Temperatures in rooms used for industrial/commercial purposes
The temperature in rooms in which people work must be conducive to good health and take into account the work processes, the physical strain and the specific purpose for which the room is used.
Special protective measures must be taken at workplaces where equipment causes hot or cold conditions.
Guidance on this topic can be found at the following links:
- ASR 6 Workplace Guidelines, "Room Temperatures"
- Guide produced by the Laender High Joint Committee of Labour Inspection Services (LASI) on "Kenngrößen zur Beurteilung raumklimatischer Grundparameter (LV 16)" ("Metrics for assessing indoor-climate base parameters")
- Ruling by the 3rd Cvil Division of Bielefeld Landgericht court on permissible temperatures in rooms used for industrial/commercial purposes
- Summer heat at the workplace - Health complaints and employers' responsibilities, an article by the Bremen "Arbeitnehmerkammer" workers' organisation
- "Kein Recht auf 'Hitzefrei': Tipps für heiße Tage" ("No right to time off due to the heat: Tips for hot days"), press release from the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (abbreviated to BAuA in German)
