Beating the heat: Singapore tackles business risks of warmer weather

[SINGAPORE] Water sprinklers, an outdoor shower tent, large industrial fans, and insulation beneath a shelter’s metal roof – these may not be common sights at construction sites in Singapore.

But construction company Hwa Seng Builder went beyond the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) mandatory heat stress measures for outdoor work and took these extra steps, some in response to workers’ feedback.

“You treat it as an investment rather than expenditure,” says Alan Nah, the company’s executive director of projects. “We have to take their feedback seriously… because they actually know where the pain points are.”