sitting in the cold in a restaurant. .name and shame

prosaver

Sunderland burger king.
I went to bk and everyone was sitting with coats on, the seat I was sitting on was freezing and I thought iwas going to get piles or something, I complained about the heating,, the manager said it was on ...so iquote the h and safety act about minimum temperature and told the place could be closed down, he changed his story and said the heating broke and were trying to get a engineer to fix it..
has anyone else had the same experience?

Mac donalds use to be like that but must have changed there policy

matelodave

What's this got to do with the Energy forum?

prosaver

matelodave wrote: »

What's this got to do with the Energy forum?

Heating uses energy

Smiley_Dan

I would suggest not visiting Burger King in Sunderland, then.

JKSandy

prosaver wrote: »

Sunderland burger king.
I went to bk and everyone was sitting with coats on, the seat I was sitting on was freezing and I thought iwas going to get piles or something, I complained about the heating,, the manager said it was on ...so iquote the h and safety act about minimum temperature and told the place could be closed down, he changed his story and said the heating broke and were trying to get a engineer to fix it..
has anyone else had the same experience?

Mac donalds use to be like that but must have changed there policy

What healthy and safety did you quote? There is no law on minimum temperature only a recommendation.

Nada666

Poor Mildred.

energyworker

What minimum temperature law did you quote? You were in a private restaurant, they have no obligation to keep you warm.

lstar337

I think I would prefer to shame the restaurants that keep the heating too high!

Can't stand it when I want to comfortably enjoy a meal and the heat is unbearable! They think they are being clever, but we all know it is to make you buy more drinks!

prosaver

What minimum temperature law did you quote? You were in a private restaurant, they have no obligation to keep you warm.[/QUOTE]
On the basis of the evidence and discussions with experts and implementers presented in
this review; the following recommendations on indoor temperature thresholds are
proposed:
Heating homes to at least 18°C (65F) in winter poses minimal risk to the health of a
sedentary person, wearing suitable clothing.
Daytime recommendations
 The 18°C (65F) threshold is particularly important for people over 65yrs or with pre-
existing medical conditions. Having temperatures slightly above this threshold may be
beneficial for health.
 The 18°C (65F) threshold also applies to healthy people (1 – 64)*. If they are wearing
appropriate clothing and are active, they may wish to heat their homes to slightly less than
18°C (65F)

prosaver

Prepared by: Rachel Wookey, Dr. Angie Bone, Catriona Carmichael, Anna Crossley
For queries relating to this document, please contact: extremeevents@phe.gov.uk
© Crown copyright 2014
so it comes under the h and safety ..? Duty of care and bk are just not caring...
anyway why should we accept sitting in cold restaurants

JJ_Egan

Your picture fits .