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The Labour Inspectorate Department (TEE) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance informs employers and self-employed persons that, in view of the Department of Meteorology's warning of extremely high temperature at orange danger level covering inland areas and the highest mountainous regions, it is necessary to stop work between the hours of 12:00-16:00:
- all outdoor heavy and moderate work, and
- operations involving the transport and/or delivery of goods using two-wheeled vehicles (e.g.e.g. motorcycle, moped, bicycle) or personal mobility devices (scooters, e-scooters), such as the transport and/or delivery of goods/food/mail and/or other activities.
It should be noted that the orange level hazard warning and work stoppage applies to inland areas (areas with an altitude below 300 metres, more than 10 kilometres from the coastline) and higher mountainous areas (1150 - 1650 metres).
As a reminder, for the rest of the territory not covered by the orange warning, the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health (Code of Practice on Workers' Heat Exposure) Orders 2014, 2020 and 2023 (Κ.Δ.Π. 291/2014, K.Δ.Π. 206/2020 and K.Δ.Π.231/2023), according to which. According to the prevailing conditions of air temperature (in the shade) and relative humidity, they must adjust their work accordingly and apply a change of each task or rest or interruption of work, depending on the type of work performed, as well as other appropriate and adequate measures (organizational and technical) to avoid or reduce thermal stress, such as: [/LIST]
- the organisation of frequent short rest breaks in a shady, cool place or in an appropriately air-conditioned room or in a place where fans are used where possible,
- the design/selection of a shady place or the construction of suitable shelters for the performance of the work where possible,
- rotation of workers at work according to the type of activity being carried out,
- avoiding, where practicable, strenuous outdoor work during the hottest hours of the day (12:00-16:00),
- making available to workers cool drinking water (temperature 10 - 15°C),
- provision and use by workers of suitable headgear,
- use by workers of lightweight clothing,
- avoid taking large meals or sugary foods or swallowing alcoholic or caffeinated beverages,
- training of workers.
In accordance with the provisions of the Code of Practice (Tables 12 and 13), for temperature conditions of 39° to 46°, work should be stopped when the lower or higher relative humidity levels prevail, depending on the type and severity of the work:
| Work Severity |
[TD]
Temperature (in shade) oC
[/TD][TR] [TD]
39
[/TD] [TD]40
[/TD] [TD]40
[/TD] [TD]41
[/TD] [TD]42
[/TD] [TD]43
[/TD] [TD]44
[/TD] [TD]44
[/TD] [TD]45
[/TD] [TD]46
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Light:
[/TD] [TD]≥ 53%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 48%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 43%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 39%
[/TD] [TD] [TD]≥ 34%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 29%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 25
[/TD] [TD]≥ 23
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Moderate:
[/TD] [TD]≥ 48%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 43%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 38%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 34%
[/TD] [TD] [TD]≥ 29%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 26%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 22
[/TD] [TD]≥ 19
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Heavy:
[/TD] [TD]≥ 42%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 37%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 33%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 28%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 25%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 21%
[/TD] [TD]≥ 18
[/TD] [TD]≥ 15
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR]
| Gravity Work |
[/TD] [TD] [TD]
Examples
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Light
[/TD] [TD]Office work, janitorial work, bench work with light tools, routine driving.
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Moderate
[/TD] [TD]Fence laying, concrete work, brick building, plastering, painting, flooring, tile laying, carving, hammering, carrying light objects, carpentry work, electrical work, plumbing work, mechanical work, mechanical work, installation of aluminium, installation of railings, asphalting work carried out by mechanical means.
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Heavy
[/TD] [TD]Intensive manual work, processing and placing reinforcement, assembling/disassembling moulds, digging or breaking hard materials with mechanical tools/devices/machinery weighing more than 15 kg, paving work carried out by manual means.
[/TD] [/TR]
For more information, interested parties may consult the website of the Technical Inspectorate at Thermal Stress and/or contact the Inspectors at the local District Offices of the Department at the following telephone numbers:
Nicosia: 22879191
Limassol: 25827200
Larnaca: 24805327
Paphos: 26822715
Famagusta: 23819750
(AF/EXP)
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