Coping With Hot Weather At Work

[robert551069]

When I visited Borsigwerke in Berlin during a heatwave, the management changed the hours to 6 am start and 2.30 pm finish.
They did not have air conditioning installed as it was a long time ago.

[craft1948]

So did they tell the customers the new opening times?

[bookbinder]

Presumably they also left some staff there to receive deliveries?
I know that Borsig built steam locomotives, among other things, so no doubt it was a hot, uncomfortable environment. I have heard of UK companies changing their working hours, in a similar way, to give the employees a chance to get away from the heat of the day.

[stewey]

In this heat, on both sides of the pond, there is essentially no difference in the temperature held within a building during the early morning or late afternoon, especially in a factory.

[Frank97]

When I was working as a Plasterer some years ago we were starting at 5am to avoid the heat of the day, the locals were most unimpressed with the mixer firing up at that time of the morning!

[boxtops]

It's so unusual, this weather, most employers won't have contingency plans. I'm grateful that I've worked at home today and yesterday - I won't be able to to tomorrow.

[Baby_Sham]

Thought for a minute that said wear no clothes!!

Should have gone to specsavers...

[Barmaid]

I find a shady tree in the garden helps. And a Pimms post 3 pm soothes my pain ;)

[Octavius]

When I was in Frankfurt about 2 weeks ago, we were stuck in a sweaty meeting room from 8am to 6pm with lunch and drinks ferried in and no aircon.

[tamborine]

stop fussing. Far east peeps work in hotter weather every day; sweat factories!

Get a spray container of water and spray yourself

[netibiza]

Here in Ibiza, school starts at 9am and finishes at 2pm, and summer term finishes on or around June 25th until Sept 8th. This is because of the heat and I guess they cannot air con all the classrooms.

[TTG]

I always work with shoes off under desk. This week, took socks off as well!