Mark21h ago

Feeling the #heat? Give every worker a legal maximum #temperature now!

Met Office has issued a rare red #extreme heat warning, the first ever for the West of #England.

- #Children are being sent home to stay #cool
- #Workers cannot do the same

There is no legal maximum #workplace #temperature in #Britain ...

#heatwave #HumanRights #WageSlaves #PeopleNotProfits #HealthCare #weather #HealthAndSafety

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Show threadAnneH1d ago
@MediaActivist Meantime, employers must be held to their existing H&S duties
https://unison.org.uk/get-help/extreme-heat-work
#union #heat #HealthAndSafety
Extreme heat at work | UNISON - the public service union

Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ6d ago

@NoveltyBot
And if you plug it in in the UK they'll charge four times faster!

#HealthAndSafety

AndrewJun 17
Turns out the dinosaurs went extinct due to inadequate shelf-based health and safety rules… #Joke #dinosaurs #healthandsafety
Show threadNori 🇳🇴Jun 12
2/ #RapidTesting #MolecularDiagnostics #POCT #HealthFirst #PortableTesting #Pluslife #COVID19 #HealthAndSafety #DiagnosticSolutions
CBC LondonJun 4
FIFA no longer letting fans bring refillable water bottles into World Cup stadiums
While ticket prices are sky-high and matches are scheduled in the heat of summer, FIFA says it decided to prohibit fans from bringing their own water bottles into stadiums “to prohibit bottles to prevent risk and injury to players and attendees.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fifa-ban-water-bottles-9.7223610?cmp=rss
CBC British ColumbiaJun 4
FIFA no longer letting fans bring refillable water bottles into World Cup stadiums
While ticket prices are sky-high and matches are scheduled in the heat of summer, FIFA says it decided to prohibit fans from bringing their own water bottles into stadiums “to prohibit bottles to prevent risk and injury to players and attendees.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fifa-ban-water-bottles-9.7223610?cmp=rss
Peter RileyMay 29

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/frv-pfas-case-3m-firefighters-victoria/106736150

#3M #firefighters #foreverchemicals #healthandsafety #PFAS

Firefighters look to restart PFAS case against manufacturer 3M

The federal government's $2 billion lawsuit against "forever chemicals" manufacturer 3M has Fire Rescue Victoria considering whether it should relaunch its own legal proceedings.

Show threadPeter RileyMay 21

@MikeDunnAuthor

2026
https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-coal-miners-doge-fmshrc?

(Interview about situation)
https://therealnews.com/kim-kelly-coal-miners-are-dying-and-trump-betrayed-them

#healthandsafety #labourmovement #mineworkers

Trump’s Latest Target: Coal Miners’ Safety

In one fell swoop, the Trump administration took an axe to the agency tasked with handling legal disputes around mine worker safety. It could signal even deeper cuts to worker protections coming down the pike.

In These Times
Hackaday [Unofficial]May 21

Investigating the Health Impacts of UFPs and VOCs from FDM Printers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/20/investigating-the-health-impacts-of-ufps-and-vocs-from-fdm-printers/

Investigating The Health Impacts Of UFPs And VOCs From FDM Printers

FDM 3D printing is fairly messy on a molecular scale, with the filament being heated up to temperatures high enough to melt it, which produces ultra-fine particles (UFPs) and volatile organic compo…

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