hours isn’t really a problem. Nor will they care much for the unusually high rates of skin cancer in posties and ex-posties in the coming decades.

[SMS1969]

I’ll just be walking around until around 11.30 then I’ll drive the rest of the tracked around, I won’t be taking the full duty out in those temperatures, I don’t care what management think.

[qw]

I’ll just be walking around until around 11.30 then I’ll drive the rest of the tracked around, I won’t be taking the full duty out in those temperatures, I don’t care what management think.

Sensible, RM are probably expecting you to do that, however if they don’t say much they’ll expect the staff that don’t look after their own wellbeing to complete.

[BenacreNick]

The maximum is 35c. This is the point at which you can return to the office.

[Jefferson Starfish]

The maximum is 35c. This is the point at which you can return to the office.

There is no legal maximum.

[scoobydo79]

lol One winter we had a light dusting of snow and boss kept us in. Next day there was a thaw then freeze so we get sent out and had to walk around on solid ice.