Watch the skies

摘要

Summertime is when projects can be pushed forward, and for those that have been delayed, the better weather improves their chances of hitting deadlines. But a proposed European Union directive may make sunny skies less welcome in the future. The Optical Radiation Directive is currently being discussed by the European parliament. Its aim is to protect workers from the effect of natural and artificial optical radiation. Exposure to strong sunlight would, under the current drafting, be categorised as natural radiation.