Cabinet Regulation No. 852 of 2004 on Labour Protection Requirements in Work with Asbestos Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis , 164, 15.10.2004. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Public health Environmental standards Pollution control Risk assessment/management Transport/storage Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations prescribe the labor protection requirements for work with asbestos in order to protect the safety and health of workers against the risks arising or likely to arise from exposure to asbestos or dust containing asbestos at the workplace. Dealing with asbestos means the dismantling of asbestos-containing materials (removal of asbestos-containing parts from a building, installation or equipment and removal), transportation, storage, disposal of asbestos-containing materials and handling of asbestos-containing materials where these are marked by chemical legislation labeling in accordance with the prescribed procedure. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv