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DoLE: Protect workers from heat stress

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has issued an advisory urging employers to protect workers from heat stress amid the hot weather amplified by the El Niño phenomenon.

It said companies should seek to reduce workers' exposure to extreme heat through adequate ventilation and heat insulation in workplaces, rest breaks, adjustment in work locations, use of personal protective equipment, and ample means of hydration.