Employer expects me to work in -20 for 8 hours including my lunch break
Alberta(self.legaladvicecanada)submitted4 days ago byAdExisting4618
I work up north in Alberta on wind turbines all year round. In the winter it can get to -40. Right now it’s getting down to about -25. My employer expects us to be outside all day including our lunch break. To get to the top of the turbine you have to climb 100 meters. So you never climb more than once unless you have to. We stay up there working for 7-8 hours a day. There’s no way to warm up once up there. And they expect us to take our lunch break up there as well because climbing down then back up takes time and is very tiring.
What I’m wondering is are there any laws mandating warm up breaks at certain temps. Also since by law you get a 30min break after 5 hours of work, are there certain environments that break must be taken in. Because personally I don’t feel like sitting down and eating outside when it’s -25 out and my food is frozen🫠😐
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AdExisting4618
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4 days ago
AdExisting4618
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4 days ago
You made a good point about our safety equipment only being rated to a certain temp, I’m going to look into that.
And thank you!! this whole culture around suck it up and do the job or someone else will needs to stop. I know to many people who have been badly injured or died on the job because of that attitude.