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Zawya
10-06-2025
- Health
- Zawya
Saudi: 3-month midday outdoor work ban to be in force from June 15
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) announced that a midday work ban under the sun will be in force for all private sector companies and establishments from Sunday, June 15. The ministry, in cooperation with the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, will start imposing the work ban from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., for a period of three months ending on September 15, 2025. The ministry said that the decision is part of preserving the safety and health of workers in the private sector by banning their work in the open under direct sunlight. It also aims to protect them from potential health risks, and provide a healthy and safe work environment in accordance with international occupational safety and health standards. The ministry called on employers to organize working hours and adhere to the provisions of this decision. This will contribute to providing a safe work environment free from various hazards and enhance the efficiency and prevention measures to reduce occupational injuries and diseases resulting from exposure to direct sunlight, which will impact productivity. The ministry published on its website the Procedural Guide for occupational safety and health to prevent the effects of sun exposure and heat exhaustion. It urged all to notify about any violation of the work ban decision via the ministry's customer service phone number 19911 or smartphone application. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Argaam
09-06-2025
- Health
- Argaam
HRSD Ministry announces the implementation of the decision to ban working under sunlight
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) and the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health will begin enforcing the ban on working under the sun in all private-sector establishments, from 12 noon to 3 p.m., starting Sunday 19 Dhul-Hijjah 1446 AH (15 June 2025) until Sunday 23 Rabiʿ al-Awwal 1447 AH (15 September 2025). This decision comes within the framework of preserving the safety and health of workers in the private sector, sparing them from conditions that may endanger their health, and providing them with a healthy and safe work environment in accordance with international standards for occupational safety and health. The Ministry called on employers to regulate working hours and take into account what is stipulated in this decision, contributing to a safe work environment free from various risks, and raising the level of efficiency and means of prevention to reduce occupational injuries and diseases and protect workers from accidents—an effort reflected in improving and increasing productivity. MHRSD has published on its website the following Arabic resources to aid compliance: Procedural Guide for Occupational Safety and Health to Prevent the Effects of Exposure to Sunlight and Heat Stress and Advisory Guide for Working in Hot Environments.
Zawya
07-05-2025
- Health
- Zawya
Saudi: MHRSD plans to introduce mandatory occupational fitness testing for employees
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) plans to introduce mandatory occupational fitness testing for employees in the government, private and non-profit sectors as well as for those who take up new jobs in these sectors. These tests will be carried out under certain specific occasions. The ministry published the National Regulations for Occupational Fitness Tests on the Istitlaa Public Survey platform seeking the viewpoints and opinions of the public and the stakeholders before enforcing these regulations. There will be three types of tests: general medical testing, additional specialized testing, and psychological testing. These tests aim to monitor and follow up on individual health and promote occupational health through pre-employment testing and periodic employee testing. This contributes to reducing work-related accidents and occupational diseases and improving work environments in the Kingdom. The regulations aim to provide a comprehensive framework for assessing the health and psychological fitness of employees and workers to ensure their ability to perform their duties efficiently and safely. The testing framework will be aligned with national standards and international best practices. These include reducing work-related injuries, accidents, and occupational diseases, enhancing the physical and psychological fitness of workers, and ensuring their ability to perform their duties safely and efficiently. The provisions of the regulations apply to all employees and workers in public entities, private sector establishments, and the non-profit sector, including all new candidates prior to appointment, and all workers and employees currently employed. This test applies to employees under certain occasions and these include tests following an occupational injury; upon returning from extended medical leave; when there are doubts about the worker's or employee's ability to perform their work; if the job or profession requires a periodic medical examination; if the worker or employee changes his or her profession; if there is a change in the work environment; if new equipment, machinery, or devices are used, and upon retirement from work if exposed to substances with a long latency period during employment such as asbestos. These regulations do not apply to medical examinations outside the scope of the job or profession. The regulations define the mechanism for pre-employment medical examinations for those working in high-risk professions, standardizes medical examination forms, periodic examinations, and exceptional examinations appropriate to each profession, provides comprehensive databases on the health status of all workers, and improves compliance with local standards, regulations, and international agreements in the field of occupational safety and health. The medical examination for occupational fitness must be conducted by a specialized team under the supervision of an occupational medicine specialist certified by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and