Shorts are also banned for garbage workers in the heat – officially for safety reasons. A garbage man from England has found a solution: he now does his work in a kilt.
England is not exactly known for its warm climate, but the country is currently groaning under a heat wave. In London, temperatures rose to more than 30 degrees last week, and up to 38 degrees are predicted for the next few days. Of course, this is particularly stressful for everyone who has to do their work outdoors.
This includes garbage man Lee Moran from York. Every day he is out and about in the sun with his colleagues. He always has to wear thick work pants and a long-sleeved shirt, “for safety reasons,” as the regulations say. Despite the heat, his employer forbids him to wear shorts. But Lee Moran found another solution to make work more bearable: he wears a skirt.
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Shorts forbidden – long clothing should protect against injuries
A colleague suggested he circumvent the ban with a kilt, Moran said. So he got himself a second-hand kilt for the equivalent of about 58 euros. “It was the first time I’ve worn a skirt,” Moran told the BBC. “It feels good. Nice and cool.” The feedback from York city dwellers, with whom he deals every day at work, was also mostly positive: “I explained to them what it was all about. They all said that we should be allowed to wear shorts.”
In the heavy work clothes, there is a risk that the garbage workers could collapse in the heat. The administration in York points out that long clothing is required to protect the garbage men and women from injuries, for example from sharp objects protruding from garbage bags. That’s why his superiors weren’t exactly enthusiastic about his choice of clothes at first. However, Moran believes that the risk of cardiovascular collapse at such high temperatures is far greater than the risk of being injured by the garbage. The City of York is now examining whether the clothing regulations can be adjusted in extreme weather conditions.
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Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
