How hot?
19 July 2006, 08:04 AM
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How hot?
Whats the max temp that your employer can make you work in? Its going to be over a 100 degrees in here today so i was just wondering. I have looked on the HSE web site and it doesn't seem to say anything.
Thanks,
DOg.
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19 July 2006, 08:09 AM
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As I've said before - go work at the end of the oven in a large bakery for very little more than the minimum wage - and then come on here and moan about how hot it is at work.
Or alternately become a teacher - I hear they have it pretty easy....
Or alternately become a teacher - I hear they have it pretty easy....
19 July 2006, 08:46 AM
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On the radio this morning they were saying that schools were now closing due to the heat! What a feckin joke.
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19 July 2006, 09:18 AM
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I've done quite a bit of part-time work on the local steelworks. One of my WORST experiences was in having to mop out with rags, the interior of a small oil tank about 2m x2m x1.4m FROM THE INSIDE
, then white spirit it until it shone, all dressed in t-shirt, jeans, PLASTIC OVERALLS, RUBBER GLOVES, RUBBER BOOTS, AND A HARD HAT! And that was in the summer of 1989 when it was nearly as hot as it is today. And I did that for minimum wage!
You couldn't do more than 30 minutes at a time in the tank, before coming out for 15 minutes for a much needed drink. It took all day!
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, then white spirit it until it shone, all dressed in t-shirt, jeans, PLASTIC OVERALLS, RUBBER GLOVES, RUBBER BOOTS, AND A HARD HAT! And that was in the summer of 1989 when it was nearly as hot as it is today. And I did that for minimum wage!You couldn't do more than 30 minutes at a time in the tank, before coming out for 15 minutes for a much needed drink. It took all day!
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19 July 2006, 09:19 AM
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The current Mrs CC works in a hospital admin office and they get sent home each time the temperature hits 32C.
Sensible.
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Sensible.
CC
19 July 2006, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by comic cuts
The current Mrs CC works in a hospital admin office and they get sent home each time the temperature hits 32C.
Sensible.
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Sensible.
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19 July 2006, 10:45 AM
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Tough, you make sure your at the airport to send my bags though this evening Cant wait
I posted in this thread earlier but its gone
Anyway it hit 39.9degrees here on monday and continued to work
no going home for me. Just buy an ice cream and get on with it
Cant wait I posted in this thread earlier but its gone
Anyway it hit 39.9degrees here on monday and continued to work
no going home for me. Just buy an ice cream and get on with it
19 July 2006, 10:51 AM
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Used to work in an office several years ago where the temperature regularly got above 90 F in the summer. Saw it as high as 98, but apparently the record was just over 100 - I was luckily on holiday that day.
19 July 2006, 11:06 AM
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You know those paper overralls they use for paint spraying or raves?
Yup, at my old job I stripped off to my kecks and paraded round in the paper overalls, nice and cool
Yup, at my old job I stripped off to my kecks and paraded round in the paper overalls, nice and cool
19 July 2006, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by dogboy1
Cheers for the replies,..... i am an engineer working at a well known airport and just wondered if it hits 100 degrees today weather i could weasel out of some work on the baggage systems etc where its got to be at least 10 degrees more than the outside temp
19 July 2006, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
The irony is, some of your customers are paying a fortune specifically to try to get to places where temperatures are that high...
LOl yes that is ironic
19 July 2006, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Dragoon
What to wear. Body Armour, Helmet, Webbing, Rifle and Sunglasses.
What Temp. Currently averaging about 50 Degrees. 40 by night!
Where. Down town Basrah. And we are all volunteers
What Temp. Currently averaging about 50 Degrees. 40 by night!
Where. Down town Basrah. And we are all volunteers
You are doing a great job over there m8, keep it up.
Guess it puts me to shame moaning about a paltry 30 degrees when your suffering with that kind of temperature!
19 July 2006, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rannoch
There is a maximum temperature you can keep cows at - it's 25.6deg C from memory
19 July 2006, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by comic cuts
The current Mrs CC works in a hospital admin office and they get sent home each time the temperature hits 32C.
Sensible.
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Sensible.
CC
Make them wear bikinis!!! Problem solved!!
NS04
PS Send us some pics!!
19 July 2006, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by alcazar
I've done quite a bit of part-time work on the local steelworks. One of my WORST experiences was in having to mop out with rags, the interior of a small oil tank about 2m x2m x1.4m FROM THE INSIDE, then white spirit it until it shone, all dressed in t-shirt, jeans, PLASTIC OVERALLS, RUBBER GLOVES, RUBBER BOOTS, AND A HARD HAT! And that was in the summer of 1989 when it was nearly as hot as it is today. And I did that for minimum wage!
You couldn't do more than 30 minutes at a time in the tank, before coming out for 15 minutes for a much needed drink. It took all day!
Alcazar
, then white spirit it until it shone, all dressed in t-shirt, jeans, PLASTIC OVERALLS, RUBBER GLOVES, RUBBER BOOTS, AND A HARD HAT! And that was in the summer of 1989 when it was nearly as hot as it is today. And I did that for minimum wage!You couldn't do more than 30 minutes at a time in the tank, before coming out for 15 minutes for a much needed drink. It took all day!
Alcazar
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