The Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB) has issued an announcement to its members informing them that the Department of Meteorology has issued a red-level warning for hazardous weather conditions.
According to the announcement, "The Department of Labour Inspection (DLI), the competent authority for occupational safety and health matters, has also issued a related announcement regarding the suspension of certain outdoor works for today, Wednesday 13 August 2025. You can find the full text of the DLI announcement at the following link: https://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dli/dliup.nsf/All/21F21E03391791F2C2258CE50016668C?OpenDocument."
"Accordingly," OEB's announcement continued, "between the hours of 11:00 and 17:00, and while the warning remains in effect, the following work must be suspended:
- All outdoor heavy and moderate work, and
- The transportation and/or delivery of products using two-wheeled vehicles (e.g., motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles) or personal mobility devices (scooters, e-scooters), including the transportation and/or delivery of goods/food/mail and/or other activities, between the hours of 12:00 and 16:00."
"It is clarified that the red-level warning and the work suspension apply to inland areas (areas with an altitude below 300 meters and more than 10 kilometers away from the coastline) and to the higher mountainous regions (mountain areas with an altitude above 1,150 meters)," the announcement noted.
In all other cases (light work and areas where the red-level warning is not in effect), the necessary measures described in the Code of Practice for the Thermal Stress of Workers must be taken.
"It is reminded that, based on the Safety and Health at Work (Code of Practice for the Thermal Stress of Workers) (Amendment Order) of 2023, regardless of the organizational and technical measures taken, in any case of a Meteorological Department warning issued for extremely high temperatures, the following shall apply in the areas where the warning is in effect:
It is emphasized that, to address thermal stress of workers in both indoor and outdoor environments, the provisions of the Code of Practice for the Thermal Stress of Workers (revised edition 2020) must be implemented," OEB also said in its announcement.
For more information, interested parties may consult the DLI website under the Thermal Stress section and/or contact Inspectors at the local District Offices of the Department at the following telephone numbers:
Nicosia: 22879191
Limassol: 25827200
Larnaca: 24805327
Paphos: 26822715
Famagusta: 23819750
