Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Kiribati
The information here was collated from official online sources by Ergo Global ergonomists. All information is for general purposes and cannot be considered 1-to-1 legal advice. Ergo Global disclaim any liability relating to the information provided on this page.
To Note
Kiribati does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act 2015.
These regulations make no specific mention of ergonomics considerations for remote workers.
Page last updated: 26/06/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 12
(1) An employer shall provide and maintain, so far as practicable, a working environment for employees and site visitors that is safe and without risks to health.
(2) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (1), an employer contravenes that sub-section if the employer fails to -
(a) identify existing and new hazards at work and assess each identified hazard to determine whether or not it is a significant hazard to any employee and site visitor at work; and
(b) do the following to reduce the hazards and risks of each significant hazard found at the workplace
(i) take steps as far as is practicable to eliminate each significant hazard from the workplace;
(ii) if the hazard remains significant, takes steps as far as is practicable to minimise the hazard;
(iii) if the hazard remains significant, take steps as far as is practicable to isolate that hazard from employees at the workplace; and
(iv) if, a hazard remains significant, introduce a system to control each employee's exposure to the hazard and provide relevant protective clothing and equipment to protect employees from any harm that might arise from that hazard;
(c) provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary, and to which the employee is entitled to, to enable employees to perform their work in a manner that is safe and without risks to health; and
(d)as far as is practicable -
(i) monitor the health and safety conditions at the workplace;
(ii) monitor the health of the employees at the workplace;
(iii) keep information and records relating to the health and safety of employees at the workplace; and
(iv) provide the results of any health monitoring of an employee to that employee. -
Chapter 34, Article 222 - Conditions for Providing a Healthy and Safe Workplace
Employers shall provide a healthy and safe workplace, shall monitor dangerous and harmful production factors, and shall provide employees with information on these subjects in a timely manner.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 14
(1) While at work, an employee shall -
(a) take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety and for the health and safety of any other employee who may be affected by his or her acts or omissions at the workplace; and
(b) co-operate with his or her employer with respect to any action taken by the employer to comply with any requirement imposed by or under this Act.
(2) An employee shall not -
(a) wilfully or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety or welfare at the workplace; or
(b) wilfully place at risk the health or safety of any person at the workplace.
(3) An employee who fails to comply with this section commits an offence.
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.
