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Republic of Latvia

Cabinet
Regulation No. 660
Adopted 2 October 2007

Procedures for the Performance of Internal Supervision of the Work

Environment

Issued pursuant to
Section 7, Paragraph four of the Labour Protection Law

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 Annex 1
Cabinet
Regulation No. 660 of 2 October 2007

Inspection of Workplace or Type of Work and Determination of Work Environment Factors Therein and Evaluation
Thereof
[7 April 2015]

Date _______________

Whether present
(existing) work
Whether environment
there is factors cause a risk
(exists) a What is to be evaluated in order to to the safety and
specific determine whether a risk to the safety health of
No. What may cause risk to the
Work environment factors work and health of employees exists and employees and
safety and health of employees
environmen whether further inspection/labour whether it is
t factor protection measures are required necessary to take
labour protection
measures
no yes no yes/perhaps
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Physical factors working layout of working premises suitability of the layout of the
premises and area workplace, the area required, etc.
surroundings (impact)
furniture/equipment
of the
workplace routes of transport and passage
cleanliness
order

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 other (please, specify)
noise machinery noise level, variable noise level,
people impulsive noise (duration of exposure)
work with manual instruments
and tools
ventilation equipment
equipment of the undertaking or
the institution
other (please, specify)
vibrations work with moving, rotary, vibration intensity (duration of
vibrating manual instruments exposure, local, general)
work with vibrating machines
work on vibrating surfaces
other (please, specify)
illumination artificial lighting conditions of adequacy of artificial lighting,
workplaces intensity of illumination of
artificial lighting conditions of passageways and machines, non-
passageways dazzling directions of light
artificial lighting conditions of
machines
artificial lighting conditions of
workbenches
artificial lighting conditions of
other objects (specify)
micro-climate equipment emitting high heat temperature (C0)
ventilation equipment with the air movement rate (m/s)
airflow of unbalanced influx relative air humidity (%)
and suction etc. heat radiation (kcal)
maintenance of ventilation system
lack of ventilation
other (please, specify)

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 outside workwork in outside conditions temperature (C0)
lowered temperature during the air movement rate (m/s)
cold time of the year relative air humidity (%)
heat radiation (kcal)
meteorological conditions
intense solar radiation
other (please, specify)
elevated work in caissons to what pressure employer is exposed,
ambient work in altitude chambers how long work in elevated pressure
pressure takes place, how soon the pressure is
diver’s work
reduced
other (please, specify)
radiation x-ray equipment quantity of radiation (duration of
(ionising/non- electromagnetic field equipment exposure)
ionising)
ultraviolet radiation equipment
laser radiation equipment
other (please, specify)
other physical
factors
2. Physical factors heavy work physically strained work weight of individual unit and total
(biomechanical lifting of heavy items weight, working methods (termination
) of exposure), ergonomic indicators
carrying of heavy items
repeated lifting of heavy items
hauling, pushing of heavy items
other (please, specify)
physical work connected with frequent frequency of repeated work operations,
efforts which repetition of the same work energy and accuracy requirements and
repeat operation needs (changes in exposure),
ergonomic indicators
work postures, sitting lifting on height, working squatting,
static postures walking bending down, bending outwards or

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 standing stretching (termination of exposure),
lying duration of work in one posture,
ergonomic indicators
squatting
other posture (specify)
work involving design of workplace design of workplace (chair, table,
computer long working hours without monitor), working hours (breaks),
breaks software, conformity to the
requirements of ergonomics, sight
non-conformity of monitor to
strain
the requirements
reflective glare
non-conformity of software
other (please, specify)
elevated sight work related to elevated sight work intensity, duration of work, size
strain strain of details, different elements to be
work involving a microscope discerned
work involving optical devices
jeweller’s work
work involving small details
other (please, specify)
overload of continuous load of voice in duration of incessant load of vocal
vocal cords speaking cords, total load to vocal cords per day
continuous load of voice in (length of talking, singing), intensity of
singing load (loudness of voice, intricacy of
speech, singing)
work related to work involving different manual work intensity, duration of incessant
elevated strain tools work, repetition of work
of local muscles work with hands
other (please, specify)

