National OSH Strategy - Latvia

Introduction

National strategies are vital policy instruments to enhance the effectiveness of an OSH system by defining the key priorities and actions for improving workers’ health and safety.The Commission called on the Member States to update and draw up their national OSH strategies in line with the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 - in cooperation with social partners - to ensure that the new measures are applied on the ground.The main ministry responsible for OSH policy in Latvia is the Ministry of Welfare (Labklājības Ministrija)[1] and it’s Department of Labour Relations and OSH Policy. The Ministry of Welfare is responsible…