The ban on work begins at noon from June 15th

Mohsen Al-Nassi: "Awareness initiatives based on educating workers and employers about the importance of adhering to the work ban will be implemented."

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced the start of the ban on performing work performed under the sun and in open places, from twelve thirty in the afternoon until three in the afternoon, starting from the 15th of this month and until the 15th of next September.

The Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Inspection Affairs, Mohsen Al-Nassi, said that the noon work ban, which is applied for the 18th year in a row, comes within the framework of the ministry’s continued implementation of its integrated system for occupational health and safety, which aims to provide and enhance a safe working environment for workers in the labor market and spare them the risks of exposure to injuries, especially those caused. About high temperatures in the summer months.

He explained that in conjunction with the implementation of the ban, awareness and guidance activities and initiatives will be implemented based on educating workers and employers about the importance of adhering to the work ban at the specified times, in cooperation with a number of government and private agencies and institutions in various regions and emirates of the country.

It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation receives reports from community members about any violation of the noon work ban through the call center at

, which receives calls from Monday to Saturday from eight in the morning until eight in the evening in several languages, in addition to receiving communications through the smart application of the ministry .

Exceptions from the noon work ban are some jobs in which, for technical reasons, work must continue uninterrupted, including works to spread the asphalt mixture and pour concrete if it is impossible to carry out or complete them during the afternoon period, and works necessary to ward off danger, reparation, damage, malfunctions or accidental losses. Emergency and includes works necessary to repair or obstruct water supply lines, sewage lines, electric current, or obstruction of traffic on public roads, and gas or oil pipelines.

It also excludes works whose implementation requires a permit from a competent government agency because of their impact on the flow of traffic and services, which requires work around the clock, such as cutting or diverting major traffic lines and cutting off electricity and communication lines.

• “Emiratization” receives reports of any violation of the noon work ban through the call center.

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