GCC Heat Illness Regulations 2026 — Consolidated Multi-Country Reference

Consolidated occupational heat-illness work-stoppage rules across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries — United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait — for the 2026 work season. Each row includes: Annual summer ban period (start and end dates) Daily prohibited-work hours (typically midday) WBGT thresholds that trigger work suspension (where defined, e.g. Qatar 32.1°C) Employer penalty per worker per violation, in local currency Regulator name and primary authoritative source URL Sourced from each country's labour ministry primary regulations. Updated annually. Useful for HSE professionals managing GCC construction, oil & gas, and outdoor industrial operations. Published as part of the SmartQHSE Open HSE Data collection. Companion to /llms-full.txt at https://www.smartqhse.com/llms-full.txt.