Employers are now required to provide outdoor workers hourly breaks of at least five minutes when it gets too hot. This measure, among others to reduce the risks of heat stress on workers who work outdoors, is effective immediately and is introduced by the Ministry of...
Employers are now required to provide outdoor workers hourly breaks of at least five minutes when it gets too hot.
Employers are required to monitor the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature for every hour of outdoor work performed. WBGT readings take into account effects of humidity, air temperature, wind speed and solar radiation. It is an internationally recognised measurement that reflects the main environmental factors contributing to heat stress.
Employers can use the National Environment Agency’s myENV app to monitor the WBGT readings. Construction sites with a contract sum of $5 million or more, shipyards and the process industry will be required to have an on-site WBGT meter. These places are selected as they are likely to have prolonged outdoor activities, MOM said.
For the first two weeks of October, maximum temperatures rose above 34 deg C on most days, and even exceeded 35 deg C in several parts of Singapore on Oct 9.
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