OSHA Ergonomics Guidelines

Overview

The OSHA Ergonomics Guidelines are a set of industry -specific and general ergonomics guidance documents — providing practical frameworks for identifying, assessing, and controlling ergonomic risk factors in the workplace. Although not legally binding in India, OSHA ergonomics guidelines are widely referenced by multinational employers, institutional investors, and ESG frameworks operating in India — as they represent internationally recognised best practice for ergonomics programme development, risk assessment, and control implementation. Indu stry-specific OSHA ergonomics guidelines cover sectors including nursing homes, retail grocery, poultry processing, shipyards, and sewing — each addressing the specific ergonomic risks of that sector.