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Poland Preventive Meals & Drinks Regulation (Dz.U. 1996 Nr 60 poz. 279) — Heat Stress Control Measures

Poland Council of Ministers Regulation of 28 May 1996 on preventive meals and drinks (Dz.U. 1996 Nr 60 poz. 279). Heat-side triggers: outdoor work >25°C requires free drinks (§4.1.3); any workstation with atmospherically-caused temperature >28°C requires free drinks (§4.1.5); hot microclimate WBGT >25°C requires free drinks and meals (§4.1.1 / §3.1.2).

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Authority
Rada Ministrów (Council of Ministers), Poland
Jurisdiction
Poland
Legal status
Regulation
Rule type
Control Overlay
Standard ID
HGC-083

Governing formula

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

Control measures

Governing metric: Air temperature (°C) and WBGT (°C) — drink/meal provision triggers

ParameterValue
outdoorDrinkC25
workstationDrinkC28
wbgtDrinkC25

Programmable logic: Outdoor and airTempC >25°C: drinks. Any workstation airTempC >28°C: drinks. WBGT >25°C: drinks and meals. Drinks available throughout the shift; meals during breaks. No graduated work/rest schedule — duty/control overlay. The draft 2027 hard-stop reform is NOT in force and is not encoded.

Inputs

Required inputs: none

Optional inputs: airTempC, outdoor, wbgtC

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