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Law 4/2004 · Asturian Institute for Occupational Risk Prevention

In force; institutional OSH regulation

Official Spanish title: Ley 4/2004, de 30 de noviembre, del Instituto Asturiano de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales.

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  1. What it regulates
  2. Who it applies to
  3. Key provisions
  4. History and versions
  5. Transitional provisions and application notes
  6. Official BOE legal relationships
  7. Official sources
  8. Explore the concepts in Sabentis Explore

What it regulates

It governs the Asturian Institute, its prevention policies and the occupational health, safety and working-environment plan, including research, advice and cooperation with the Labour Inspectorate.

Who it applies to

Principality of Asturias: purposes, scope, planning and prevention functions in Articles 1–9, with participation through the Occupational Safety and Health Council. The reference to LPRL Article 3 defines its scope.

Key provisions

It manages policies to eliminate or reduce risks at source and improve working conditions, without prejudice to applicable health legislation.

Article 4

It operates in Asturias within the scope of the LPRL and its implementing rules, with particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Article 5

The plan must analyse conditions, set objectives and priorities, specify programmes and resources and provide for evaluation of structure, process and results.

Article 7

It investigates accidents, diseases and other work-related harm and develops information systems to detect risks and propose corrective action, coordinating with health bodies.

Article 8

The Occupational Safety and Health Council is the participation body for prevention. It is distinct from the governing and executive bodies listed in Article 9.

Article 18

History and versions

Initial publication: Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias · 13/12/2004

Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias

BOE publication: 18/01/2005 · Initial entry into force: 02/01/2005

BOE-A-2005-896

Published in the BOPA on 13 December 2004; the official record gives commencement as 2 January 2005. BOE publication followed on 18 January 2005. The consulted consolidated record lists no later textual amendments.

Original text: organises the Institute and leaves details of its operation and Council to implementing regulations. This entry does not reproduce all subsequent regulations.

Publication: 13/12/2004 · Effective date: 02/01/2005

BOE-A-2005-896
Text versions of the selected OSH provisions

The table includes only versions that introduce or amend the selected OSH subsections. Full article versions changing only other subjects remain in the official sources but are not shown as preventive reforms.

Functions and provisions connected to occupational safety and health are selected; other subjects remain available in the official sources. Text-version dates are those recorded by the BOE and may refer to regional publication, preceding publication in the state gazette.

PublicationEffective dateOfficial referenceAffected provisions
13/12/200402/01/2005BOE-A-2005-896Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Article 9, Article 18, Final provision first, Final provision second

Transitional provisions and application notes

  • Expert assistance and workplace checks supporting the Inspectorate operate within the applicable legal framework; they do not confer all inspection powers on the Institute.

    Article 4
  • The working environment here refers to workplace microclimate factors. This does not turn the entry into a general environmental-protection regulation.

    Article 7
  • The six-month deadlines for regulatory proposals were linked to constitution of the Governing Board. They are start-up rules, not recurring business deadlines.

    Final provision first

Official BOE legal relationships

This record covers the history of the selected occupational safety and health provisions. The official analysis also provides the relationships affecting other subjects in the legislation.

Official BOE legal relationships

Official sources

Official sources checked on 14/11/2026. Updating a database record does not by itself mean that the legislation has been amended.

  1. BOE-A-2005-896
  2. BOE-A-2005-896
  3. ELI identifier
  4. BOE-A-2005-896

Official sources checked on 14 November 2026. The original publication and subsequent provisions determine the legal scope; consolidation, where available, is informative. The editorial history focuses on OSH-relevant relationships and does not replace the sources.

Sabentis editorial translation; it is not an official translation and does not replace the official text.

Editorial information

Publication date: 14 November 2026.

Editorial responsibility: Sabentis editorial team.

Editorial review by Pablo RodríguezLinkedIn

Executive Vice President of the International ORP Foundation and Chief Financial Officer of Sabentis.

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