Dear Worker, The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation applies an integrated system to ensure the protection of your health and safety, as stipulated in Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 regarding the regulation of Labour relations, executive regulations thereof, and related ministerial decisions. The Decree-Law containts a package of preventive measures that must be implemented at your workplace, including appropriate means of protection against work injuries and occupational diseases that may occur during working hours, as well as major fire incidents and other dangers that may result from the use of equipment. The Ministry monitors the proper implementation of these precautionary measures by organizing periodic field visits to workplaces.
The Ministry also monitors these preventive measures in the Labour camps and the employers’ commitment to provide suitable accommodation that met the standards and requirements stipulated by law.
In order to protect your health and safety, and to avoid the risks of direct exposure to sun during your work in the hot summer months, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation implements the Occupational Heat Stress Prevention Policy, which prohibits work under the sun and in open places at 12.30 noon to 3.00 pm, from June 15 to September 15 every year.