As the climate crisis escalates and the world gets hotter, so do our stages, sets and venues.
Get clued up on how to keep yourself and fellow Equity members safe and ensure no one works in unsafe, unreasonably hot temperatures.
Equity members are increasingly exposed to dangerous levels of heat at work during heatwaves for which our buildings and infrastructure are not designed. It’s time to get organised against working in unsafe, unreasonably hot temperatures.
Health and Safety Legislation does not state any maximum indoor or outdoor temperatures for work - but the law classifies heat as a hazard. This means there are legal obligations to assess heat as a risk whether working indoors or outdoors.
1. Join our Heatwave briefing online
Find out how to keep yourself and fellow Equity members safe during a heatwave, at our Too Hot to Work? online briefing on 8 July.
2. Sign up to take part in the week of action, 14-20 July
For Summer 2025, Equity is participating in the HeatStrike week of action coordinated by the TUC, Heat Strike and the Hazards Campaign. Between 14 - 20 July, we are asking Equity members to record their workplace temperatures and use our heat mitigation checklist to make sure venues are suitably adapted for high heat.
3. Use our heat mitigation checklist - coming soon!
Use our heat mitigation checklist to organise for changes to sets, stages and venues, so we can keep temperatures down.
4. Use our 10 step advice to stay safer during a heatwave
Follow these 10 steps to stay safer in a heatwave while at work.
5. Register for Equity Deputies training
Register for Equity Deputies training so that you can organise the workforce on your production and collectively call on management to mitigate the impact of working in hot weather.
