Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Tuvalu
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
Tuvalu does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Labor and Employment Relations Act 2017.
There are no laws specified for remote work.
Page last updated: 11/06/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
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Part 6, Article 55 - Duties of employers
(1) An employer must provide and maintain, so far as practicable, a working environment for employees that is safe and without risks to health.
(2) An employer must –
(a) identify existing and new hazards at work and assess each identified hazard to determine whether or not it is a significant hazard to any employee at work; and
(b) take the following steps to reduce each significant hazard found in the workplace including the following:
(i) as far as is practicable eliminate each significant hazard in the workplace; and
(ii) if the hazard remains significant, take steps as far as practicable to minimise the hazard; and
(iii) if the hazard remains significant, take steps as far as practicable to isolate the hazard from employees at the workplace;
(iv) if the hazard remains significant, introduce a system to control each employee’s exposure to the hazard and provide protective clothing and equipment to protect employees from any harm that might arise from the hazard; and
(c) provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to enable employees to perform their work in a manner that is safe and without risks to their health or safety; and
(d) as far as practicable:
(i) monitor the health and safety conditions at the workplace;
(ii) monitor the health of employees at the workplace;
(iii) keep information and records relating to the health and safety of employees at the workplace; and
(iv) provide the results of any health monitoring of an employee to that employee.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 56 - Duties of employees
(1) While at work, an employee must –
(a) take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety and for the health and safety of any other employee who may be affected by his or her acts or omissions in the workplace; and
(b) cooperate with his or her employer with respect to any action taken by the employer to comply with any requirement of this Part.
(2) An employee must not –
(a) wilfully or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided by the employer for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of people in the workplace; or
(b) wilfully place at risk, the health or safety of any person in the workplace. -
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.
