Is it legal for the owner/boss to expect work to be done in freezing cold conditions?
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Is it legal for the owner/boss to expect work to be done in freezing cold conditions?
My husband has been an employee of the same business for over 7 years. The owner plans to replace the 2-story bay door in the shop this week. The employees are expect to continue there work in the building and in the bay. The temperatures are in the single digits. The type of work being preformed is physicaly impossible to complete in these conditions, without disclosing too much about the business the paint won’t dry.
Asked on January 22, 2013 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Based upon the enviromental conditions of work in your question what is being done or is anticipated to be done is not legal under state occupational safety laws and ordinances. What could be done is call the state's occupational saefty administration for a drive by to inspect the owner's business during the bay door's replacement.
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