Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Mauritius
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
Mauritius does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Safety and Health Act and its Workers’ Rights (Working from Home) Regulations 2020.
Page last updated: 14/08/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Occupational Safety and Health Act, Article 5
(1) Every employer shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees.
(2) The employer shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, in particular –
(a)
(i) provide and maintain a working environment;
(ii) provide and maintain any plant or system of work;
(iii) maintain any place of work under his control, including the means of access to, or egress from it,
that is safe and without risk to health;
(b) ensure that use, handling, storage or transport of articles or substances is safe and without risk to health;
(c) provide and maintain adequate facilities and arrangements for the welfare at work of his employees;
(d) provide information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure the safety and health at work of his employees;
(e) ensure that any person not in his employment is not exposed to any risk to his safety or health. -
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Article 6
(2) Every employer shall, so far as is practicable, ensure that any employee is provided with adequate safety and health information, instruction and training –
(a) on being recruited into the employer’s undertaking;
(b) on being exposed to new or increased risks as a result of a transfer or change of responsibilities; or
(c) on the introduction of new plant or a change relating to any process already in use within the place of work. -
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Article 10
(1) Every employer shall, within 30 days of the start of operation of his undertaking, make a suitable and sufficient assessment of –
(a) any risk to the safety and health to which any employee is exposed whilst he is at work; and
(b) any risk to the safety and health of any person not in his employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct by him of his undertaking, for the purpose of identifying the measures he needs to implement in order to comply with the requirements imposed upon him by this Act, and any other enactment.
The Duties of
The Employer
🏠 for Remote Work
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Workers’ Rights (Working from Home) Regulations 2020, Article 4
(1) Where the worker is required to work from home or where his request to work from home is acceded to, under regulation 3, the worker shall inform his employer of the proposed place where work is to be performed.
(2) The employer shall, where appropriate, conduct a suitable and sufficient assessment at the proposed place of work to ensure that performance of work at the proposed place shall not entail any risk to the safety and health of the homeworker and membersof his family. -
Workers’ Rights (Working from Home) Regulations 2020, Article 6
The homeworker and his employer shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Duties of
The Employee
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Occupational Safety and Health Act, Article 14
(1) Every employee shall, while at work –
(a) 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) co-operate with his employer in the discharge of any duty or requirement placed upon the employer under this Act;
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.
