WSH risk management: how to put heat stress into your risk assessment
Heat stress is a workplace hazard like any other, and MOM expects it in your risk assessment. Here is how to do it, step by step.
Read article →Heat-stress articles
Plain-language guides to MOM's heat-stress measures and what they mean on a Singapore worksite.
Managing heat stress in the workplace: building a programme around MOM's measures
The WSH Council's guidelines and MOM's measures, turned into a heat stress management programme your site can actually run.
Read article →WBGT monitoring on site: who needs a meter and how to measure it right
Some sites must measure WBGT with their own calibrated meter; others can use NEA's readings. Here is how to tell, and how to measure properly.
Read article →MOM heat stress measures for outdoor work: what to do at each WBGT level
MOM ties its heat-stress measures to the WBGT reading. Here is what applies below 31°C, from 31°C, and from 33°C, in plain language.
Read article →MOM's guidelines on WBGT monitoring for outdoor work, explained
MOM's WBGT monitoring guidelines in plain language: what the number is made of, how to measure it, and what to record.
Read article →Kestrel 5400 as your WBGT meter: how it compares with MOM's requirements
A pocket-sized alternative to the traditional tripod WBGT meter. How the Kestrel 5400's specs line up with MOM's guidelines, and how to use it properly.
Read article →Heat exhaustion or heat stroke? Signs and first aid on the worksite
Heat illness can go from a headache to an emergency quickly. The signs to watch for, and what to do before the ambulance arrives.
Read article →4 heat-stress measures that become mandatory on 1 December 2026
Training, cool water, emergency cooling and suitable clothing move from recommended to required. Here is what that means for your worksite.
Read article →Heat stress compliance checklist: 17 points to check before 1 December
Seventeen yes-or-no points, grouped like the MOM / WSH Council checklist. Go through them with your site team to find the gaps.
Read article →Heat acclimatisation for outdoor workers: a practical 7-day plan
New and returning workers are most at risk in their first days in the heat. A simple plan to build them up over at least 7 days.
Read article →How much drinking water does your outdoor crew need? A simple site plan
A quick way to work out litres a day, refills and water stations for your site, with a worked example for a 25-worker crew.
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