Thermal Comfort Survey The Results!

Julie MillerRMT Health and Safety Representative

Victoria Line North Group

Based on 693 usable replies - the respondents are…..

CSAs - 35351%

Supervisors - 22132%

SAMFs - 8112%RCIs - 38

5%

Physical EffectsAll respondents

318 302 305

234

406370

346370

391

282

545

18

68

5

Always Sometimes Never

Psychological EffectsAll respondents

520 545

433

592 619

159 134

236

9054

14 14 24 11 19

Yes No N/A

Hours required to work without a breakAll respondents

1 Hour - 172%

2 Hours - 7911%

3 Hours - 10415%

4 Hours - 26238%

5 Hours - 14020%

N/A - 9013%

Physical EffectsCSAs

249

194 191

149

232

102

148 156183

121

2 11 621

0

Always Sometimes Never

Psychological EffectsCSAs

271287

241

319 324

7458

100

32178 8 12 2 11

Yes No N/A

Hours required to work without a breakCSAs

1 Hour - 62%

2 Hours - 4914%

3 Hours - 5415%

4 Hours - 15945%

5 Hours - 6518%

N/A - 195%

Physical EffectsSupervisors

39

64 7252

118

181

134 141 137

98

123

8

32

5

Always Sometimes Never

Psychological EffectsSupervisors

155164

116

180190

6051

94

3424

6 6 11 7 7

Yes No N/A

Hours required to work without a breakSupervisors

1 Hour - 94%

2 Hours - 178%

3 Hours - 209%

4 Hours - 6831% 5 Hours - 51

23%

N/A - 5625%

Physical EffectsSAMFs

10

2723

16

45

69

44

54 53

36

2

104

12

0

Always Sometimes Never

Psychological EffectsSAMFs

6259

51

6771

1922

29

139

0 0 1 1 1

Yes No N/A

Hours required to work without a breakSAMFs

1 Hour - 22%

2 Hours - 1316%

3 Hours - 2025%

4 Hours - 2430%

5 Hours - 1822%

N/A - 45%

Physical EffectsRCIs

2017

1917

11

1820 19 18

27

0 1 03

0

Always Sometimes Never

Psychological EffectsRCIs

3235

25 26

34

63

1311

4

0 0 0 1 0

Yes No N/A

Hours required to work without a breakRCIs

3 Hours - 1026%

4 Hours - 1129%

5 Hours - 616%

N/A - 1129%

Is this the same all year round?

CSA Supervisor SAMF RCI

273

150

60

29

65

46

164

1525

5 5

Yes No N/A

Are you given a Warm Up Break?

CSA Supervisor SAMF RCI

38

51

611

117

68

31

132

66

312

196

3541

2

Yes NoN/A Depends on SS

Are Hot Drinks available?

CSA Supervisor SAMF RCI

37

61

93

125

94

37

15

190

65

34

20

AlwaysSometimes, supplies run out Never

Did you know you can insist on a Warm Up Break (on the grounds of H&S)?

CSA Supervisor SAMF RCI

3554

11 5

317

167

70

33

Yes No

Will you ask for a Warm Up Break in future?

CSA Supervisor SAMF RCI

326

191

81

3822 26

0 0

Yes No

Do you think your H&S would improve if you were supplied with Thermal Clothing?

CSA Supervisor SAMF RCI

351

218

81

38

1 3 0 00 0 0 0

Yes No N/A

Thermal Clothing requiredAll respondents

Long Johns; 588

Specialist Footwear;

587

Socks; 590Vests; 535 Hat that

covers ears; 543

Gloves; 566

Scarf; 552