How SingPost Is Protecting Outdoor Workers During Singapore’s September 2026 Haze

As Singapore employers respond to the September 2026 haze, protecting people who work outdoors means more than handing out masks. SingPost is continuing deliveries with daily air-quality briefings and health precautions; other companies have described ways to reduce outdoor work if conditions worsen. 28

What SingPost has introduced

SingPost gives postmen N95 masks before their delivery rounds and has secured a nine-week supply for daily distribution across its operations. Postmen may spend up to six hours outdoors during a shift. 17

Staff receive daily briefings on the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in their delivery areas, helping them plan routes and breaks around local conditions. SingPost also reminds them to fill their water bottles, stay hydrated and watch for symptoms such as breathlessness or eye irritation. Employees who develop symptoms should tell a supervisor so arrangements can be made for them to rest. 217

That establishes a way to plan breaks and respond when someone feels unwell. It does not establish a company-wide policy for lighter workloads or a specific break schedule for every postman. 2

How other employers are adjusting outdoor work

Approaches differ by workplace. Singtel has said it would suspend outdoor work except emergencies if PSI exceeds 300. Construction firm Lum Chang Creations could reduce or reschedule prolonged outdoor work, while OCBC has made N95 masks available to employees. These are examples of those companies’ measures, not SingPost policies. 8

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower advises employers to identify susceptible workers and outdoor tasks that can be reduced, set criteria for restricting outdoor work, and consider adjusted assignments or job rotations to shorten outdoor exposure. Its guidance also calls for sufficient indoor rest breaks, hydration and monitoring workers’ health. 1015

What the air-quality readings mean for a shift

Worker guidance recommends using the 24-hour PSI forecast to plan the workday and the one-hour PM2.5 reading to judge more immediate conditions, then checking again during an outdoor shift. When the 24-hour PSI is in the unhealthy range, the National Environment Agency advises healthy people to reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor exertion. 320

Masks are not a substitute for reducing exposure. The Ministry of Health says N95 masks are generally unnecessary for short exposure or indoors, but a well-fitting mask may help a healthy person who must spend several hours outdoors when air quality is hazardous—PSI above 300. 19

What remains unconfirmed about SingPost

The available reporting describes SingPost’s masks, briefings, route and break planning, hydration reminders and arrangements for staff who report symptoms. It does not confirm a specific reassignment policy for vulnerable staff or explain how SingPost would maintain essential deliveries if PSI rose above 300. Employer guidance addresses susceptible workers and business-continuity planning, but those recommendations should not be mistaken for measures SingPost has announced. 21017