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Occupational Heat Stress Rules — Chile

Standards

Standard	Authority	Legal status	Rule type
Chile DS 594 Heat Stress Standard (TGBH/WBGT Limits)	Chile Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud)	Regulation	Schedule Engine

Most protective composite

Reference conditions: moderate work (300 W), acclimatized worker. WBGT values below are illustrative reference points, not a threshold of any single standard.

WBGT (°C)	Most protective result
28	45 / 15 min work/rest per hr (most protective)
31	15 / 45 min work/rest per hr (most protective)
34	Stop work — At least one applicable standard requires stop work or prohibits continued work.

This is the single most protective applicable result at each condition (stop-work override, else minimum work / maximum rest minutes) — standards are never averaged. Contributing standard(s) across these conditions: Chile DS 594 Heat Stress Standard (TGBH/WBGT Limits).

Sources

• 🇨🇱 Chile Decreto Supremo N° 594 — Reglamento sobre Condiciones Sanitarias y Ambientales Básicas en los Lugares de Trabajo (heat provisions) — Chile Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) (official regulation)