Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Madagascar
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
Madagascar does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Law No. 2024-014 enacting the Labour Code.
Page last updated: 13/08/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 163
The employer must ensure the safety and health of workers in all aspects related to work. -
Article 164
The employer has an obligation to promote a culture of prevention to ensure that workplaces, machinery, equipment, and work processes under their control do not present risks to the safety and health of workers.
The employer has the obligation:
1. to periodically assess, or have assessed by any other competent person, the risks to the safety and health of the workers they employ and, for this purpose, to establish and update a Single Risk Assessment Document (DUER) for the safety and health of workers;
2. to develop and implement annually a Prevention Action Plan (PAP) to guarantee the safety and health of workers. A decree issued by the Council of Government after consultation with the National Council for Labour and Employment determines the procedures for risk assessment, establishment of the DUER (Single Risk Assessment Document) and the development and implementation of the PAP (Prevention Plan). -
Article 168
The employer is required to inform workers or their representatives about the risks to their safety and health, as well as the preventive measures taken to guarantee a safe and healthy workplace. -
Article 169
The employer has an obligation to ensure that each worker receives appropriate free training in occupational safety and health.
Specific training programs must be defined and delivered for the benefit of workers and their representatives responsible for promoting occupational safety and health.
The Duties of
The Employer
🏠 for Remote Work
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Article 70
Telework, whether it be permanent or occasional, is understood as the performance of work outside the premises of the employer, by the use of information and communication technologies.
Recourse may be made to telework, either from the conclusion of the employment contract, or during its execution -
Article 72
Subject to compliance with the laws and regulations in force, the parties fix by agreement between themselves, within the framework of the provisions of Article 71, the conditions:
1. of acceptance by the employee of the conditions of implementation of telework;
2. of making available to the worker the supplies, the material and the work equipment;
3. of control of working time or of regulation of the workload;
4. of determination of the time slots during which the employer may usually contact the employee in telework.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 173
In the event of a danger threatening their health and/or safety, workers may exercise the right to alert and temporarily withdraw from their workstation until the employer has taken corrective measures.
To this end, the employer may not require workers to return to work in a situation where an imminent and serious danger to life or health persists.
A decree issued by the Council of Government after consultation with the National Council of Labour and Employment will determine the procedures for exercising this right of withdrawal. -
Article 174
Occupational health and safety measures must not entail any expense for workers. -
Article 175
Without relieving the employer of their own responsibilities, the worker is primarily responsible for their own health and safety at work. -
Article 176
To this end, workers must comply with all safety and health measures imposed to prevent risks to safety and health inherent in their work. -
Article 177
Workers, in the course of their work, must cooperate in fulfilling the employer's obligations regarding occupational safety and health.
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.
