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Qatar Ministerial Decision No. 17 of 2021 — Stop-Work / Banned-Hours Rule

Qatar heat stress rule combining a summer midday work ban with an absolute WBGT stop threshold.

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Governing metric
WBGT / date and time
Authority
Qatar Ministry of Labour
Jurisdiction
Qatar
Legal status
Regulation
In force since
2021-06-01 (unverified)
Rule type
Stop Work Rule
Standard ID
HGC-011

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Governing formula

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

Stop-work / banned hours

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

WBGT baselined at 30°C, below Qatar’s separate 32.1°C absolute stop threshold, to isolate the calendar/time midday ban shown here. See the calculator for the WBGT stop rule.

MonthBan active?Banned hours
JanuaryNo—
FebruaryNo—
MarchNo—
AprilNo—
MayNo—
JuneYes10:00–15:30
JulyYes10:00–15:30
AugustYes10:00–15:30
SeptemberYes10:00–15:30
OctoberNo—
NovemberNo—
DecemberNo—

Inputs

Required inputs: wbgtC, date, outdoorSunExposed

Optional inputs: time, shiftStart, shiftEnd

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