Does work at high temperature cause heat stroke to be a work injury?Authoritative answer is here

Recently, the weather is extremely hot, and at high temperature work, does heat stroke cause work injury? What rights can workers work during high temperatures? … On August 2nd, the reporter learned from the Jiangsu Provincial Human Resources and Social Affairs Department that in order to allow the masses to better understand the policies of labor rights and interests, the Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security gave an authoritative answer to hot questions that the masses paid attention to.

Recently, Jiangsu has continued to hit high temperatures. If you work heat stroke at high temperatures, can you determine the injury? The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security explained that "According to relevant regulations, workers have caused heat stroke due to high temperature operations or high -temperature weather operations. If they are diagnosed as occupational diseases, they enjoy work injury insurance benefits."

The unit shall submit an application for work injury identification to the local people's social department within 30 days from the date of accidental injury or diagnosis and appraisal. In the case of special circumstances, it is not possible to apply in time, and the time limit can be extended appropriately with the consent of the reporter social department. If the employer fails to handle it in accordance with regulations, the employee or its close relatives or the union organization may submit an application for work injury identification to the local people and social departments within one year from the date of accident damage or diagnosis and appraisal as occupational disease.

Many people care about what rights can they enjoy during high temperature? The Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security responded that in accordance with relevant regulations, if employers arrange workers to engage in high -temperature weather operations and high temperature operations, they should take heatstroke prevention and cooling measures, and pay high -temperature allowances and job allowances to workers in accordance with national and provincial regulations. At present, the Jiangsu high temperature allowance standards are 300 yuan per month, and the payment time is June, July, August, and September 4 months. The high -temperature allowance paid by the employer is included in the total salary and deducts it in accordance with the prescribed tax.

In addition, during high temperature weather, the employer shall take reasonable arrangements, rotate operations, appropriately increase the rest time of workers in the high -temperature working environment in accordance with the characteristics and specific conditions of production and specific conditions. Measures and other measures.

First, employers shall be based on the forecast temperature issued by the Meteorological Observatory of the Meteorological Division of the Municipal level or above and above the municipal level, except for emergency treatment due to personal property safety and public interests. Second, before the high temperature weather comes, the employer shall conduct a healthy inspection of workers with high temperature weather operations, and the labor, lung, cerebrovascular disease, tuberculosis, central nervous system disease and other physical conditions are not suitable for high -temperature operation environment. For those, the job position should be adjusted. Occupational health inspection costs shall be borne by the employer. Third, employers must not arrange for pregnant female employees and minor workers to engage in workplace operations with outdoor open -air operations and temperature above 33 ° C during high temperature weather above 35 ° C. Fourth, due to high temperature weather stop working and shortening working hours, the employer shall not deduct or reduce the wages of the workers.

Yangtze Evening News reporter Wang Yan

Edit: Qin Xiaoyi

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