Occupational Heat Stress Rules — Sweden

Standards

Standard	Authority	Legal status	Rule type
Sweden AFS 2023:12 — Time-Weighted Heat Index (Work in Intense Heat)	Arbetsmiljöverket (Swedish Work Environment Authority)	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	60 / 0 min work/rest per hr (most protective)
31	Stop work — At least one applicable standard requires stop work or prohibits continued work.
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: Sweden AFS 2023:12 — Time-Weighted Heat Index (Work in Intense Heat).

Sources

🇸🇪 Sweden Arbetsmiljöverket AFS 2023:12 — Work in intense heat (time-weighted heat index) — Arbetsmiljöverket (Swedish Work Environment Authority) (official)