Heatwave hits Britain, London mayor backs temperature limits in workplaces

London - London Mayor Sadiq Khan supports a proposal to set a maximum temperature limit at the workplace to protect workers from heat waves that are now increasingly hitting Britain.

As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Wednesday, July 15, the support came amid increasing demands for the government to tighten labor safety protection rules.

According to the latest report from the UK Met Office, extreme weather conditions have now become "the new normal" due to the impact of climate change.

The country's unpreparedness is seen from its neglect of public facilities, including housing, schools, hospitals, and transportation networks, whenever heat waves recur throughout the summer.

A spokesman for Sadiq Khan said the mayor supported the idea of a temperature limit because extreme heat is a reality that Londoners are increasingly facing.

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

Pressure on the government is expected to intensify after Green Party MP Hannah Spencer plans to introduce a bill on working temperature limits to parliament.

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

They proposed a maximum indoor temperature limit of 30 degrees Celsius for ordinary workers, and 27 degrees Celsius for workers who perform heavy physical activities.

The health impact of the weather phenomenon is recorded as very significant.

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