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ARTICLE · 07 FEBRUARY 2010

Workplace Temperatures

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After an icy start to the New Year we thought it timely to take a look at employers' obligations in relation to temperatures in the workplace. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 ("the 2007 Regulations") which were introduced pursuant to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 ("the 2005 Act"), deal with the issue of temperatures in the workplace.

IrelandEmployment and HR
Aoife Bradley
Aoife Bradley

After an icy start to the New Year we thought it timely to take a look at employers' obligations in relation to temperatures in the workplace.

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 ("the 2007 Regulations") which were introduced pursuant to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 ("the 2005 Act"), deal with the issue of temperatures in the workplace.

Serious consequences may arise for those employers who disregard the provisions of the 2007 Regulations.

Employers who are in breach of the 2007 Regulations commit an offence under the 2005 Act, and may be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 and/or to six months imprisonment. Alternatively, if convicted on indictment, an employer may be liable to a fine not exceeding €3,000,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

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