{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/workplace-health-safety-and-welfare-regulations-1992/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/workplace-health-safety-and-welfare-regulations-1992/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3004",
  "legislation_title": "The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/workplace-health-safety-and-welfare-regulations-1992",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Temperature in indoor workplaces",
  "text": "(1) During working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable.\n(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)—\n(a) a workplace shall be adequately thermally insulated where it is necessary, having regard to the type of work carried out and the physical activity of the persons carrying out the work; and\n(b) excessive effects of sunlight on temperature shall be avoided.\n(2) A method of heating or cooling shall not be used which results in the escape into a workplace of fumes, gas or vapour of such character and to such extent that they are likely to be injurious or offensive to any person.\n(3) A sufficient number of thermometers shall be provided to enable persons at work to determine the temperature in any workplace inside a building.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 7(1A) inserted (17.9.2002) by The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2174), regs. 1, 6(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in force at 1.1.1993 for specified purposes and 1.1.1996 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(2)(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:10:50.351539+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}