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Egypt Ministerial Decree No. 211 of 2003 — Heat Stress Work/Rest Limits

Egypt Ministerial Decree No. 211 of 2003 establishing WBGT-based rest periods across three workload tiers.

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Authority
Ministry of Manpower (Egypt)
Jurisdiction
Egypt
Legal status
Regulation
Rule type
Schedule Engine
Standard ID
HGC-042

Governing formula

No standalone formula is published for this standard; see programmable logic and parameters below.

Work/rest limits

WBGT (°C)Light
180 W
Moderate
300 W
Heavy
415 W
Very heavy
520 W
2460 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
2560 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
2660 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
2760 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
2860 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
2945 / 15 min work/rest per hr45 / 15 min work/rest per hr45 / 15 min work/rest per hr45 / 15 min work/rest per hr
3045 / 15 min work/rest per hr45 / 15 min work/rest per hr45 / 15 min work/rest per hr45 / 15 min work/rest per hr
3130 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr
3230 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr
3315 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr
3415 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr
3515 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr
3615 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr

This standard's declared inputs do not include acclimatization status, so results do not vary by it.

Inputs

Required inputs: wbgtC

Optional inputs: workload

Sources

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