Broken Air-con

Dr.Bunson

I work in a wonderful office block in Dublin 1, the air-con in the office in broken, the windows don't open and it is extremely hot. I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with.

What obligations do my employer have to sort the situation?

Is there a max acceptable temperature? (I remember in school there was a minimum, if it fell below 16 we could go home).

Where can I buy a small desk fan?

Thanks everybody.

trout

Dr.Bunson wrote:

I work in a wonderful office block in Dublin 1, the air-con in the office in broken, the windows don't open and it is extremely hot. I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with.

What obligations do my employer have to sort the situation?

Is there a max acceptable temperature? (I remember in school there was a minimum, if it fell below 16 we could go home).

Where can I buy a small desk fan?

Thanks everybody.

We had the same situation in work recently, and the upper limit mentioned was 27 degrees celsius. Link here is good for background and general info ... http://www.niso.ie/faq/workplaceconditions.htm

this one is probably more specific for your needs ...
http://www.hsa.ie/publisher/index.jsp?&1nID=93&nID=97&aID=1517

good luck

worksucks

What is the lower limit??

Victor

Note a fan actually heats up a space - it only cools one point.

Try to get some reflective blinds - silver or white in colour.