Commanders have the flexibility to adjust training schedules, as well as attire and load requirements. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces already adopts measures to regulate soldiers’ temperatures and protect them from heat injuries, but additional ones may be needed to cope with the rise in temperatures.
Training schedules can also be tweaked to mitigate the risk of heat-induced injuries, with soldiers having a work-rest cycle based on the wet-bulb global temperature, which takes into account the effects of humidity, sun angle and solar radiation. The ministry added that it pays close attention to heat injuries across the SAF, and that units are required to report incidents daily.
The centre looks to innovate solutions that can boost human resilience against heat stress, and is a tripartite collaboration between the SAF, the National University of Singapore and DSO National Laboratories.with Mindef seeking to glean insights that can improve current equipment, including the SAF hybrid uniform introduced in 2018, and the redesigned Load Bearing System that came out in 2020.
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