Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Malawi
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
Malawi does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare Act.
It contains no specific ergonomics regulations for remote work.
Page last updated: 13/08/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 13
(1) It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure 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 includes in particular—
(a) the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health;
(b)arrangements for ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connexion with the use, handling, storage and transportation of articles and substances;
(c) the provision of information, instruction, training and supervision in accordance with section 65 to ensure the safety and health at work of his employees;
(d) as regards any place of work under the employer’s control, the provision of maintenance in a manner 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;
(e) the provision and maintenance of a working environment for his employees that is safe, without risks to health, and adequate as regards facilities and arrangements for their welfare at work. -
Article 65
(1) Every worker in a workplace shall be adequately and suitably—
(a) informed of potential health hazards to which he may be exposed to at the workplace;
(b) instructed and trained in the measures available for prevention and control and protection against health hazards at the workplace.
(2) All information, instruction and training referred to in subsection (1) shall be given in a language understood by the worker, and written, oral, visual and participative approaches shall be used to ensure that the worker assimilates the information, instruction or training, as the case may be.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 18
It shall be the duty of every employee while at a workplace—
(a) to take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself and that of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions; and
(b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on an employer or any other person by this Act, to co-operate with the employer or other person so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with. -
Article 227 - Employee Rights to Occupational Safety Information
Employees shall have the right to demand information about occupational safety in their workplaces, about the necessary occupational safety material which they should be given based on working conditions, and about concessions and guarantees. Employers shall be obliged to satisfy these requirements.
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.
