With the heat insisting, the Ministry of Labor has also issued a circular today for the treatment of thermal stress of workers.
In order to tackle the thermal stress of workers with a dependent labor relationship in the private sector of the economy, employers take technical and organizational protection measures, in accordance with the indicative rather than a restrictive list of 34666/03.06.2024 circular entitled “Prevention of Thermal Struggle” R1N46NLDG-HOO6).
Mandatory pause of tasks in outdoor activities
For businesses in areas where the latest forecasts of the National Meteorological Service (NMS) are expected to prevail particularly high temperatures and levels of discomfort (WBGT) and specifically in Attica, in the city of Thessaloniki, in the Regional Units of Serres, Chalkidia Chania, Rethymno, Samos, Chios, as well as East Lesvos (Gulf of Geras, Mytilene City), Eastern Rhodes and the lowlands of Evros (Soufli area), the cessation of work is mandatory on Wednesday 09.07.2025, at 11.00am and 11pm Building projects, construction sites, shipbuilding zones, distribution and transportation of products and objects with a two -wheeled vehicle, skateboard, trapening (delivery), etc.
It is noted that in the above cases of compulsory cessation of work all employees are included, regardless of their type of employment, including the digital platforms referred to in Article 68 of Law 4808/2021.
In the case of the disposal of delivery work for delivery operations, this applies to all businesses that carry out delivery, whether they maintain a physical store or a digital platform, however, may maintain the choice of order by receiving the user directly from the shop/take Away as well as the order. Public use other than any form of bicycles and mopeds, as defined in the provisions of the Road Traffic Code if they have air conditioning.
The cessation of operations does not apply to economic activities concerning significant and socially critical infrastructure in the fields of health, transport and utility (eg health units, water supply, electricity, air transport, handling, marine, land and rail transport), under the condition of its 34666/03.06.2024 circular “Prevention of thermal stress of workers” (APA: RG1N46NLDG-HOO6), including the organization of working time.
In case of non -compliance with the obligations hereof, the Labor Inspectorate shall be imposed in accordance with Articles 23 and 24 of Law 3996/2011 (A ‘170), a fine of two thousand (2,000) euros per employee of the business.
Providing Distance Labor with the teleworking system
For employees with a subordinate employment relationship in the private sector that belong to high -risk groups (Annex Table 2 of 34666/03.06.2024 circular) and especially in the case of exposure to aggravating conditions in the areas of paragraph B of this circular, they should be taken care of by businesses in order to provide them with the work. as long as it is possible by the nature of their work.
Extraordinary measures to organize working time
In order to tackle the thermal stress of workers in the areas referred to in paragraph B of this circular and to facilitate employees at any change of time to leave and withdraw from work, employers may not be registered in advance. WORK EVERY CHANGE OF THE WORKING TIME.
Source: Skai
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