Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Latvia (Ratification: 1993)

Legislation. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that numerous legislative changes have occurred since its last report, including the amendment of Cabinet Regulation No. 325 of 15 May 2007 on Labour protection requirements when coming into contact with chemical substances at the workplace, in order to implement the European Commission directive 2009/161/EU establishing a third list of indicative occupational exposure limit values; the adoption of Cabinet Regulation No. 301 of 19 April 2011 on the environment pollution caused by asbestos and asbestos products and the management of asbestos waste, replacing Cabinet Regulation No. 332 of 25 April 2006; and the amendment of Cabinet Regulation No. 66 of 4 February 2003 on Labour protection requirements for protection of employees from the risk caused by the noise of the work environment, in order to require employers to perform noise measurements when there is a possibility the noise level in the workplace has increased. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on legislative measures undertaken to enable the application of the Convention.