New Taipei City Promotes Subsidies for Cooling Vests and Other Measures to Prevent Heat Hazards, Estimating 800 Workers to Benefit

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New Taipei City Government has increased its budget for heat hazard prevention facility subsidies to NT$3 million and included workers without fixed employers as eligible recipients. Subsidies cover personal protective equipment (like cooling vests or water-cooled vests), outdoor cooling facilities (such as misting systems, sunshades, and water-cooled fans), and heat hazard technology disaster prevention equipment (like heat hazard detection and warning devices). Approximately 800 outdoor workers are expected to benefit.