Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Egypt
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
Egypt does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Labor Law (Law No. 14 of 2025). All its regulations are applicable to both office and remote workers.
Page last updated: 18/05/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 256. Risk assessment -
The establishment and its branches shall be obligated to conduct risk assessments and analyses of potential industrial and natural disasters, as well as disasters resulting from operations. They must also prepare emergency plans to protect the establishment, workers, and visitors in the event of accidents and disasters. These plans must be tested for effectiveness through practical drills to ensure their efficiency, with workers trained accordingly and necessary corrections made if required. -
Article 266. Medical examination -
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Social Insurance and Pensions Law mentioned, the establishment and its branches are obligated to do the following:
• Conduct an initial medical examination on the worker before joining the job to ensure their health and fitness in accordance with the type and requirements of the job assigned to them.
• Conduct a fitness assessment to ensure the worker's physical, mental, and psychological capabilities are suitable for the job's needs.
• These examinations shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions governing health insurance. The competent minister, in coordination with the minister responsible for health affairs, shall issue a decision to determine the levels of fitness, health safety, and mental and psychological capabilities upon which these examinations are based. -
Article 267. Information and training -
The establishment and its branches are obligated to do the following:
• Train the worker on the correct principles for performing their job.
• Inform the worker about the risks of their profession before starting the job, and require them to use the prescribed protective measures, while providing appropriate personal protective equipment and training them on how to use it. The establishment shall not charge the worker any costs or deduct any amounts from their wages for providing the necessary protective measures. -
Article 246: Safe work environment -
The establishment and its branches are required to provide occupational safety and health measures and ensure a safe work environment in the workplace, in accordance with exposure standards and threshold limits, to prevent physical hazards resulting from the following:
• Thermal and cold stress.
• Noise and vibrations.
• Intensity of lighting.
• Harmful and hazardous radiation (ionizing - non-ionizing).
• Changes in atmospheric pressure.
• Explosion hazards. -
Article 247: Protection from hazards -
The establishment and its branches are required to take the necessary precautions and measures to provide occupational safety and health means and ensure a safe work environment, ensuring the prevention of engineering hazards (mechanical - electrical - construction and building - ergonomics), particularly the following:
• Any hazard arising from lifting and hauling equipment, means of transportation, handling, and motion transfer.
• Any hazard arising from construction, building works, excavation, risks of collapse, and falling.
• Any hazard arising from electricity (both dynamic and static).
• Any hazard arising from failure to consider the compatibility between the worker's physical structure, equipment, machinery, and the workplace environment.
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.
