What should employers be equipped with during hot weather?

Employers should be equipped with commonly used anti-stroke medicines during hot weather. When workers suffer from heat stroke, rescue measures should be taken immediately; if the condition is serious, they should be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately. If a worker suffers heatstroke due to working in hot weather and is diagnosed with an occupational disease by an occupational disease diagnostic institution approved by the provincial health administration department, he or she may apply for work-related injury recognition in accordance with the law. Those who are identified as work-related injuries will enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits.

1. During the following hot weather periods, employers shall reasonably arrange working hours, reduce labor intensity, and take effective measures to protect the health and life safety of workers:

(1) When the daily maximum temperature reaches above 40℃, work should be stopped on that day;

(2) When the daily maximum temperature reaches above 37℃ and below 40℃, the outdoor working time shall not exceed 5 hours throughout the day, from 11:00 to 16:00 Outdoor open-air operations should be suspended when the temperature reaches 35°C to 37°C; (3) when the daily maximum temperature reaches above 35°C and below 37°C, the employer shall adopt methods such as shift changes and rest breaks to shorten the continuous operation time, and shall not arrange for outdoor open-air operation Those who work overtime.

2. Employers shall not force workers to work during hot weather.

1. If work is stopped or working hours are shortened due to high temperatures, the employer shall not deduct or reduce workers’ wages.

Article 9: Employers shall pay workers summer heatstroke prevention and cooling fees, and the necessary fees shall be included in the costs.

2. The standards for heatstroke prevention and cooling fees shall be formulated by the provincial human resources and social security department in conjunction with relevant departments, and shall be adjusted in a timely manner according to the social and economic development conditions.

3. Measures for high-temperature labor protection:

1. Improve working conditions and equip protective facilities and equipment;

2. Strengthen personal protection;

3. Strengthen health care and health monitoring;

4. Develop a reasonable labor and rest system.

Legal basis:

"Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases"

Article 18

The employer shall Be equipped with commonly used heatstroke prevention medicines during hot weather. When workers suffer from heat stroke, rescue measures should be taken immediately; if the condition is serious, they should be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately.