Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Israel
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To Note
Israel does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Safety Ordinance [New Version], 1970.
Israel does not have any remote worker based laws but as per Organization of Labor Inspection Law, 5714-1954 and the Work Safety Ordinance [New Version], 5730-1970 state that the laws for employer duties and employee duties remain the same for any workplace
Page last updated: 18/05/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Chapter 4, Mark D: Seating -
Leisure seat (144) - The factory will have suitable chairs or benches, with backrests, in sufficient number and in good condition to allow employees, when they have a reasonable opportunity during work, to sit without their work being interrupted.
Work seat (145) - If it is reasonably possible to perform part of the work while sitting, a seat with a backrest, adapted in shape, structure and dimensions to the worker and the work being performed, as well as a footrest on which he can comfortably rest his feet, will be installed and provided for the worker in that work. exemption
Exemption (146) - The regional inspector may exempt from installing a backrest, where it is impractical in his opinion to do so -
Risk Factors (173) -
(A) The Minister, in consultation with the workers' organization representing the largest number of workers in the country and employers' organizations that the Minister believes will be representative and relevant, with the approval of the Committee and subject to the provisions of subsections (c) to (j), may enact regulations regarding safety, health and hygiene in workplaces in order to prevent exposure to risk factors in these places or reduce exposure to them; in this regard, "Risk factors" - A source, condition, or action that may be harmful and result in physical injury or ill health, or a combination of these, including a facility, equipment, material, process, production, radiation, or an act or omission that is practiced or exists in those places. (on)In regulations under subsection (a), the Minister may, among other things, determine –
(1) Instructions regarding presence at the workplace;
(2) Prohibition, restriction or conditions regarding the use of the material, including a prohibition on its sale or delivery for use in a workplace;
(3)Prohibition, restriction or conditions regarding the execution of a process. -
Safety information and training (8e) -
The Minister of Labor and Welfare, with the approval of the Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee, shall establish in regulations provisions regarding the obligation of the holder of a workplace to provide its employees with the information and training necessary to prevent occupational accidents or occupational diseases; such regulations may be general or by type of workplace, industry, profession or region -
The employer's obligations towards the safety committee (17) -
(A) The employer –
(1) Will facilitate the safety committee in fulfilling its duties;
(2) The working conditions and status of a member of a safety committee shall not be affected by his actions as a member of the committee, and he shall not be dismissed for this reason; if differences of opinion arise between a member of the committee and an employer in connection with the employer's action as aforesaid, the member of the committee may apply to the Minister of Labor, who shall decide on the matter after giving the parties an opportunity to present their arguments, and his decision shall be final; the Minister of Labor shall not rely on an application by a member of a safety committee who has been dismissed as aforesaid that was made after thirty days from the date of dismissal.
(on)The Minister of Labor and Welfare may, with the approval of the Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee, establish regulations providing for methods of assistance by the employer to the safety committee in fulfilling its duties; such regulations may be general or by type of enterprise, industry, profession or region. -
Employer obligations (23) -
The employer –
(1) Give the safety trustee the appropriate facilities to fulfill his duties and encourage him in his actions;
(2) He shall take appropriate measures to correct deficiencies of which he has been duly notified by a safety trustee, and if he has not done so, he shall provide the safety trustee, within a reasonable time, with a reasoned written notice and send a copy of his notice by registered letter to a regional labor inspector.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 4: Duties of Employees
Incidence (201) - The provisions of this section shall be binding on every employee in a factory or other place to which the provisions of this ordinance apply.
Prohibition of an act that may be dangerous (202) - An employee shall not intentionally and without reasonable cause do anything that may endanger himself or others.
Prohibition of damaging devices (203) - An employee shall not intentionally damage or misuse any means, device, convenience or other thing provided or installed under this Ordinance to ensure the health, safety or welfare of employees.
It is mandatory to use the devices (204) - If a means or device to ensure the health or safety of an employee is provided or installed for their use, pursuant to this Ordinance, they are required to use it.
What's next?
Step 1
Run an ergonomics audit following these regulations.
Step 2
List out the gaps in your ergonomics policy.
Step 4
Contact Ergo Global for more support where needed.