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 other physical
factors
3. Psychological working hours organisation of working time work at night, work in shifts,
and emotional unplanned overtime work, irregular
factors shifts, duration of shifts
shortage of work to be performed is work at piece rate, work in groups or
working time connected with additional effort individually, speed of work, duration
of haste
monotonous nature and volume of work, whether work is monotonous and (or)
work which frequently repeat it requires constant attention, ability to
influence the work to be performed
inability to small (insufficient) possibilities possibilities for employees to organise
influence the for employees to participate in their own work
working the planning of their work
procedures
work in work where employees work risk of accidents and violence, lack of
isolation protractedly alone or in communication, lack of support of
isolation from others colleagues, lack of information
increased increased responsibility in work level of responsibility, the frequency of
responsibility taking of important, responsible taking of responsible decisions, the
decisions scope of people influenced by the
decision, the scope and severity of
consequences in case of mistake
strained unfavourable, strained mutual relationship in work collective,
psychological relationship among employees mutual support, psychological
atmosphere at unfavourable, strained isolation, competition, mobbing,
work relationship with employer bossing
other (please, specify)
violence physical potential physical assaults, sexual
sexual harassment harassment of employees, clients or
other persons

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 other
psychological
factors
4. Dust sprays abrasive dust production, processing, risk of inhalation of dust, density of
utilisation of abrasives dust in air, dust particle size,
emerging of dust while working composition of dust, presence and
adequate operation of ventilation
other (please, specify)
(natural, general, local), efficiency and
maintenance of ventilation systems
dust of organic work where plant dust (for risk of inhalation of dust, density of
origin example, from flour, tree, dust in air, dust particle size,
tobacco, flax, cotton, hemp) is composition of dust, presence and
excreted adequate operation of ventilation
animal (wool, animal hair, skin) (natural, general, local), allergenic
dust properties of the dust
feather or skin dust of birds
skin or hair dust of human being
emission of other dust of
organic origin into the air, for
example, processing of peat,
production of natural silk, paper
production
dust of metals mechanical processing of metals risk of inhalation of dust, density of
and alloys work involving metallic dust in air, dust particle size,
thereof powders composition of dust, welding
(frequency, duration of works),
metal smelting
presence and adequate operation of
welding works ventilation (natural, general, local)
other (please, specify)
dust containing utilisation, transport of coal risk of inhalation of dust, density of
carbon and production and processing of dust in air, dust particle size,
inorganic soot, coke, graphite composition of dust, presence and

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 compounds processing of diamonds adequate operation of ventilation
thereof, lime, soot dust, other works where (natural, general, local)
chalk dust dust containing carbon is
discharged
extraction, production and
utilisation of lime and chalk
other (please, specify)
dust containing production, processing and risk of inhalation of dust, density of
silicon dioxide, utilisation of cement, clay, dust in air, dust particle size,
silicates chamotte composition of dust, presence and
production, processing and adequate operation of ventilation
utilisation of glass and mineral (natural, general, local)
fibres
utilisation of asbestos
production and processing of
quartz, granite, glass, copper-
silicon alloys
utilisation of sand blasting in
work (for example, for cleaning
of facades)
other (please, specify)
5. Chemical factors substances and inhalation of substances or possibility of absorption of substances
mixtures mixtures or mixtures through the respiratory
(specify accidental swallowing tract (how much, duration of exposure,
particular how often)
contact with the skin in the
substances and possibility of absorption of substances
work procedures
mixtures, or mixtures through the skin (how
evaluate each other (please, specify) much, duration of exposure, how
substance or often)
mixture possibility of absorption of substances
individually) or mixtures through the mouth (how

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 technological inhalation of substances or much, duration of exposure, how
processes of mixtures often), effect of chemical substance on
production of accidental swallowing body
substances and risk and safety phrases, possible
contact with the skin in the
mixtures allergic reactions, presence of
work procedures
cancerogenic, mutagenic substances
other (please, specify) concentration of chemical substances
production inhalation of substances or in air, indicators of biological exposure
waste mixtures (IBE)
accidental swallowing
contact with the skin in the
work procedures
other (please, specify)
means of industrial production of means possibility of absorption of substances
medical of medical treatment or mixtures through the respiratory
treatment, utilisation of means of medical tract (how much, duration of exposure,
antibiotics, treatment in work (for example, how often)
enzyme in medical practice, agriculture, possibility of absorption of substances
preparations, stock farming) or mixtures through the skin (how
bio-stimulators much, duration of exposure, how
preparation in pharmacy –
often)
inhalation, contact with the skin
possible allergic reactions
in the work procedures
other (please, specify)
other chemical
factors
6. Biological factors diseases spread work in a forest, meadow and duration of work in the forest,
by ticks, tick- other places where tick bites are meadow, work in planting of greenery,
borne possible incidence of ill ticks in particular zone
encephalitis, (endemic area)
Lyme disease
work in old houses, attic

