Background information

This agreement, signed for the logistics sites of the ERAM shoe shop chain, sets out all the measures taken by the company to protect employees during heatwaves. These measures apply the ORSEC guide to health management in the event of heat waves, supplemented by an instruction from the General Directorate of Labour relating to heat wave management, dated 31 May 2022. The agreement reiterates the employer's safety obligations: he ‘must implement the necessary measures to ensure the safety and protect the physical and mental health of workers (article L. 4121-1 of the Labour Code).

Content of measure

The agreement includes measures that are triggered when the public body Météo France places the Maine-et-Loire département, where the warehouse is located, under orange or red alert:

• Prevention messages are displayed in the company's communication areas: the importance of hydration, the main signs of dehydration, the warning signs of heat stroke and how to prevent it.
• The company ensures that fresh water is made available to each employee (water fountain/bottle of water).
• Fans are made available for workstations that allow them.
• Morning and afternoon breaks are doubled.
• The working hours at one of the sites have been brought forward by one hour: 7am-12pm; 1pm-3pm, while the signatories note that at the other site, the organisation of the activity does not allow the working hours to be shifted, given the constraints linked to the transporters.

Use of measure

The agreement applies to about 136 employees of the logistic site.

Contents

• Health and safety
• Working time flexibility

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Applies to all workers	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Trade unions Company / Companies	Companies Employer

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Company level

Involvement

The agreement has be signed between the employer and two representative trade unions on company-level.

Views and reactions

As the agreement has be signed between the employer and two representative trade unions on company-level, it can be considered that social partners support the measure.

Sources

• 07 July 2022: ERAM logistique - Accord de prévention de la gestion des canicules (www.droits-salaries.com)
• 22 June 2023: AVENANT A L’ACCORD SIGNE LE 7 JUILLET 2022 DE PREVENTION DE LA GESTION DES CANICULES (Texte intégral) (www.legifrance.gouv.fr)