Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel on Monday urged the federal government and personal sectors to implement a “temporary work break” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for outdoor-based employees amid the rising temperature this summer time season.
In an interview, Pimentel mentioned employees immediately uncovered to the warmth of the solar, together with building employees, road sweepers, and visitors enforcers needs to be allowed to cease working when the warmth index often peaks to make sure their well being and security.
“[‘Yung] pinakamainit [na oras]. Sa ibang bansa ginagawa na ‘yun. I hope the DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) will also study that,” said Pimentel.
(They should be allowed a work break during the hottest hours of the day. This is being practiced in other countries, so I hope the DOLE will study it.)
The short break should be in accordance with the advisory of PAGASA, he added.
The state weather bureau warned on Sunday that the heat index in the country would remain at “extreme caution.” On Monday, the country’s highest warmth index was monitored in Dagupan City, Pangasinan at 43°C.
The warmth index is a measure of the temperature that an individual feels in distinction to the precise air temperature.
Last week, PAGASA warned of hotter days in May because the Philippines recorded a 55°C warmth index within the mentioned interval final yr. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