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 bites of other work in a forest, meadow and
insects, other places where bites of
diseases spread insects are possible
by insects work during the time of day-
and-night and year when the
activity of insects is high
other (please, specify)
contact with work in places where the
poisonous presence of poisonous animals
animals, bites is possible
of poisonous work in meadows, swamps,
animals forest and other places
(snakes)
work during the time of day-
and-night and year when
activity of poisonous animals is
high
other (please, specify)
animal bites, attacks of animals, including
dog bites, dogs (physical trauma)
rabies bites of ill animals (rabies)
infectious work where contact with
diseases, infected tissue fluids is possible
which spread work where contact with
with blood or infected blood is possible
other body
infection reaching blood, open
fluids, for
wounds
example,
hepatitis B, possibility of pricking or cutting
oneself and presence of
infections
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duration of work during the time of
day-and-night and year when activity
of insects is high, possibility of
presence of insects (bees, wasps,
hornets, gadflies, gnats), possibilities
of warding off, individual reaction of
employee to insect bites
duration of work during the time of
day-and-night and year when activity
of poisonous animals, for example,
snakes, is high, possibility of the
presence of poisonous animals
frequency and duration of work in
territories where attacks of animals
(wild animals, domestic animals, dogs)
are possible, duration of contact with
animals, work with ill animals, wild
animals
frequency and duration of such work
where direct contact with infected or
possibly infected materials, tissue
fluids and blood, pricking, cutting and
injuring oneself and infected material
reaching blood is possible
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 hepatitis C, other (please, specify)
HIV
tuberculosis work, which is related to the direct contact with tuberculosis
presence of tuberculosis bacteria, work where agents of
bacteria or excretion thereof tuberculosis excrete (how much,
duration of exposure, how often)
other micro- work, which is related to the direct contact with biological agents,
organisms, presence of bacteria, viruses and as well as possibility of contact with
which may other micro-organisms (which micro-organisms and other organisms,
cause diseases, are not individually referred to whose effects may cause infectious
bacteriological anywhere) or spreading thereof diseases, allergy, toxic and other
preparations effects (how much, duration of
exposure, how often)
fungi, which work, which is related to the direct contact with fungi, possibility of
may cause presence of fungi or excretion contact with fungi (for example, mould
diseases thereof in agriculture) whose effects may
cause infectious diseases, allergy, toxic
and other effects (how much, duration
of exposure, how often)
human and work, which is related to the work where contact with human or
animal vermin, presence of vermin or spreading animal vermin that may cause people
which may thereof to fall ill is possible, contact with
occupy human vermin carriers (duration of exposure,
organism frequency)
hogweed, work in a forest, meadow and direct contact with poisonous plants,
contact with other places where contact with duration of work in a meadow, forest
juice of other the juice of poisonous plants is where contact with poisonous plants is
poisonous possible possible, duration of work in planting

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 plants which work in removal of hogweed, of greenery, duration and frequency of
cause health mowing work related to fighting hogweed,
disorders when mowing in meadows with hogweed,
coming into possibility of plant juice reaching the
contact with skin, reaction to plant juice, allergic
the skin reactions (duration of exposure, how
often)
allergens work involving substances contact with allergen (possibility to
causing allergic reactions inhale, contact with skin), frequency
inhalation of allergens and duration of contact, type of the
possible caused allergic reaction, for
contact of allergens with the
example, late type allergic reactions,
skin in the work procedures
quick allergic reactions, and level of
seriousness thereof (for example,
contact allergy, general allergic
reaction, rash, eczema, allergic rhinitis,
hyperactivity of bronchi, asthma,
anaphylactic shock), individual
sensitivity of employee
other
biological
factors
7. Traumatic risk machinery, rotating and moving parts of unprotected/enclosed rotating, moving
factors workbenches machinery, workbenches and parts, parts under voltage of machines,
and devices devices workbenches, devices and active parts
mechanised instruments of other nature
other (specify)
manual tools manual tools of chiselling, technical condition of tools, methods
cutting, drilling and other types of use thereof, storage, conformity of
of processing tools to the work to be performed
mechanical manual tools
other (please, specify)

