Firms with outdoor workers stepping up efforts to educate workers on heat stress

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Firms with outdoor workers stepping up efforts to educate workers on heat stress
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Singapore's first large-scale research on the impact of heat stress surveyed 34,000 people and firms across 42 industries. The need to cool down is heating up, especially for industries exposed to the elements, such as the construction and aquaculture sectors.

Singapore's first large-scale research on the impact of heat stress surveyed 34,000 people and firms across 42 industries. The need to cool down is heating up, especially for industries exposed to the elements, such as the construction and aquaculture sectors. Six in 10 construction workers surveyed in Project HeatSafe said they felt fatigued due to heat stress. Nearly two in five complained of headaches brought on by prolonged heat exposure.

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