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What it regulates
It establishes Cantabria’s scientific and technical prevention body and approves its Statute. It assigns research, assistance, workplace checks and social participation; the 2026 amendment addresses Council procedures and personal data.
Who it applies to
Cantabria: prevention functions and bodies under the Law and its annexed Statute, especially Law Articles 1–4 and 11, additional provision five and Statute Articles 1–3. General procurement, property and accounting rules are outside this account.
Key provisions
It assigns investigation of occupational risks and harm, statistics and preventive proposals, including technical assistance to labour authorities, the Inspectorate and courts.
Article 3Statute Article 2 develops prevention promotion, training and advice, including epidemiological surveillance coordinated with the health authority.
Article 2 of the StatuteIt distinguishes the executive Directorate from the Cantabrian Occupational Safety and Health Council, which provides advice and participation.
Article 4Law Article 11 governs Council meetings, constitution and decisions; paragraph 1 was updated in 2026 to refer to the applicable legal framework.
Article 11The provision added in 2026 links processing and access to personal data to the Institute’s statutory functions, restricts disclosure to those purposes and requires staff confidentiality.
Additional provision fifthHistory and versions
Initial publication: Boletín Oficial de Cantabria · 30/12/2008
Boletín Oficial de CantabriaBOE publication: 24/01/2009 · Initial entry into force: 31/12/2008
BOE-A-2009-1173Regional publication on 30 December 2008 and commencement on 31 December; BOE publication on 24 January 2009. The 2021, 2023 and 2026 amendments are documented, separating administrative changes from the selected prevention provisions.
Original Law with annexed Statute; effective the day after BOC publication.
BOE-A-2009-1173Law 11/2021, Article 6: removes the transitional budgetary and accounting provision from 1 January 2022; administrative context.
BOE-A-2022-2180Law 3/2023, Article 19: staffing, procurement and financial amendments to the Law and Statute, effective 1 January 2024; retained as context.
BOE-A-2024-1373Law 5/2026, Article 10: amends Article 11(1) and adds additional provision five; regional publication on 30 April 2026 and effect from 1 May 2026.
BOE-A-2026-10431Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/12/2008 | 31/12/2008 | BOE-A-2009-1173 | Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 11, Final provision second, Article 1 of the Statute, Article 2 of the Statute, Article 3 of the Statute |
| 30/04/2026 | 01/05/2026 | BOE-A-2026-10431 | Article 11, Additional provision fifth |
Transitional provisions and application notes
Technical assistance and checks operate within the assigned powers. Institute support does not replace each employer’s required prevention arrangements.
Article 2 of the StatuteThe Law and its Statute have articles with the same numbers. Each duty must be attributed to the correct instrument; both remain within this entry.
AnnexAccess to data is not a general permission to publish it. Necessity, purpose, confidentiality and the data-protection rights specified in the provision must be respected.
Additional provision fifth
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
