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The ministry also reminded employers to review their haze management plans, including determining which outdoor work activities should be reduced or rescheduled during such conditions.<\/p>\n
Other measures include identifying workers who are more susceptible to the haze\u2019s effects and setting criteria for restricting outdoor work as conditions worsen, said MOM.<\/p>\n
It also told employers to maintain at least a one-week supply of masks if they require staff to work outdoors.<\/p>\n
This year’s haze season began on Sep 4, when the 24-hour PSI entered the unhealthy range for the first time since Oct 8, 2023<\/span>.<\/p>\n Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau said last Friday that her ministry had carried out more than 400 worksite inspections since September.<\/p>\n “Most employers have done the right thing with haze management plans, N95 masks, and regular updates to workers,” she said.<\/p>\n However, about a quarter of the inspections found sites that fell short, she said.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the worksites that have fallen short, we have directed them to put that right, and we will check again. We will continue the inspections while the haze lasts,\u201d said Ms Lau.<\/p>\n Across sectors, there were “extremely varied” reasons why these worksites were found to have fallen short, Ms Lau said.<\/p>\n She said she did not have the details on what the exact reasons were.<\/p>\n Mr Dinesh said on Tuesday that the health and safety of Singapore\u2019s workers needed to remain a priority, especially during periods of haze.<\/p>\n \u201cWith timely adjustments to work arrangements and the right protective measures, we can better safeguard workers while supporting business continuity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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