states have legislation limiting working hours in excessive heat, the thresholds vary and many nations have no nationwide heat limits.
Previous research has linked high temperatures to a number of chronic conditions and an elevated risk of workplace injury. In France, where there are currently no working temperature limits, 12 workers died due to heat exposure in 2020 alone, the union said.Spain, where three workers died in extreme heat last week, does have temperature limits in place, but only for certain professions.
With global average temperatures more than 1.1 degree Celsius warmer than the pre-Industrial era, Europe is being hit with more and more record-breaking hot spells.
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