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Slovenia Workplace Heat Rules (Pravilnik, Uradni list RS 53/2025) — Heat Stress Work/Rest Limits

Slovenia 'Pravilnik o zahtevah za zagotavljanje varnosti in zdravja delavcev na delovnih mestih', as amended by the 2025 heat amendment (Uradni list RS 53/2025, in force 2025-07-12). Outdoor work above 30°C air temperature triggers a mandatory minimum 15-minute break at least every 2–3 hours, plus free non-alcoholic beverages and weather/sun protection. The parent Pravilnik separately caps general workroom air temperature at +28°C.

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Authority
Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MDDSZ), Slovenia
Jurisdiction
Slovenia
Legal status
Regulation
Rule type
Mixed Trigger Schedule
Standard ID
HGC-079

Governing formula

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

Work/rest limits

Governing metric: Air temperature (°C) — outdoor break trigger and indoor workroom maximum

ParameterValue
outdoorTriggerC30
indoorMaxC28
breakMinutes15
breakIntervalHoursMin2
breakIntervalHoursMax3

Programmable logic: Outdoor with airTempC >30°C: mandatory minimum 15-minute break at least every 2–3 hours (encoded as the most-protective hourly average 52.5/7.5), free beverages, weather/sun protection. Indoor with indoorTempC >28°C: general-workroom maximum exceeded — cooling/ventilation/reorganization required (no work/rest schedule). Not a graduated WBGT table.

Inputs

Required inputs: none

Optional inputs: airTempC, outdoor, indoorTempC

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