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 other technical transport equipment, including whether risk of accidents exists (finds
equipment cranes, lifts, pressure blowers, expression), technical condition and
boilers and other dangerous maintenance of equipment, results of
equipment inspections
work in height work of steeplejacks whether risk of falling, turning over,
work in 1.5 m distance from collapsing exists (finds expression),
ground, covering or working technical condition and conformity of
scaffolding surface assembling of scaffolding and stairs,
utilisation thereof
work related to rising in height
work on scaffolding
work on stairs
work in buildings
work on ladders
other (please, specify)
possibility of uneven flooring surface bumps, pits, on which
stumbling, slippery flooring employees move, other roughness,
falling slippery surfaces of movement,
different obstacles
obstacles in way of movement of
other (please, specify) employees, order and cleanliness of
working premises, arrangement of
equipment and other objects
possibility of hot materials temperature (Co) of products to be
burning, hot liquids produced, materials, surfaces and
scalding objects to be used, possibility of
hot surfaces
contact with boiling, hot liquid,
hot objects material, surface, duration and
other (please, specify) frequency of work involving hot,
boiling liquids, materials, objects, near
hot surfaces
micro-injuries sparks whether risk to obtain micro-injury of
splinters eye or other part of the body from

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 other (please, specify)
internal transportation and driving up
transport and (access) routes (for example,
traffic work on internal traffic roads)
types of transportation and
driving up (access)
work on internal traffic roads, in
direct vicinity thereof
moving along internal traffic
roads by vehicle or on foot
moving along internal traffic
roads on foot
other (please, specify)
work on or work the on carriageway of a
near the road, street, motorway where
carriageway movement of vehicles takes
place or in direct vicinity
thereof where running over,
running down, brushing or
another accident caused by
vehicles may take place
work involving work involving constructions
constructions and semi-finished parts
of buildings work involving materials
and edifices
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sparks, splinters (for example, flexing,
welding, grinding) exists (finds
expression), frequency and duration of
such works
whether risk of accidents exists (finds
expression), whether pedestrian and
vehicle roads are marked, enclosed in
the territory of undertaking, whether
safety signs are placed correctly, how
heavy is the traffic of vehicles and
pedestrians
whether risk of accidents exists (finds
expression), how often such works
take place and duration thereof,
whether delimitation, safety signs are
placed correctly, how heavy is the
traffic of vehicles, ensuring and
utilisation of reflective clothing
whether risk of accidents exists (finds
expression) when dealing (working)
with building constructions, in contact
with semi-finished parts and materials
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 technical work involving electrical voltage, insulation, grounding of
maintenance devices electrical circuit or device, ability of
and room, walls, floor to conduct
exploitation of electricity, air humidity, servicing of
working such circuits or devices outdoors,
electrical inspection of protective equipment and
installations working procedures
(voltage 50 V
and more)
driving a work of vehicle driver, driving whether risk of accidents exists (finds
vehicle of automobiles, buses, expression) in driving a vehicle, route,
trolleybuses, trams, trains and intensity of movement, speed of
other vehicles transport, distance (time to be spent on
work in aviation – piloting of road), road surfacing, technical
airplanes, helicopters equipment, safety measures (in relation
to persons employed in aviation only
such conditions shall be evaluated,
which may influence the safety of
taking-off, landing and flight)
underground work in ditches and shafts whether risk of tumbling down,
work other work where partial or collapsing of walls, ceiling, risk of
complete caving in, burying, caving in, trapping of employees
trapping under ground is exists, what is the type and resistance
possible of developed ground (sand, clay,
limestone), depth of works under soil,
duration of work, safety measures
danger of fire, stocks of explosives or whether risk of accidents exists (finds
explosion, combustible substances expression) in the storage, use of or
chemical burns condition of the electrical when dealing with explosives,
and poisoning circuit and equipment combustible, poisonous and other
substances
work situations related to the
risk of fire

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 work situations related to the
risk of explosion
insufficient conformity of occupational level of training, professional
occupational preparedness of employee to the conformity of employee to the work to
preparedness work to be performed be performed, practical skills for the
of employee performance of the work, how long
(for example, the first day, month,
year, many years) work is performed,
whether similar work has been done
previously, whether risk of accidents
exists (finds expression)
other traumatic
risk factors

Inspection was performed by___________________________________________________________

Participated:
1) on behalf of employees __________________________________________________________________________________
(employee, trusted person, representative of the employees (underline the necessary answer))

2) other _____________________________________________

Minister for Welfare D. Staķe

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