[senco-forum] Water coolers and air conditioning

Are you sure we are not covered by some Act or other in terms of

That's my understanding.  My cave gets very cold in the winter and is shut
down when it gets below the legal temperature.  But it can get as hot as you
like in the summer, despite little air it doesn't get closed as no upper
limits.

Richard

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Sent: 24 July 2006 15:33
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Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Water coolers and air conditioning

I understand that there are legal limitations on how cold a school/
workplace may be but NO limits on how hot it can get.  THe lack of
water for loos would be the deciding factor in the case quoted.  Our
school continued to function without electricity during a power cut
but there was emergency lighting for exit signs and so on.
Jill
On 24 Jul 2006, at 15:05, jeanld at fish.co.uk wrote:

> Are you sure we are not covered by some Act or other in terms of
> school closure?
>   Many years ago, my then Head used to take the temperature on
> snowy days, not
> in the main school, but in classrooms that had been "temporary" for
> 30 years,
> which were always several degrees colder.  He would then inform the
> LEA that he
> was closing the school as the temperature was below the permitted
> level.
>
> More recently, we faced the possibility last week of having no
> water at all, as
> the village's supply was to be cut off between 10am and 4pm while
> workmen did
> something or other.  While waiting for the Water Board to contact
> her, our Head
> contacted the LEA, who said we had to close the school because it
> was too hot to
> be without water to drink, as well as having no way of flushing
> loos.  In the
> event, we discovered that we are on a different system from the
> rest of the
> village and were not cut off - so we did not close.
>
> Obviously, there must be regulations governing school closure - is
> it possible
> to find out what they are without going through the Head?
>
> Jean D
>
> S Wales
>
>
> Quoting Cuddlyone at aol.com:
>
>>
>>
>> My primary schhol has one water cooler, but no water since the
>> beginning of
>> July. We have no fans or air-conditioning, just rooms that  are 25
>> C at 8 am
>> and 33 by noon. Some schools sent children home, but not  my head.
>> She did
>> nothing; didn't even offer to buy fans. If we were  covered by the
>> factory
>> act we
>> would be closed down but because we are  dealing with young
>> children we don't
>> count for anything. We just carry on  regardless. Should we be more
>> proactive?
>> I think so.
>>
>> Jackie Cawte
>> SENCO in Rainhill
>>
>>
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