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What it regulates
It creates Osalan and assigns occupational-harm research, epidemiological surveillance, advice and prevention support, together with social participation and coordination with labour and health authorities.
Who it applies to
Basque Country: Articles 1–8 bis, additional provision three and final provision three insofar as they concern prevention. Scope includes businesses, public administrations and cooperatives; promotion also covers self-employment.
Key provisions
Osalan manages policies to eliminate workplace risk causes at source or, where elimination is impossible, reduce them at source.
Article 1It investigates occupational accidents and diseases, proposes corrective measures and develops statistics and epidemiological surveillance coordinated with the health authority.
Article 4Its functions include ergonomics, adapting work to people’s capabilities and studying harmful working conditions during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Article 4The General Council includes public, trade-union and employer representation. Articles 7, 8 and 8 bis govern programmes, committees and decision-making.
Article 6Final provision three provides for adapting the social-law sanctions procedure to cooperatives and Basque public administrations, with decision-making competence depending on the amount.
Final provision thirdHistory and versions
Initial publication: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco · 07/01/1994
Boletín Oficial del País VascoBOE publication: 10/02/2012 · Initial entry into force: 08/01/1994
BOE-A-2012-2014Origin in 1993–1994; organisational amendment by Law 10/1997, effective 29 July 1997; amendment of final provision three by Law 6/2011, effective 1 January 2012. Regional publication dates are distinguished from later BOE insertions.
Original Law 7/1993: BOPV of 7 January 1994, BOE of 10 February 2012.
BOE-A-2012-2014Law 10/1997 amends Articles 1, 6 and 8, adds Article 8 bis and repeals additional provision four; BOPV publication on 28 July 1997 and effect from 29 July.
BOE-A-2012-417Law 6/2011: new wording of final provision three from 1 January 2012. This account follows the amending provision and the receiving provision.
BOE-A-2012-968Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/1994 | 08/01/1994 | BOE-A-2012-2014 | Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Additional provision third, Additional provision fourth, Final provision third, Final provision fourth |
| 28/07/1997 | 29/07/1997 | BOE-A-2012-417 | Article 1, Article 6, Article 8, Article 8 bis, Additional provision fourth |
| 30/12/2011 | 01/01/2012 | BOE-A-2012-968 | Final provision third |
Transitional provisions and application notes
This is a 1993 law published in the BOPV on 7 January 1994 and effective from 8 January. Its later BOE publication in 2012 does not change those dates.
Final provision fourthPublic-authority status and access to workplaces serve the assigned statutory functions. They must be distinguished from the Labour Inspectorate’s separate legal framework.
Article 4The 2011 amendment affects final provision three on sanctions procedure. It must not be confused with additional provision three on cooperatives and public administrations.
Final provision third
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
