‘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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With temperatures in the UK approaching record levels for June, people are being advised to avoid exercise and unnecessary travel. So how do you work in this heat?

We look at how various sectors of the economy are coping with unprecedented temperatures, and how working practices will have to adapt to increasingly frequent heatwaves that are predicted to be longer and more intense owing to the global climate emergency.

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