The Question of Standard Maximum and Minimum Temperatures in Homes and Offices
Heat waves are frequent in the summer, and they send people inside to seek the comfort of the cool air inside their homes or offices.
The hospitable ambience is ensured by air conditioning systems which have an especially hard time in summer heat, as they are responsible for the comfort inside, churning out pleasantly cool air.
When the cold season comes, they are indispensable providers of pleasant ambient temperature again, to invite with pleasant warmth not only at home, but also in the workplace.
For a number of years there has been a standard for the minimum indoor temperature in residential and public premises, but there has been no maximum setting established as the standard at the other end.
The setting of a maximum temperature standard is especially important in the summer, when it often becomes blistering hot during the day, and when people are often snowed under with work in their offices.
Because of the lack of standard setting for the maximum temperature inside premises, the temperatures inside offices vary from place to place.
There are regulations on the workplace health and safety, according to which the above mentioned minimum indoor temperature should be at least 16 degrees Centigrade, and in the case of premises where hard physical efforts are exerted, the temperature should be not less than 16 degrees Centigrade.
As for the maximum temperature, there is the mention of a "reasonable" setting.
However, the interpretation of what "reasonable" denotes can be different.
Hence the maximum temperatures in offices and other public premises can stay high and thus cause discomfort, and in some cases have a negative impact on employees' health.
The maximum temperature standard is especially needed in the summer, because summers are becoming hotter and hotter, with heat waves sending a lot of searing temperature air around.
The need for limiting the maximum temperature to a specific setting in the summer is obvious.
That is why recently there have been suggestions to set a temperature value of 30 degrees Centigrade for working premises, and in premises where strenuous physical efforts are exerted it is suggested to set a standard of 27 degrees Centigrade.
There are common and frequent complaints about the temperature maintained in offices, especially in the summer.
Temperature variations are also common, and there can be complaints of draughts.
The need arises for maintaining suitable and pleasant ambient temperature ranges, to ensure beneficial working conditions and not create prerequisites for feelings of fatigue and other symptoms which excessive temperatures can trigger.
Lately there have been guidance details about the optimum temperature suitable for offices where sedentary work is common.
It has been pointed out that the temperature range should be between 20 degrees Centigrade and 26 degrees Centigrade.
Of course, the specific temperature that ensures the optimum comfort should be set in compliance with the time of the year and the clothes that are typically worn in the cold or hot season.
To ensure your air conditioning system is functioning properly in terms of degrees, contact a specialist commercial air conditioning service provider.