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Central to dealing with cold weather Health and Safety issues are the requirements of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992. Regulation
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While many people enjoy warm conditions, the death of two soldiers on a training exercise in July threw the issue of workplace temperatures into the spotlight again.
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