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‘It’s dangerous’: how UK schools, care homes and other workplaces are coping in soaring heat

Extreme weather is affecting people in areas from schools and care homes to construction sites – with workers urging leaders to take problem seriously

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What to know if you're too hot to work - and why there's no maximum temperature

UK 40°C heat alerts with no legal workplace temperature limit means employers must manage heat as hazard or risk litigation. Governance vacuum places full duty-of-care responsibility on companies; inadequate outdoor worker protections become liability vectors for claims.

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‘It’s dangerous’: how UK schools, care homes and other workplaces are coping in soaring heat

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