Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Ordinary meeting
10 November 2026
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EMPL European Parliament
Follow its sittings02:26 - 04:54
Speaker 1
All right. Colleagues, I think we are ready to start with item 11 of our agenda today. So, we will discuss the effect of extreme temperatures in the workplace on workers' health and safety. And as you know, dear colleagues, protecting workers from all risks to safety and health is one of the main remits of the EMPL Committee and lays at the heart of our responsibilities. And over the past years, we have seen more frequently so-called extreme weather conditions and events, which have increasing adverse effects on all of us, but, of course, cause significant health issues for workers in many sectors.
They are confronted with immediate impacts, as well as long-term or even chronic conditions. And while there are certain groups of workers, like outdoor workers, who are more prone to these health challenges, according to EU-OSHA research, workers in nearly every sector can be negatively affected.
The 2025 OSH Pulse survey of EU-OSHA showed that 33% of workers across the Union reported exposure to at least one climate change related risk factor at work. Parliament, in its resolution of 10th of March 2022 on a new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post-2020, has already called on the Commission to thoroughly and urgently assess the new and emerging risks of climate change on occupational health and safety in order to better protect workers from exposure to higher temperatures, natural UV radiation and other related and safety hazards. Last year, the EMPL Committee requested for a study to be drawn up on the effects of extreme weather conditions on workers' health and safety, which was commissioned by the responsible EP Policy Department for Transport, Employment and Social Affairs. I am happy to welcome today Mrs. Goda Škiudaitė, one of the co-authors of the study and researcher at Visionary Analytics, who has joined us today to present the main outcomes of the study and share latest information on this crucial topic. I also hope I pronounced the name correctly.
So, Mrs. Škiudaitė, the floors is the floor is yours for the next 12 minutes, please.
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