Faced with the exceptional weather conditions and the urgent need to protect workers, the French Building Federation (FFB) and the National Federation of Public Works (FNTP) are calling on all those involved in the construction site to be extremely vigilant.
Businesses are being forced to adapt their operations and strengthen collective and individual prevention measures in light of extreme temperatures. Project owners, both private and public, and project managers are also being called upon to contribute to this joint mobilization.
If deployment is not possible or if preventive measures are no longer sufficient to guarantee the safety of employees, tradespeople and contractors may temporarily suspend their activities. This suspension may be covered by the paid leave fund under the heatwave unemployment scheme, subject to certain conditions. This scheme has been in place since June 2024.
Companies have been taking daily action for decades to ensure the health and safety of their employees in the face of climate hazards, both summer and winter. Together, let's maintain the industry's efforts.
As a reminder, declarations of worksite closures and requests for reimbursement for bad weather related to a heatwave are admissible provided that the closure:
- Occurs between June 1 and September 15;
- Located in a department where Météo France has declared an orange or red alert level, or in which a prefectural decree has ordered a suspension of activity in connection with the heatwave.
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