UAE Midday Break Planner
Aligned to the UAE Midday Break Law (MOHRE Decree 401), ADOSH-SF and Dubai Municipality hot-work guidance.
Site Safety UAE — Midday Break Schedule
Dubai · September
High
Midday ban 12:30 – 15:00
- Permitted work windows
- 05:30 – 12:30
- 15:00 – 18:30 (or later per site rules)
- WBGT expected
- 28–31 °C typical
- Work / rest cycle
- 50 min work / 10 min rest, shaded
- Hydration
- ≥ 1 cup (250 ml) every 20 minutes; cool ORS available at each break station
- Outdoor work between 12:30 and 15:00 is prohibited (MOHRE Decree 401).
- Post the schedule in English + Arabic + workers' mother tongue at every gate.
Post at gate · daily supervisor sign-off required
Need the daily on-site record? Use the Heat Stress Daily Check form.