Working in cold weather

• Ensure the personal protective equipment issued is appropriate

• Provide adequate workplace heating, such as portable heaters, to ensure work areas are warm enough when they are occupied

• Provide mobile facilities for warming up, and soup or hot drinks

• Introduce more frequent rest breaks

• Limit exposure by introducing systems such as flexible working patterns or job rotation

• Consider delaying the work until warmer times of the year without compromising on safety

• Make sure workers can recognise the early symptoms of cold stress, such as a cough or body aches