air conditioners in school

[lab-woman]

No air conditioners in Albion Park High School - except one in the suspension centre.

[Ocker]

Hey Smiley
Glad to see you're alive and kicking we were worried about you during cyclone!

[Voice]

I am putting in the website below which looks at the Compliance Codes for workers facilities that are to be provided by the employer.
This is a Victorian Worksafe website but I am sure that other states would have similar. Check out this one and realise that codes are not being met. It is a H & safety issue.
And I am sure that more people would need air conditioning in the northern states more than those in Victoria.

http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/ ... OD=AJPERES


Maree

[Kathryn]

About half of our school has A/C. During the heatwave I was asked (in my other capacity, OH&S) to find out if there are any regulations regarding temperature in classrooms. I rung both Dept of Ed and CSA, who both said there is no specific policy, but it is up to individual schools. Also did internet seaches and found Uni of Sydney has a policy in place.

[lada]

Having a/cons installed as we speak. It took 7 years of planning, but they are here!!!
Lada

[Cin]

Gday Nicky,
Nothing has changed, it is still bloody hot here at Narrabri. The old Air Con doesn't work well. The other day it was still 30+ here in the Prep rm with them going. We tried to get split systems when they did the upgrades but they wouldn't come to the party.

[macca]

Yep Cindy, still bloody hot out here too, stuck with the old evaporative ones, now it seems to becomming more and more humid every year they are useless I only got one in the prep. room in 2006 during the renos. Some of the school has split systems you can guess what areas. When I was at school you were sent home once it reached 45C if I remember correct (now I'm showing my age) but it doesn't apply now once the air conditioners were installed.