1. 1 Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Health and Safety at Work: A Tedious Obligation or Part of Economic Success? Prevention and Early Intervention – importance of preventive culture and some of it’s aspects Ivars Vanadzins, Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, Riga Stradins University

2. 2 Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Example of Early prevention – Incidence of pain among Latvian workers Have you had pain during last year? … and what did you do?

3. 3 Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Multifactorial aspects of pain and MSD – potential for prevention and early intervention

4. 4 Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Remarks Institutional and legal frameworks must be in place Training and information must cover all groups/industries and «cultures» Specific cultural and historical problems must also be addressed and covered Social media must be included but limitations remembered 4