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Dubai Worker welfare checklist
Tasks recorded on this site for Dubai. Tick them off interactively, or print or save as PDF.
Interactive checklistConstruction HSEWorker welfareFire safetyEnvironment
Accommodation Standards
- DM 'Health and Safety Officer Scheme in Labour Accommodations' applies
- MoHRE Ministerial Resolution 122 of 2026 — free internet, 24/7 clinic, CCTV
- Minimum 4.5 m² per worker in sleeping areas
- Maximum 6 workers per room (2026 update)
- Dedicated canteen, prayer room, and recreation area required
Heat Stress (DM TG-38)
- Ministerial Resolution No. 44 of 2022, Article 3 — midday work ban: 12:30–15:00 UAE time, 15 June–15 September annually, for work under direct sunlight and in open places; verify MOHRE technical exceptions and safeguards
- WBGT monitoring required on large sites (DM Technical Guideline 38)
- Shaded rest areas with cooled drinking water within 75m of all work areas
- Acclimatisation programme for new outdoor workers
- Heat illness first response training mandatory for supervisors
General reference only, not legal advice. Confirm current authority, client and consultant requirements before relying on this list. Where more than one code applies, follow the strongest applicable code (the most protective requirement) and check the current official text.
Next step
Turn this into evidence you can hand over
Replace scattered spreadsheets and WhatsApp threads with one HSE operations system built around UAE authority expectations.
- Built around UAE authoritiesADOSH-SF, Trakhees, DM, DCD, MOIAT and ISO 45001 structures.
- Usable the same dayTemplates and registers are pre-filled with your company details.
- Evidence, not just formsEvery record carries dates, signatures and an export you can hand over.