registered with the Secretariat of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. Upon completion of the pre-employment medical examination, the result will be as follows: medically fit and permitted to practice the profession or job for which the candidate is applying; medically fit, with the restrictions or considerations required when practicing the profession for which the candidate is applying, including the duration; and medically unfit, with the restrictions or considerations required when practicing the profession for which the candidate is applying, including the duration. If the occupational fitness requirements are not met after the periodic examination, the workers will be prohibited from continuing to practice their profession, and the supervising management must take the necessary measures to change their profession. The worker or employee has the right to object to the test results within 30 days of notification. An independent review committee, consisting of specialists in occupational medicine and related specialties, will be formed to consider the objections, with a decision to be issued within 15 days. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Saudi Gazette
06-05-2025
- Health
- Saudi Gazette
MHRSD plans to introduce mandatory occupational fitness testing for employees under certain occasions
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) plans to introduce mandatory occupational fitness testing for employees in the government, private and non-profit sectors as well as for those who take up new jobs in these sectors. These tests will be carried out under certain specific occasions. The ministry published the National Regulations for Occupational Fitness Tests on the Istitlaa Public Survey platform seeking the viewpoints and opinions of the public and the stakeholders before enforcing these regulations. There will be three types of tests: general medical testing, additional specialized testing, and psychological testing. These tests aim to monitor and follow up on individual health and promote occupational health through pre-employment testing and periodic employee testing. This contributes to reducing work-related accidents and occupational diseases and improving work environments in the Kingdom. The regulations aim to provide a comprehensive framework for assessing the health and psychological fitness of employees and workers to ensure their ability to perform their duties efficiently and safely. The testing framework will be aligned with national standards and international best practices. These include reducing work-related injuries, accidents, and occupational diseases, enhancing the physical and psychological fitness of workers, and ensuring their ability to perform their duties safely and efficiently. The provisions of the regulations apply to all employees and workers in public entities, private sector establishments, and the non-profit sector, including all new candidates prior to appointment, and all workers and employees currently employed. This test applies to employees under certain occasions and these include tests following an occupational injury; upon returning from extended medical leave; when there are doubts about the worker's or employee's ability to perform their work; if the job or profession requires a periodic medical examination; if the worker or employee changes his or her profession; if there is a change in the work environment; if new equipment, machinery, or devices are used, and upon retirement from work if exposed to substances with a long latency period during employment such as asbestos. These regulations do not apply to medical examinations outside the scope of the job or profession. The regulations define the mechanism for pre-employment medical examinations for those working in high-risk professions, standardizes medical examination forms, periodic examinations, and exceptional examinations appropriate to each profession, provides comprehensive databases on the health status of all workers, and improves compliance with local standards, regulations, and international agreements in the field of occupational safety and health. The medical examination for occupational fitness must be conducted by a specialized team under the supervision of an occupational medicine specialist certified by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and registered with the Secretariat of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. Upon completion of the pre-employment medical examination, the result will be as follows: medically fit and permitted to practice the profession or job for which the candidate is applying; medically fit, with the restrictions or considerations required when practicing the profession for which the candidate is applying, including the duration; and medically unfit, with the restrictions or considerations required when practicing the profession for which the candidate is applying, including the duration. If the occupational fitness requirements are not met after the periodic examination, the workers will be prohibited from continuing to practice their profession, and the supervising management must take the necessary measures to change their profession. The worker or employee has the right to object to the test results within 30 days of notification. An independent review committee, consisting of specialists in occupational medicine and related specialties, will be formed to consider the objections, with a decision to be issued within 15 days.
Gulf Insider
05-05-2025
- Gulf Insider
African Held for Hajj Permit Violation
Hajj Security Forces have arrested a Ghanaian resident for attempting to transport four women expatriates to Makkah in violation of Hajj regulations and instructions. The man, who was driving a bus, tried to smuggle the women into the holy city without Hajj permits by hiding them in the luggage compartment. The security forces arrested the driver and the passengers, and all were referred to the competent committee to enforce legal penalties against them. Also read: MHRSD: Minimum 10-Day Paid Leave Mandatory For Employees Performing Hajj For First Time 15 hours ago 1 day ago 1 day ago
