Australia Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities 2.8b: 2.8 Provide thermal comfort for the work, noting psychosocial effects

Work should be done in a temperature range comfortable for the work, since extremes contribute to fatigue and heat or cold related illness. Thermal comfort depends on air temperature and movement, floor temperature, humidity, clothing, exertion, job demands, surrounding temperature and sun penetration. For sedentary work optimum comfort is typically between 20 and 26 degrees Celsius, lower for physically active work. Means include air-conditioning, fans, heating, open windows, insulation, workstation layout, sun control and air flow control. Poor thermal conditions can create psychosocial risk by affecting concentration and task completion and by increasing customer or patient distress that can raise the likelihood of violence and aggression.