Extreme Heat Preparedness
Debate between Nadia Whittome and Lindsay Hoyle(1 year, 9 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
It might be worth having a helicopter capable of actually reaching the moors with the equipment to put the fires out, which they did not have last time.
Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) (Lab)
Working in extreme heat can really affect people’s health and can even be fatal. Spain has strict rules on working temperature: a maximum of 27° indoors and 25° when doing physical activity. Even the US guidelines are 24°, yet we have absolutely nothing here. With extreme heat becoming more regular in the UK, will the Government legislate for maximum working temperatures?
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Debate between Nadia Whittome and Lindsay Hoyle(4 years, 1 month ago)
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Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) (Lab)