Temperatures

[oypostie]

That was last time

Meanwhile this time no communication from Royal Mail gold control (or whatever they call it these days) and nothing from the CWU ivory tower. Anyone would think they didn't care about the staff

[BenacreNick]

I didn't realise it was 4 years ago, but there you have it in black and white and underlined from the CWU.

[sindba]

I doubt they'll send people out during a red warning period.

It's just too risky - for us AND potentially for them

[BenacreNick]

Did any Delivery Office reach the 35c temperature today anywhere in the UK ?

And what was said in the morning briefing to you all, to pre-empt this ?

[tonytucker]

Plenty of sick this week

[SMS1969]

Did any Delivery Office reach the 35c temperature today anywhere in the UK ?

And what was said in the morning briefing to you all, to pre-empt this ?

Haven’t reached that temperature yet but manager has said don’t walk all of the duty for the rest of the week if you don’t want to. Just take everything but 2c on approximately half of the duty. We are also starting half an hour earlier.

[Playmail]

Cwu like to notify its members after the fact expect a ltb on Monday about the weather

[hans solo]

Did any Delivery Office reach the 35c temperature today anywhere in the UK ?

And what was said in the morning briefing to you all, to pre-empt this ?

Haven’t reached that temperature yet but manager has said don’t walk all of the duty for the rest of the week if you don’t want to. Just take everything but 2c on approximately half of the duty. We are also starting half an hour earlier.

Half an hour early they are so considerate

[nightcrawler]

Just remember that weather forecast temperatures are for in the SHADE, so in direct sunlight - which most of us posties will be - will be even higher than the predicted 38/39c!

[FirstPost]

Where are the union?

[hans solo]

Got their shite corrupt deal through you will not hear from them this side of xmas

[yellowbelly]

Just remember that weather forecast temperatures are for in the SHADE, so in direct sunlight - which most of us posties will be - will be even higher than the predicted 38/39c!

And when you're in and out of a wagon that's sits intermittently in the baking sun or pushing a HCT on heated tarmac/concrete surfaces amongst reflections from shop windows and concrete buildings etc. you experience temperatures much, much hotter than the published 'in the shade' temperatures.

[Luckyboy]

38 Deg in Van at the moment.
Been told for tomorrow and Thursday its delivery as normal.
Priorities are specials and Tracked 24hr.
Apart from that stay safe amd do as much as possible.

Thanks then

[scotchy1962]

I am sure nothing has changed in the year since i left, in the winter you are told to evaluate the risk and if you decide it is too dangerous then don't do it.
When there's a dog you don't do it.
If you think you are about to collapse in the extreme heat then stop what you are doing and get inside. They put the onus for health and safety on the postie years ago to try to deflect liability and if a manager insists that you put yourself in danger get it in front of a witness and in writing, that should be enough to change their mind.

[thefox]

38 Deg in Van at the moment.
Been told for tomorrow and Thursday its delivery as normal.
Priorities are specials and Tracked 24hr.
Apart from that stay safe amd do as much as possible.

Thanks then

Jesus we were at 26 degrees today in Scotland, I don't envy you lot down south out in those kind of temperatures 🫣