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Bahrain Midday Outdoor Work Ban — Stop-Work / Banned-Hours Rule

Bahrain Ministerial Decision No. (5) of 2026 (repealing Decision 3/2013): outdoor work in open areas under direct sun is banned 12:00-16:00 from 15 June to 31 August every year, with a visible daily schedule and added protections for exempt work.

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Governing metric
Date and time
Authority
Bahrain Ministry of Labour
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Legal status
Regulation
In force since
2026-04-02 (unverified)
Rule type
Stop Work Rule
Standard ID
HGC-016

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Stop-work / banned hours

Scenario: outdoor, sun-exposed work · representative date: the 15th of each month · time: 13:00

MonthBan active?Banned hours
JanuaryNo—
FebruaryNo—
MarchNo—
AprilNo—
MayNo—
JuneYes12:00–16:00
JulyYes12:00–16:00
AugustYes12:00–16:00
SeptemberNo—
OctoberNo—
NovemberNo—
DecemberNo—

Inputs

Required inputs: date

Optional inputs: time, shiftStart, shiftEnd, outdoor

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