London Mayor Backs Maximum Workplace Temperature Limit Amid Extreme Heat

London (ANTARA) - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has supported a proposal to set a maximum temperature limit in workplaces to protect workers from the heatwaves that are now striking Britain ever more frequently.

The support comes amid mounting pressure on the government to tighten workplace health and safety regulations.

According to a recent report from the UK Meteorological Office, extreme weather conditions have now become the “new normal” due to the impacts of climate change.

The country’s unpreparedness is evident in the way public facilities, including housing, schools, hospitals and transport networks, are overwhelmed each time heatwaves recur throughout this summer.

A spokesperson for Sadiq Khan said the mayor supports the idea of a temperature limit because extreme heat has become a reality that Londoners face increasingly often.

Although he has launched initiatives to adapt to extreme weather in the capital, Khan has no legal authority to impose the temperature limit rule independently.

Pressure on the government is expected to grow after Green Party MP Hannah Spencer announced plans to table a bill on workplace temperature limits in Parliament.

Previously, campaign groups and trade unions such as Unison and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have repeatedly demanded legal certainty.

They have proposed a maximum indoor temperature of 30 degrees Celsius for ordinary workers, and 27 degrees Celsius for those carrying out heavy physical activity.

The health impact of these weather phenomena has been recorded as highly significant.

By way of illustration, the heatwave that occurred in June is estimated to have triggered around 440 additional deaths per day in England during its three-day peak.