Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Nicaragua
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
Nicaragua does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its General Law on Occupational Hygiene and Safety (Law No. 618).
This law contains no regulations exclusively for remote workers.
Page last updated: 06/07/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 18
Obligations of the Employer are:
1. Observe and comply with the provisions of this Law, its regulations, standards, and the Labor Code. Non-compliance with these obligations leads to sanctions ranging from fines to closure of the workplace, in accordance with the established procedure.
2. Adopt the necessary and appropriate preventive measures to effectively ensure the hygiene and safety of its workers in all work-related aspects.
3. The employer, taking into account the types of risks to which workers are exposed and in accordance with the size and complexity of the company, shall designate or appoint one or more persons with training in occupational health or specialists in the field, to work exclusively on activities of promotion, prevention, and protection against occupational risks.
4. To comply with occupational risk prevention measures, the employer must:
a. Comply with standards and instructions on occupational risk prevention;
b. Ensure periodic occupational medical examinations are conducted according to the risks workers are exposed to;
c. Plan preventive actions based on the following:
1) Avoid risks;
2) Evaluate unavoidable risks;
3) Combat risks at their source;
4) Adapt work to the person;
5) Replace hazardous elements with those presenting little or no hazard;
6) Adopt measures ensuring collective and individual protection;
7) Provide workers with adequate information.
5. Develop an initial diagnosis that includes a map of specific occupational risks of the company and its corresponding prevention and healthy work promotion plan. The diagnosis must be updated when working conditions change or changes are made to the production process, and shall be reviewed, if necessary, in the event of health damage that has occurred. Once this law enters into force, all existing companies in the country shall have 6 months to prepare the said diagnosis and its corresponding prevention and healthy work promotion plan -
Article 19
The employer must provide free of charge the appropriate means for workers to receive training and information through training programs on hygiene, safety, and health of workers at workplaces. -
Article 20
The employer must ensure the development of training programs on hygiene and safety whose topics must be linked to the company's risk diagnosis and risk map, through scheduling these programs in annual activity plans carried out jointly with the joint occupational hygiene and safety committee, directed at all company workers at least once a year. -
Article 21
The employer must ensure that training program content includes design and implementation of measures on first aid, fire prevention, and worker evacuation. The execution and development of these events must be reported to the Ministry of Labor. -
Article 22
The employer must ensure that the teaching staff conducting training actions is qualified personnel, with expertise in occupational hygiene and safety who are duly accredited with the Ministry of Labor.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 32
Workers are obligated to observe and comply with the following provisions of this Law, the Regulations, the Labor Code, and the standards:
1) Follow orders and instructions given to ensure their own safety and health, that of their coworkers, and third parties present in the environment, observing rules or provisions issued on this matter.
2) Correctly use the means and protective equipment provided by the employer, in accordance with the instructions received.
3) Inform their immediate supervisor and the joint occupational hygiene and safety committee of any situation that, in their judgment, may entail a serious and imminent danger to hygiene and safety, as well as any defects found in protective systems.
4) Follow preventive teachings, both technical and practical, provided by the employer.
5) Cooperate in verifying their health status through medical examinations.
6) Inform their supervisor of all accidents and damage that happen to them during work or related to it, and provide information requested by Occupational Hygiene and Safety Inspectors.
7) Attend training events on occupational risk prevention convened by the employer, the trade union organization, the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute, the Ministry of Labor, among others.
8) Are obligated to participate in the joint occupational hygiene and safety committee and to elect their delegates to the committee. -
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.
The information on this page comes from...
General Law on Occupational Hygiene and Safety (Law No. 618)
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.
