Of the The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has called on employers to better protect their employees in the face of the persistent heat. DGB board member Anja Piel told the Düsseldorf “Rheinische Post” on Wednesday that too many employers would refrain from the prescribed risk assessment and tailor-made protective measures. “In hot summers, that is exactly what becomes a risk for many employees.”
Piel emphasized that working in the heat is a serious health risk. “This applies in particular to working outdoors in the sun, but also in offices that are too warm.” Since periods of heat will no longer be uncommon in the future, employers must now make effective agreements with the works councils.
For example, special strenuous work is shifted to cooler mornings or evenings said the DGB board member. “Dress codes in offices can be relaxed and more breaks allowed “Health and safety at work would offer guidelines, but also the necessary flexibility for individual solutions in the companies. “It’s not the legal framework that’s missing, but rather the enforcement of the law,” said Piel.
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