Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Tanzania
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
Tanzania does not have any ergonomics regulations. Its Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2003 only contains general occupational health and safety regulations, which are laid out below.
It contains no regulations specific to remote work.
Page last updated: 14/08/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Article 95
(1) It shall be the duty of every employer or occupier to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees and rehabilitation of affected employees.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of an occupier's duty under subsection (1), the matters to whichthat duty extends include in particular—
(a) the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are safe and without risksto health;
(b) arrangements for ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the production, processing, use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;
(c) the provision of such instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure the health and safety at work of his employees;
(d) the maintenance of any place of work under the occupier's control, in a condition that it is safe and without risks to health, and the provision and maintenance of means of access to and egress from it 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;
(f) taking such steps as may be reasonably practicable to eliminate or mitigate any hazard or potential hazard to the safety or health of employees, before resorting to personal protective equipment;
(g) establishing those hazards to the health or safety of persons attached to any work which is performed, any article or substance which is produced, processed, used, handled, stored or transported and any plant or machinery which is used in the business;
(h) establishing precautionary measures to be taken with respect to the work, article, substance, plant or machinery in order to protect the health and safety of persons, and he shall provide the necessary means to apply such precautionary measures;
(i) not to permitting any employee to do any work or to produce, process, use, handle, store or transport any article or substance or to operate any plant or machinery, unless the precautionary measures contemplated in paragraphs (b) and (d), or any other precautionary measures which may be prescribed, have been taken;
(j) taking all necessary measures to ensure that the requirements of this Act are complied with by every person in his employment or on premises under his control where plant or machinery is used;
(k) enforcing such measures as may be necessary in the interest of health and safety;
(l) ensuring that work is performed and that plant or machiney is used under the general supervision of a person trained to understand the hazards associated with it and who have the authority to ensure that precautionary measures taken by the employer are implemented; and
(m) causing all employees to be informed regarding the scope of their authority.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 99
(1) It shall be the duty of every employee while at work—
(a) to take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of any other person who may be affected by his actions or omissions at work;
(b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, co-operate with him so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with;
(c) carry out any lawful order given to him, and obey the health and safety rules and procedures laid down by his employer or by any person authorized by his employer, in the interest of health or safety;
(d) if any situation which is unsafe or unhealthy comes to his attention, as soon as practicable he shall report the situation to his employer or to the health and safety representative of the factory or workplace or section thereof, who shall subsequently report it to the employer; and
(e) if he is involved in any incident which may affect his health or which has caused an injury, he shall report the incident to his employer or to any other person authorized by the employer, or to his health and safety representative, as soon as practicable but not later than the end of the particular shift during which the incident occurred, unless the circumstances were such that the reporting of the incident was not possible in which case he shall report the incident as soon as practicable thereafter.
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.
