Does the state stipulate 40-degree shutdown?

The state stipulates that work must be stopped above 40 degrees.

According to the Management Measures for Heatstroke Prevention and Cooling Measures, when the daily maximum temperature reaches above 40℃ and above 37℃ and below 40℃, outdoor operation should be stopped, and the outdoor operation time should be less than 5 hours, and the outdoor operation should be suspended from 1 1 to 16.

The law stipulates that high-temperature shutdown is as follows:

1, if the daily maximum temperature reaches above 40 degrees, stop the outdoor operation on that day;

2. When the daily maximum temperature reaches more than 37 degrees and less than 40 degrees, the employer shall not arrange outdoor work for workers for more than 6 hours, and the continuous working time shall not exceed the national regulations, and outdoor work shall not be arranged within 3 hours of the maximum temperature period;

3. When the daily maximum temperature reaches more than 35 degrees and less than 37 degrees, the employer shall implement a shift system to shorten the continuous working hours of workers by turns, and shall not arrange outdoor workers to work overtime.

In addition, the employer shall not arrange pregnant female workers and underage workers to engage in outdoor open-air operations and workplace operations with temperatures above 33 degrees during high temperature weather above 35 degrees. If the work stoppage and working hours are shortened due to high temperature weather, the employer shall not deduct or reduce the wages of the workers.

4. Before the arrival of high-temperature weather, the employing unit shall carry out health examination for the workers working in high-temperature weather, and adjust their jobs for the workers suffering from heart, lung, cerebrovascular diseases, tuberculosis, central nervous system diseases and other physical conditions that are not suitable for the high-temperature working environment. The expenses for occupational health examination shall be borne by the employer.

To sum up, the state has such regulations, but they are applicable to employers with high-temperature operations such as enterprises, institutions and individual economic organizations, and arrange workers to work during high-temperature weather.

Legal basis:

Article 8 of the Measures for the Administration of Heatstroke Prevention and Cooling Measures

During hot weather, the employer shall, according to the following provisions, production characteristics and specific conditions, take measures such as reasonable arrangement of working hours, rotation of work, appropriate increase of rest time for workers in high-temperature working environment, reduction of labor intensity and reduction of outdoor work during high temperature:

(1) The employing unit shall adjust the operation time according to the forecast temperature of the day issued by the meteorological offices and stations affiliated to the competent meteorological departments at or above the municipal level, except that it needs urgent treatment due to personal and property safety and public interests:

1. When the daily maximum temperature reaches above 40℃, stop the outdoor operation on that day;

2. When the daily maximum temperature reaches above 37℃ and below 40℃, the employer shall not arrange outdoor open-air operations for workers for a total of 6 hours, and the continuous operation time shall not exceed the national regulations, and outdoor open-air operations shall not be arranged within 3 hours of the maximum temperature period;

3. When the daily maximum temperature reaches 35℃ or above and 37℃ or below, the employer shall rest in shifts to shorten the continuous working hours of workers, and shall not arrange outdoor workers to work overtime.

(2) Before the arrival of high-temperature weather, the employing unit shall carry out health examination for the workers who work in high-temperature weather, and adjust their posts for the workers who suffer from heart, lung, cerebrovascular diseases, tuberculosis, central nervous system diseases and other physical conditions that are not suitable for the high-temperature working environment. The expenses for occupational health examination shall be borne by the employer.

(3) The employing unit shall not arrange pregnant female workers and underage workers to engage in outdoor open-air operations in hot weather above 35℃ or work in workplaces above 33℃.

(4) Where the work is stopped or the working hours are shortened due to the hot weather, the employing unit shall not deduct or reduce the wages of the workers.