Press release - 2006-09-14
Conducted by: Government Mod 1 Staff General Union
Survey period: August, 2006
Interviewees: Workman II grade workers of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Total number of Interviewees: 201
1. Do you need to work outdoor for long hours?
Response
Yes
176 (88%)
No
25(12%)
2. Do you feel that the weather is getting hotter in recent years?
Response
Yes
183 (91%)
No
4 (2%)
Irrelevant / no answer
14 (7%)
3. Did you ever feel unwell while working under extreme hot weather?
Response
Yes
183 (91%)
No
9 (4.5%)
Irrelevant / no answer
9 (4.5)
4. What kind(s) of situation did you experience when you felt unwell working under extreme weather? (multiple answers allowed)
response
Extreme heart beating
12/183 ( 7%)
Suffocation
69/183 ( 38%)
Panting
57/183 (31%)
Dizziness
79/183 (43%)
Shock
16/183 (9%)
Heatstroke
17/183 (9%)
Exhaustion
65/183 (36%)
5. Did you ever take any break when you were exhausted and unwell?
Response
Yes
138 (69%)
No
59 (29%)
Irrelevant / No answer
4 (2%)
6. Did you consider the following / why did you not take a break? (multiple answers allowed)
Response
Being complained by citizens
25 (12%)
Being identified and complained by Quality Assurance Officers
158 (79%)
Being punished by senior management
98 (49%)
Being judged as lazy
129 (64%)
No legal protection of right to take break
58 (29%)
Other
0
7. Do you agree that the government should introduce a break for outdoor work?
Response
Yes
187 (93%)
No
6 (3%)
Neutral
8 (4%)
8. Do you agree the break to be 20 minutes per day?
Response
Yes
143 (71%)
No
38 (19%)
Neutral
20 (10%)