By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — It’s summertime and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has initiated again the implementation of a 30-minute ‘heat stroke break’ for its street workers.
This measure is part of the agency’s efforts to prevent summer-related illnesses among its field personnel.
MMDA Chairperson Atty. Don Artes announced the implementation of the 30-minute heat stroke break.
Under this policy, traffic enforcers and street sweepers are allowed to take a 30-minute break from their duties to rest.
During this break, they can hydrate, seek shade, and rest.
With the anticipated intensification of heat until May, exacerbated by the El Niño effect, the importance of such breaks cannot be overstated.
(el Amigo/MNM)
