UAE HSE Penalty Calculator
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Abu Dhabi — Fatality or serious injury caused by OSH failure: estimated fine AED 5,000 to AED 1,000,000 via Site Safety UAE HSE Penalty Calculator.
Figures are indicative ranges compiled from published UAE federal and emirate legislation for quick reference on site. They are not legal advice and penalties are set at the discretion of the enforcing authority.
ADOSH-SF contravention review
Select a genuine framework duty, identify the responsible Sector Regulatory Authority, and record only the amount printed on an actual notice.
- Requirement
- Register when directed by the concerned Sector Regulatory Authority and establish the required OSH management system.
- Legal basis
- ADOSH-SF Manual v4.0 — entity registration and system requirements
- Potential enforcement route
- SRA direction, corrective action, restriction, suspension or other action under the SRA's own powers.
No ADOSH-wide AED tariff is published in the framework manual. The SRA enforces through its own legal powers. No repeat multiplier is inferred. Enter an amount only from the authority notice.
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- Scope
- All seven emirates — authority penalties for construction HSE breaches, federal baseline where an emirate has published no separate schedule.
- Last verified
- 30 September 2026
- Re-checked: Every 6 months, and whenever a listed instrument is amended
- Page owner
- Site Safety UAE editorial team
Primary sources
- Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021Federal / Cabinet · Law or decree · 2021, in force 2 February 2022
Regulation of Employment Relations (UAE Labour Law)
Official source - Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022Federal / Cabinet · Regulation · 2022
Implementing Regulation of the UAE Labour Law
Official source - MOHRE Midday Break Decision (annual)MOHRE · Ministerial resolution · Reissued each year; 12:30–15:00 outdoor work ban
Prohibition of work under the sun, 15 June – 15 September
Official source - ADOSH-SF (formerly OSHAD-SF) System FrameworkADOSH-SF · Regulation · Version 4.1
Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health System Framework
Official source - Dubai Municipality Code of Construction Safety Practice (2026 edition)Dubai Municipality · Code of practice · Safety Guide for Construction Works, approved by Administrative Resolution 112 of 2026
Code of Construction Safety Practice
Official source - Trakhees EHS Regulations and Technical GuidelinesTrakhees · Regulation · Current edition
Trakhees (Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation) EHS management system
Official source
Ranges are indicative orientation, not a quotation of a current fine. Authorities revise their schedules and apply discretion case by case, and an inspector can add stop-work, closure or prosecution on top. Confirm the figure against the official source above or with the authority before relying on it.
Federal baseline at a glance
Where an emirate has not published its own schedule, the federal range below applies.
| Violation | Category | Range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatality or serious injury caused by OSH failure | Occupational safety | AED 5,000 – AED 1,000,000per incident | Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Arts. 13 & 63; applicable criminal law where negligence is alleged |
| Failure to provide or enforce PPE | Occupational safety | AED 5,000 – AED 50,000per violation | Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 & Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (OSH duties) |
| Working at height without fall protection | Occupational safety | AED 10,000 – AED 100,000per violation | Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022; Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 |
| Excavation without shoring or edge protection | Occupational safety | AED 10,000 – AED 100,000per violation | Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (safe systems of work) |
| Defective scaffolding or uncertified lifting equipment | Occupational safety | AED 10,000 – AED 150,000per violation | Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022; third-party inspection (TPI) requirements |
| High-risk work without a permit (hot work, confined space, LOTO) | Occupational safety | AED 10,000 – AED 100,000per violation | Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022; UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice |
| Midday break / heat stress violation | Worker welfare | AED 5,000 – AED 50,000per worker | Ministerial Resolution No. 44 of 2022, Article 3 — Midday Break (ban provision; verify penalty notice separately) |
| Labour accommodation non-compliance | Worker welfare | AED 20,000 – AED 1,000,000per violation | Ministerial Resolution No. 122 of 2026 — Labour Accommodation Requirements |
| Fire safety / Civil Defence non-compliance | Fire & civil defence | AED 10,000 – AED 500,000per violation | Federal Law No. 23 of 2006; Cabinet Resolution No. 50 of 2019; UAE Fire & Life Safety CoP 2018 |
| Environmental breach (waste, dust, spill, emissions) | Environment | AED 10,000 – AED 1,000,000per violation | Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 — Protection and Development of the Environment |
| Failure to report a notifiable incident | Administrative | AED 20,000 – AED 200,000per incident | Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021; Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 |
| Unlicensed workers, work-permit or WPS breach | Administrative | AED 50,000 – AED 1,000,000per worker | Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 and its Executive Regulations; WPS resolutions |
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