and a pair of uniforms) and instruction on avoiding occupational health risks. Once a month, the NGO provided safety and hygiene education, awareness of occupational health hazards and training in handling the equipment to improve the workers’ understanding of health issues. But even after such efforts, these workers were found to be less concerned about potential occupational injuries and personal hygiene due to poor living conditions and illiteracy. The awareness program can be considered less effective since the workers remained reluctant to use the protective clothing due to the hot tropical climate and during the period continued to use soiled equipment without washing