Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Moldova
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
Moldova does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Safety and Health Act of July 10, 2008 (Law No. 186-XVI).
Article 1 of this law indicates that these laws are also applicable to 'places for the performance of telework'.
Page last updated: 21/05/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 9, General provisions -
(1) The employer is obliged to ensure the safety and health of workers in all aspects of their work.
(2) If the employer uses external protection and prevention services, he is not relieved of his responsibilities in the field of occupational safety and health.
(3) The obligations of workers in the field of occupational safety and health are without prejudice to the principle of employer responsibility. -
Article 10, General obligations -
(1) In discharging their responsibilities, the employer is obliged to:
a) to ensure the application of the provisions of the normative acts on safety and health at work, relevant to the field of activity, the particularities of the work process and the elements of the work system: man, work equipment, work load, work environment;
b) to adopt and apply internal occupational safety and health acts in case of lack of national or branch legislation relevant to the field of activity;
c) take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and health at work of workers, including the prevention of occupational risks, the provision of information and training, and the provision of the necessary means.
(2) The employer is obliged to ensure that the measures referred to in par. (1) are adapted, taking into account the change in circumstances, in order to improve the existing situation.
(3) The employer is obliged to apply the measures stipulated in par. (1) and (2) based on the following general principles of prevention:
a) avoiding occupational risks;
b) assessment of avoidable occupational risks;
c) combating occupational risks at source;
d) adapting the workplace to the needs of the person, including persons with disabilities, in particular with regard to reasonable adaptation of the workplace, choice of work equipment, production and working methods, with a view to alleviating monotonous work and standardised work and reducing their effects on health;
e) adaptation to technical progress;
f) replacing dangerous aspects by non-dangerous or less dangerous aspects;
g) developing a comprehensive and coherent prevention policy, including technology, work organisation, working conditions, social relations and the influence of factors related to the working environment;
h) prioritising collective protection measures over individual protection measures, except where they concern persons with disabilities;
i) providing workers with appropriate occupational safety and health instructions.
j) providing new technologies and assistive devices, tools and equipment to enable people with disabilities to remain in employment;
k) creating and maintaining hygienic conditions for life and work;
l) propagation of active rest among employees.
(4) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this law and taking into account the nature of the activities in the establishment, the employer is obliged to:
a) assess occupational risks, in particular in the choice of work equipment, chemicals or preparations used, and in the fitting-out of workplaces;
b) ensure, following the assessment referred to in point (a) and as necessary, that the employer applies preventive measures, as well as production and working methods, which improve the level of safety and health protection of workers and are integrated into all the activities of the establishment concerned and at all hierarchical levels;
c) take into account the health and safety capacity of workers whenever they are assigned a task;
d) ensure that the planning and introduction of new technologies is subject to consultation with workers and/or their representatives as regards the consequences of the choice of equipment,working conditions and working environment on workers’ safety and health;
e) take appropriate measures to ensure that only employees who have received adequate occupational safety and health instructions can access areas of serious and specific risk.
(5) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Law, where workers of more than one establishment are employed at the same workplace, their employers shall be obliged to:
a) cooperate with a view to implementing the provisions on safety, health and hygiene at work, taking into account the nature of the activities;
b) coordinate their actions to protect and prevent occupational risks, taking into account the nature of their activities;
c) inform each other about occupational risks; d) inform workers and/or their representatives about occupational risks.
(6) The financial means spent by the employer to carry out occupational safety and health measures are deductible.
(7) Occupational safety, hygiene and health measures will under no circumstances entail financial obligations on the part of workers. -
Article 14 - Information to workers
(1) The employer must take appropriate measures to ensure that workers and/or their representatives in the establishment receive all necessary information on:
a) occupational risks, as well as protection and prevention activities and measures both at the level of the unit, in general, and at the level of each type of workstation and/or function, in particular, including in the case of teleworkers;
b) measures taken in accordance with the provisions of Art. 12 par. (2) and (3).
(2) The employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that employers of workers in any outside establishment employed in his establishment receive adequate information on the matters specified in paragraph (1), intended for the workers concerned.
(3) The employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that designated workers or workers’ representatives, in order to carry out their duties in accordance with the provisions of this Law, have access to:
a) assessment of professional risks and protection measures specified in Art.13 letters a) and b);
b) the records and reports referred to in Art.13 lett. c) and d);
c) information on protection and prevention measures, as well as information from labour inspectors.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 19 - Obligations of workers
Each worker, including the teleworker, shall carry out his/her work in accordance with his/her professional training and training, as well as with the occupational safety and health instructions received from the employer, so as not to expose himself/herself or other persons who might be affected by his/her actions or omissions during work to the risk of injury or occupational disease.
The information on this page comes from...
Occupational Safety and Health Act of July 10, 2008 (Law No. 186-XVI)
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.
