Sharjah 24: Sharjah Municipality (SM) has announced the design, implementation and innovation of protective umbrella hats to reduce air temperature and humidity, as part of its continuous projects in the optimal utilisation of recycling.

SM provided the umbrella hats to its employees from the support groups working in the field, to reduce the heat, embodying the role of the municipality in providing appropriate conditions for its employees and attention to support groups in line with the vision of the Emirate of Sharjah. 

In detail, Dr. Abdullah Ali Al Qaidi, Assistant Director-General of the Institutional Support Sector, explained that this project is one of the innovative projects adopted by the municipality to preserve the environment and optimise the use of available resources. 

The municipality has completed about 50 umbrella hats as a first phase of the project, which aims to provide them to all workers in the field to protect them from the heat and humidity, through the air provided by the fans installed on the sides of the hat.

Al Qaidi indicated that the municipality is keen to protect the supporting groups from heat exhaustion during the summer through continuous workshops and awareness sessions, providing all necessary protection equipment and tools, and organising continuous initiatives to distribute cold drinks and ice cream to them, as well as its commitment to the decision to ban work during noon hours.