Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Bulgaria
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
Bulgaria does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Health and Safety at Work Act.
Page last updated: 21/05/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 3 - Risk assessment
The employer must execute risk assessment of workplaces outfitted with video displays for determination of possible risks to health and safety of workers, particularly related to eyesight, muscle-skeletal system, arising psychic stress, etc. -
Article 5 - Training and information
The employer must provide persons working with video displays training and information regarding the requirements pertaining to the specific equipment, work environment, utilized software products, and possible risks of eyesight impairment, along with impairment of the muscle-skeletal system, resulting psychic stress, etc., as well as regarding the requirements related to workers’ behavior, in view of health protection upon:
1. admission to work;
2. material modifications related to workplace organization;
3. commissioning into operation of new equipment. -
Article 6 - Information
The employer must provide persons working with video displays information regarding the adopted measures for provision of healthy and safe labour conditions. -
Article 9 - Eye examinations
(1) The employer must provide eye examinations and eyesight assessment to persons working with video displays by eye specialists:
1. prior to commencement of work with video displays;
2. once every three years for persons under 40 years of age, and once a year for persons aged 40 and over;
3. upon complaints of eyesight related problems, which may be due to work with video displays.
(2) The employer must provide to own account means for eyesight correction of workers for execution of work involving video displays, if prescribed by the eye specialist during the examinations pursuant to Paragraph 1. -
Ordinance 7, I. Equipment related requirements
1. The used equipment must not pose risk to persons working with video displays.
2. Screen:
a) the symbols appearing on the screen must be well shaped with clear appearance and suitable size and distance between symbols/characters and lines;
b) the screen image must be stable, excluding fluctuations or other forms of interference;
c) the brightness and/or contrast between the symbols/characters and the background must be capable of adjustment by the person working with the video display and must be subject to easy introduction of changes depending on the work environment conditions;
d) the screen must provide easy movement, swivel and tilt capabilities, along with height regulation and rotation depending on the needs of the persons working with the video display;
e) the screen must not cast reflections and must not generate glare causing discomfort to the person working with the video display;
f) the screen must provide capability for use of separate surface for positioning or use of adjustable table.
3. Keyboard:
a) the keyboard must be capable of tilting and must be separate from the monitor, permitting comfortable work posture disallowing fatigue of arms/hands and wrists;
b) the space in front of the keyboard must be adequate and must provide capability for support of arms/hands and wrists of the persons working with the video display;
c) the keyboard must possess a mat finish avoiding glare and reflections;
d) the order of positioning and characteristics of the keys must facilitate the use of the keyboard;
e) the symbols on the keys must be contracting and easily legible when the worker is in the usual work posture.
4. Work desk and work surface:
a) the work desk or the work surface must possess adequate width along with low reflectivity and must permit changes to the positioning of the screen, keyboard, documents, and remaining equipment;
b) the document holder must be stable, must provide adjustment capability, and must be positioned in a manner reducing head and eye movement causing discomfort during work;
c) the workplace must provide adequate space, so the person working with video display can assume the most comfortable posture during work.
5. Operator/work chair:
a) the operator/work chair must be stable and must provide the person working with video display freedom of movement and comfortable posture during work;
b) the seat must provide height adjustment capabilities;
c) the backrest must provide height and inclination/lean adjustment capabilities;
d) the capability must exist for positioning of footrest if desired on part of the person working with the video display. -
Ordinance 7, III. Interaction/interface "operator/computer"
During the time of design, selection, commissioning into operation, change of the software product, as well as upon organization of activities, during which video displays are used, the employer must provide:
1. software product, suitable for the specific work task;
2. software product, easy to use and if possible adaptable to the level of knowledge and experience of persons working with video displays; quantitative or qualitative inspections or assessments of performed work must not be applied without the knowledge of the worker;
3. the systems must provide back feed to worker regarding the results of its work;
4. the systems must provide information in format and speed coordinated in line with the worker’s capabilities;
5. application of ergonomic principles as regards to the software product, especially during the process of information processing on part of worker.
The Duties of
The Employer
🏠 for Remote Work
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Article 107h - Rights of home workers
The specific workplace must be defined in the individual employment contract, whereby several workplaces may be agreed in accordance with Art. 107 h para. 8 LC.
At the written request of the employee or staff member, the employer is authorised to change the workplace for up to 30 working days per year, subject to the conditions and modalities stipulated in the employment contract and/or the company's internal regulations.
Art. 107h para. 9 LC obliges the employer to establish regulations defining the assignment and settlement of home office work as well as the content, scope, results achieved and other features essential for the settlement of the work performed.
If home office work is allocated and accounted for via an information system, the employer must provide the employee or staff member with written instructions on the type and scope of the work-related data to be recorded, processed and stored therein.
Pursuant to Art. 107i para. 3 LC, the employer must ensure that the workplace is equipped with work-related and technical equipment. -
Article 107k - Minimum requirements and training
With regard to employees performing home office work, Art. 107k also imposes additional obligations on them, which include the provision of written data to the employer on the characteristics of the remote workplace provided by them, by obliging the employer in para. 3 of the article to take measures to ensure that the home office workplaces meet the minimum requirements for occupational safety and health contained in the Health and Safety at Work Act on the day the employment relationship comes into force or changes.
The employer was obliged to provide appropriate training and instructions on health and safety at work in accordance with the specifics of the workplace and the remote worker's occupation, namely:
a) when taking up work;
b) when transferring to another workplace or when changing work tasks;
c) when introducing new or changing work equipment and procedures.
The employer must pay for all training provided during working hours by regularly carrying out training and briefings, taking into account new or changed risks.
In view of these obligations of employers, home office workers and employees are required to refuse access to the workplace during working hours and/or in accordance with the agreements in the individual employment contract and/or collective agreement only for essential reasons.
Supervision of the proper enforcement of and compliance with occupational health and safety requirements and regulations is carried out as follows:
Home office workers and employees are entitled to request an inspection of their home office workplace from the relevant ‘Labour Inspectorate’ directorate;
The employer and/or his representative, the representatives of the employers' liability insurance associations, the employee and staff representatives within the meaning of Art. 7 Para. 2 LC and the supervisory bodies for occupational health and safety have a right of access to the home office workplace within the framework of the agreements made in the individual employment contract and/or the collective agreement by informing the home office employee and staff member in advance and obtaining his consent.
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.
