Rejected petition Allow site workers to be allowed to wear shorts on building sites

Allow a waver to be signed not to sue the main contractor in event of any damage, cut or burns to the legs as a result

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The temperatures on building sites whilst wearing multiple items of PPE is unsafe and its extremely uncomfortable, in some cases people collapsing

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.

Decisions about site policies on clothing are a matter for individual site managers, not the Government or House of Commons. You can read the Health and Safety Executive's guidance on PPE for construction workers here: https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/faq-ppe.htm

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Date submitted 22 July 2021
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