Standards of temperature in the workplace. What to do if the temperature in the workplace is above normal

What external factors affect the performance of the employee? Such a question, of course, should be asked by any manager who wants to take care of his subordinates and increase monthly revenue. Unfortunately, obvious at first glance, the features often go unnoticed. So, for example, in enterprises both small and large, the norms of temperature in the workplace are often ignored. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the fact that not every employee can work fully, freezing or suffering from unbearable heat.

Who regulates the weather at work?

Are there official documents regulating such indicators? Yes, there are. This is the SanPin standard for temperature in the workplace. These regulations apply to all companies and all employees (regardless of the size of the company and its nationality).

All information in the norms can be divided into two main blocks: temperature recommendations for different categories of employees and the employer's responsibility for their violation. Among other things, the norm of air temperature at the workplace is regulated by the 212th article of the Labor Code of our country, which states that the employer is obliged to provide favorable conditions and a regime for labor, as well as recreation of its employees.

How to protect yourself in the workplace?

What can an employee do if the temperature in the workplace is above normal? If a person realizes the real risks to his health in such a situation, it is quite possible to temporarily give up his duties. To do this, it is necessary to draw up a formal written statement and forward it to the higher management.

The document should contain information that the performance of works provided for by the contract of employment threatens certain risks for health. It would be superfluous to refer to Article 379 of the TC, which contains information on the legality of such intentions. If the paper is made according to all the rules, the employee not only will not lose the workplace, but also retain all the existing rights. However, do not overdo it in your desire to relax from work, it is likely that the authorities will offer you alternative options.

How to get around the law without breaking it?

The loopholes and detours also exist in the leadership. The thing is that SanPin in its documentation specifies such a thing as "time of stay", and not "duration of the working day". Simply put, the employer is not always obliged to let the employee go home early, under uncomfortable working conditions, in order to comply with the law. He can take the following measures:

• Organize an additional break in the middle of the working day in a room with more acceptable conditions for rest.
• Transfer workers to another premises that meets the requirements.

Sanitary norms: temperature in the workplace in summer

Of course, most of the temperature norm in the workplace excites office staff, but what is the reason for this trend is difficult to say. It should be noted that managers, secretaries and other employees of intellectual work belong to the category of workers with insignificant physical loads. It is considered that the normal temperature for them should fluctuate in the range from 22.2 to 26.4 (20-28) degrees of heat. Any deviation from the established figures should lead to a reduction in the working day. The reduction scheme is as follows:

• 28 degrees - 8 hours;
• 28.5 degrees - 7 hours;
• 29 degrees - 6 hours and so on.

By a similar algorithm, the term of performance of labor duties in the office is reduced to a temperature of 32.5 degrees above zero. With such initial data, only one hour is allowed to work. At a temperature above the above work, it is absolutely necessary to cancel or move to another room.

Sanitary norms: temperature in winter

It should be noted that employees in the workplace can suffer not only from the stuffiness and heat, but also from the cold (such situations are even more dangerous, but they are much less common). What is the minimum permissible temperature norm in the workplace? To begin, we will discuss the algorithm of the day in cool conditions for office staff. The number of working hours for them begins to decrease from 20 degrees according to the following scheme:

• 19 degrees - 7 hours;
• 18 degrees - 6 hours;
• 17 degrees - 5 hours and so on.

The final mark of 13 degrees of heat implies the work of an office employee in an unheated room for one hour, at lower performance levels it is necessary to cancel altogether.

It should be noted that the above standards apply exclusively to production and office premises, social requirements also exist, but differ slightly. For example, the recommended temperature for polyclinics is about 20-22 degrees.

Classification of all professions

The SanPin standards for temperature in the workplace are different for each category of employees. There are basically three main categories, of which two are also subdivided into additional subgroups:

• La. Power consumption up to 139 Watts. Insignificant physical load, performance of labor duties in the sitting position.
• 1b. Energy costs from 140 to 174 Watts. Minor physical strain when performing duties that can be carried out both sitting and standing.
• 2a. Power consumption from 175 W to 232 W. Moderate physical stress, the need for regular walking, moving loads weighing up to 1 kg in a sitting position.
• 2b. Power consumption 233-290 Tues. Active, but moderate physical load, consisting in constant walking and moving loads weighing up to 10 kilograms.
• 3. Energy costs from 290 Watts. An intensive load that requires considerable effort and efficiency. It consists in walking, carrying large loads.

It is not necessary to consider that the higher the category of the employee, the more scrupulous the workplace temperature norms should be observed in the summer and in the winter season. In fact, the law demands that every person be protected very carefully. Moreover, people engaged in active physical work, much easier to tolerate the cool, because they have the opportunity to warm themselves from the efforts made.

Where can I go for help?

What should I do if the temperature of the workplace is violated, and management continues to force employees to work? In this situation, the time that goes beyond the bounds given in the laws can be considered processing. And processing, as is known, should be paid in double size.

Where can you complain about the fact that the temperature norms in the workplace are occasionally or regularly violated? There is no official institution dealing with this issue, unfortunately. However, if necessary, all their complaints concerning unsatisfactory organization of conditions in the workplace, employees can send to the local labor inspectorate, which will be able to fix the complaint and initiate proceedings on it.

In addition to the labor inspection, it is possible to send their wishes for the organization of a comfortable workplace temperature in their company to the Rospotrebnadzor, they will also help you resolve the disputed situation with the employer.

The size of punishment and its types

What kind of punishment can an unfortunate employer come across? The simplest is an ordinary fine, the amount of which can fluctuate in the range of 10 to 20 thousand rubles. It is more terrible for any organization to temporarily suspend its activities, which can last up to 90 days. To avoid punishment, it is necessary either to improve the existing conditions, or to reduce the employee's working day to the required standard in this case.

How to eliminate violations?

How can you achieve the necessary temperature norm in the workplace in the summer? Perhaps the only effective way to solve this issue is to install modern air conditioners, as well as maintain the existing ventilation system at a high level. No open windows and drafts will not help create comfortable conditions in the heat, but only ensure the distillation of heated air from the room into the room. Another disadvantage of this method is the high risks of colds among people in the room.

With regard to the need to increase the air temperature, the most appropriate is the use of a central heating system.