Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Trinidad and Tobago
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
Trinidad and Tobago does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Safety and Health Act 2004.
It contains no regulations specific to remote work.
Page last updated: 30/07/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 6
(1) It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of an employer’s duty under subsection (1), the matters to which that duty extends include in particular—
(a) the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health;
(b) arrangements for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of equipment, machinery, articles and substances;
(c) the provision of adequate and suitable protective clothing or devices of an approved standard to employees who in the course of employment are likely to be exposed to the risk of head, eye, ear, hand or foot injury, injury from air contaminant or any other bodily injury and the provision of adequate instructions in the use of such protective clothing or devices;
(d) the provisions of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety and health at work of his employees;
(e) so far as is reasonably practicable as regards any place of work under the employer’s control, the maintenance of it in a condition that is safe and without risks to health and the provision and maintenance of means of access to and egress from it that are safe and without such risks;
(f) the provision and maintenance of a working environment for his employees that is, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe, without risks to health, and adequate as regards amenities and arrangements for their welfare at work; and
(g) compliance with sections 7, 12, 37, 46, 75 and 76, Parts III and IX and such other duties that may be imposed on him by this Act.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 10
(1) It shall be the duty of every employee while at work—
(a) to take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work;
(b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer to co-operate with him so far as necessary to ensure that that duty or requirement is performed or complied with;
(c) to report to his employer, any contravention under this Act or any Regulations made thereunder, the existence of which he knows;
(d) to use correctly the personal protection clothing or devices provided for his use;
(e) to exercise the discretion under section 15 in a responsible manner; and
(f) to ensure that he is not under the influence of an intoxicant to the extent that he is in such a state as to endanger his own safety, health or welfare at work or that of any other person.
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.
