You are on a cold location in work clothes or costume, without a clear warm-up plan. Drinking water, a usable toilet or a private changing space is also missing.
Illustrative situation. Locations & basic needs.
You might hear
“We’ll sort out the washroom and heat later.”
What you can do
- Describe the actual conditions and what you need. Do not wait for another person to become ill before raising the issue.
- Ask the location or production contact for a workable arrangement and a named person responsible.
- For a health or safety concern that is not addressed, contact OHS. Do not treat this page as a technical cold-exposure limit.
Example wording
“Where can we warm up, change and use a toilet? Who is arranging this before we continue?”
Use your own words. You can take this to an adviser instead of the person involved.Keep a record
- Location, conditions and times
- Requests and the response
Keep records you are entitled to hold, somewhere secure. Avoid collecting other people’s private material or recording secretly without advice. This site does not take incident reports.