Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Zambia
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
Zambia does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2025.
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 14
(1) An employer shall provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of the employees.
(2) Despite the generality of subsection (1), an employer shall—
(a) prepare a health and safety policy providing for the protection of the health and safety of the employees at a workplace, including a description of the organisation and arrangements for carrying out reviews to that policy;
(b) prominently display a statement of the health and safety policy referred to in paragraph (a), signed by the chief executive officer or an equivalent officer, in a conspicuous place at a workplace;
(c) disseminate the occupational health and safety policy referred to under paragraph (a) to the employees;
(d) formulate and disseminate to the employees the rules and procedures relating to health and safety;
(e) provide plant and systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without any risks to human health and maintain them in that condition;
(f) ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that articles, devices, items and substances provided for the use of the employees at a workplace are used, handled, stored and transported in a manner that is safe and without any risk to the health and safety of the employees at the workplace;
(g) provide information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of the employees at the workplace;
(h) so far as is reasonably practicable, maintain a workplace under the employer’s control, in a condition that is safe and without any risk to the health and safety of employees at the workplace;
(i) so far as is reasonably practicable, provide and maintain the means of access to, or exit from, a workplace that are safe and without any risk to the health and safety ofthe employees and others using it;
(j) provide and maintain a working environment which is adequate as regards facilities and arrangements for the welfare of employees at the workplace;
(k) inform and consult a health and safety representative—
(i) where an authorised officer visits the workplace, and give the health and safety representative an opportunity to meet the authorised officer;
(ii) on the circumstances and future prevention of any injury or illness to an employee;
(iii) on the circumstances of any injury to an employee for which a claim is submitted to the Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board; or
(iv) with a view to making and maintaining arrangements to enable the employer and the employees to cooperate effectively in promoting and developing measures to ensure the health and safety of the employees at the workplace, and checking the effectiveness of those measures
(l)provide for measures to deal with emergencies and accidents, including adequate first-aid arrangements;
(m) provide at the employer’s expense all appropriate protective clothing or equipment to be used in the workplace by employees who in the course of employment are likely to be exposed to the risk of bodily injuries, and adequate instructions in the use of such protective clothing and equipment; and
(n) provide to the employees, without a charge, anything which by law is required to be provided to those employees by the employer.
(3) An employer shall not require an employee to return to a work station, where there is imminent danger to life or health, until remedial action is taken to address the danger.
(4) An employer who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred and seventy-five thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.
The Duties of
The Employee
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Article 16
(1) An employee shall, at a workplace—
(a) take reasonable care of the employee’s own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by the employee’s acts or omissions at the workplace;
(b) not operate any machine or engage in a process which is unsafe or is an imminent risk to the employee’s own health or safety and that of others; and
(c) cooperate with the employer or any other person in relation to any duty imposed on the employer or that other person, so far as is necessary to enable that duty to be performed or complied with.
(2) An employee shall, where an employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition of any item, device, article, plant or substance or any aspect of the workplace is, or may be, dangerous to the employees’ health or safety, immediately inform the employer, the health and safety committee or health and safety representative. -
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.
