Latvia: repeated occupational safety instruction (atkārtotā instruktāža) due at least yearly, every 6 months for hazardous work
Date note: Not a shared calendar deadline: MK noteikumi Nr. 749 'Apmācības kārtība darba aizsardzības jautājumos' (in force since 2010-10-01), §23, requires repeated instruction at least once every 12 months for standard work, and at least once every 6 months for work with hazardous equipment or on the employer's approved increased-risk-work list, counted from each employee's previous instruction. The date shown is an illustrative annual placeholder, not everyone's actual due date.
Every year in October, due by the 1st. · Illustrative annual cadence for standard work only — the real deadline is 12 months (6 months for hazardous/increased-risk work) after each employee's own previous instruction, not this specific calendar date.
What changes
Employers must give every employee repeated occupational safety instruction (atkārtotā instruktāža) covering the same scope as their initial instruction, at least once every 12 months for standard work; employees doing hazardous-equipment or increased-risk work (per the employer's own approved list) must be re-instructed at least once every 6 months.
Who is affected
Every registered employer in Latvia with at least one employee, of any size or sector.
Sizes: micro, small, medium, large · Sectors: All sectors · Applies if: We employ staff
What to do
Track each employee's last safety-instruction date and schedule the next one within 12 months (6 months for staff on hazardous-equipment/increased-risk work, per your own approved list). Keep signed instruction logs on file for VDI inspection.
Next occurrences
Penalty
VDI administrative enforcement under the Darba aizsardzības likums for missing or overdue instruction; specific fine amounts not confirmed from a source fetched this session.
Sources
Last verified 8 September 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.