MOHRE regulations for your UAE construction safety plan

What MOHRE requires in summer

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) bans outdoor work in direct sunlight from 12:30 to 15:00 every year from 15 June to 15 September. Employers must provide shaded rest areas, cooling, drinking water and first aid. Your safety plan should show the revised shift pattern, who checks it, and how heat illness is reported.

Putting it into a UAE construction safety plan

• List MOHRE and the emirate authority (ADOSH-SF in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Decree 19 of 2025 in Dubai) under legal requirements.
• Record midday-break working hours and heat-stress controls under heat stress management.
• Name who reports incidents and to which authority, following that authority's own rules.
• Confirm current reporting steps directly with MOHRE and your emirate authority before relying on them.

Build yours with the safety plan builder, and see incident reporting and UAE HSE compliance checklists.

Official sources

• MOHRE — The midday break

  Outdoor work in direct sun is banned 12:30–15:00 from 15 June to 15 September each year.

• MOHRE — Laws and regulations

  The official index of federal labour laws, resolutions and ministerial decisions.

• ADOSH-SF Mechanism 11.0 — Incident Notification (v4.0, July 2024)

  Abu Dhabi rules on notifying and recording workplace incidents.

• Dubai Decree No. 19 of 2025 — Safety in Construction Work

  Dubai's construction safety decree, alongside the Dubai Municipality code.