Amid increasing heat, Gurgaon DC asks employers, RWAs to ensure coolers, ORS among other facilities for workers

The order asked employers and RWA societies to arrange water, cooler and medical coverage for workers apart from limiting the outdoor work in the noon for daily wagers, gig workers and domestic helps.

“As it is evident, there is an outbreak of severe heat wave in the District Gurugram, which poses a danger to all the casual workers, daily wage labourers, gig workers, house helps/domestic maids, delivery boys and construction/open site workers, which are likely to be affected by the heat wave conditions,” he said.

The facilities listed out include availability of clean drinking water at the workplace; arrangement of shade, ventilation and water coolers at workplace; provision of ORS/glucose kits/shikanji/nimbu pani, water bottles and ice packs for workers; allotting minimum outdoor work between 12 pm and 4 pm; covering the medical costs of workers exposed to heat wave related illnesses and avoiding the calling of house helps during afternoon time.