Materials

Brochures, posters and videos about asbestos. The posters can be printed and displayed on a construction site or at a workplace.

These materials were published in 2002–2015The occupational exposure limit of 0.1 fibres/cm³ they mention is no longer in force: since 21 December 2025 it has been 0.01 fibres/cm³. Since the amendments to Cabinet Regulation No. 852 (December 2025), asbestos removal also requires a permit from the State Labour Inspectorate (see Safety at work). The basic principles of safe practice (do not break, wet the material, work with P3 protection) remain valid, but check the legal requirements on the “Safety at work” page.

Brochures and posters

POSTER Key risks when removing asbestos-cement slate A4 · 1 p. · 2014 · in Latvian · PDF POSTER Key risks when removing asbestos A4 · 1 p. · 2014 · in Latvian · PDF FACT SHEET Information sheet “Warning! Asbestos” A5 · 2 pp. · 2014 · in Latvian · PDF BROCHURE Occupational safety requirements for work with asbestos A5 · 18 pp. · 2014 · in Latvian · PDF LEAFLET Occupational safety requirements for work with asbestos A5 · 14 pp. · 2011 · in Latvian · PDF BROCHURE Carcinogenic risk factors in the working environment A5 · 16 pp. · 2015 · in Latvian · PDF LEAFLET Asbestos: friend or hidden enemy? (historical) VDI · c. 2002 · 13 pp. · in Latvian · PDF

Videos

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The challenge of handling asbestos Latvijas Avīze, 2024 · in Latvian What to do with asbestos-containing slate? Latvian Television · in Latvian What to do if you find hazardous waste in the countryside TV report · in Latvian Working with asbestos while ignoring safety at work Latvian Television · in Latvian What is asbestos? Its most common uses and materials RSU seminar · in Latvian The situation in Latvia regarding safe work with asbestos Inese Sūna, VDI · RSU seminar · in Latvian Inventory of asbestos-containing materials in buildings and workplaces Anita Seile, RSU DDVVI · in Latvian Protective equipment, health checks and training for work with asbestos Dagmāra Sprūdža, RSU DDVVI · in Latvian PPE solutions for work with asbestos Andis Zanders, 3M Latvija · RSU seminar · in Latvian Hazardous asbestos found on the TEC-2 site TV report, 2019 · in Latvian “Latvenergo” dragged into an environmental pollution scandal TV report, 2019 · in Latvian

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