“Emiratization”: modern control systems and the cooperation of enterprises behind the commitment to the decision

The application of the “noon work ban” expires on Wednesday

The end of work next Wednesday will witness the end of the work of the decision to ban the performance of work under the sun in open places, which has been applied for 92 days (since last June 15) on open work sites in all the country, while the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation attributed the success of implementing the decision and commitment The establishments refer to the modern control systems that they used recently, as well as the fruitful cooperation of the establishments and employers.

In detail, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation will start, as of next Wednesday, stopping work on the decision to implement the decision to ban the performance of work under the sun and in open places from 12:30 pm to 3 pm, which has been in effect since last June 15, with the aim of protecting workers. of the risks of developing heat exhaustion diseases and maintaining their occupational health and safety.

The decision prohibiting the performance of work under the sun at noon obligated the owners of establishments to provide preventive means to protect workers from the risks of injuries and occupational diseases that may occur during working hours, as well as the dangers of fire and other dangers that may result from the use of machines and other work tools, and to follow all methods of work. The other prevention stipulated in the Labor Law and the ministerial decisions implementing it, and the work also obligated the necessity to follow the instructions aimed at protecting them from dangers during the performance of their work tasks.

The decision sets the daily working hours in the morning and evening periods, or in either of them, at eight hours.

The decision also obligates employers to set a schedule of daily working hours in a prominent place in the workplace in accordance with the provisions of this decision, provided that it is in a language that the worker understands in addition to the Arabic language, in addition to providing a shaded place for workers to rest during the period of their absence from work.

A source in the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation confirmed that the state’s success in implementing the noon work ban, which is ending its 17th year in a row, reflects the effectiveness of partnership with private sector institutions, and stresses the importance of the societal role in monitoring its implementation, in order to uphold the humanitarian role of society and its various institutions. Especially since the mechanism for implementing the ban includes a package of preventive measures and controls aimed at protecting workers from exposure to direct sunlight and stress as a result of high temperatures and humidity, as well as implementing and implementing a set of awareness and guidance initiatives in partnership with a number of government and private agencies and institutions.

The source told "Emirates Today" that the period of implementation of the "noon ban" decision witnessed fruitful cooperation between the ministry and a number of government and private agencies and institutions, as it included a package of events and awareness campaigns for the "afternoon" decision, including organizing a number of workshops and virtual educational lectures and providing medical consultations. Various about the dangers of heat exhaustion and how to prevent it and ways to deal with emergency situations, in addition to distributing thousands of brochures and awareness brochures that were printed in several languages, including Arabic, English and Urdu.

He explained that the teams of inspectors affiliated with the Ministry were keen to expand the scope of field visits to work sites despite the conditions of the (Covid-19) pandemic to educate employers and workers about the importance of the decision, in addition to organizing many lectures and workshops during which its controls and how to maintain and adhere to occupational safety and health requirements were explained.

He pointed out that the ministry has developed this year an integrated plan to implement the decision to ban work at noon, from three tracks: The second relied on guidance and counseling by educating employers, workers and society in general about the importance of adhering to the decision to ban work at noon, and its great role in maintaining the health and safety of workers, by carrying out orientation visits to work sites in different regions of the country, and setting up workshops And lectures to present presentations and videos on how to implement the decision, and its importance, while the last track focused on the ministry’s inspectors continuing to monitor the establishments’ commitment to precautionary and medical measures at work sites within their intensive control campaigns, in accordance with plans to confront the outbreak of the (Covid-19) pandemic and protect workers from virus.

He stressed that the ministry had developed innovative control systems during the ban period, including activating the rapid response center for crises, to receive reports from community members about violations, and communications through the ministry's call center on the toll-free number 80060, as well as the smart inspection system, appreciating the interaction of society and the private sector with The decision and its various procedures.

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