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What it regulates
Develops the Civil Guard’s prevention organisation through a central service, zone sections and offices in commands and other units. It allocates planning, assessment, emergency, training and health-surveillance coordination tasks.
Who it applies to
The bodies perform their functions for Civil Guard members and Armed Forces personnel assigned to units, centres and organisations of the Civil Guard Directorate-General. This entry addresses the prevention structure established by the Order, implementing Royal Decree 179/2005.
Key provisions
The organisation brings prevention bodies into a coordinated functional structure: the Prevention Service, zone sections, command offices and other units. Their resources must enable advice and support appropriate to the risks.
Third provisionThe central Service designs and coordinates prevention plans and programmes, assesses risks, draws up emergency plans, analyses occupational accidents and diseases, provides information and supports training. It coordinates and assists the other bodies.
Fourth provisionHigher-level competence must cover occupational safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics and applied psychosociology. Occupational medicine is performed by qualified Health Assistance Service personnel, with the health-surveillance coordination established by the Order.
Fourth provisionZone sections link the central Service with territorial offices, develop plans and assessments for their area, prepare emergency arrangements and coordinate health surveillance with the relevant health and psychology services.
Fifth provisionCommand offices promote basic prevention, assess risks except those reserved to higher-level specialists, propose controls and contribute to planning, emergencies and first aid. The Order requires exclusive dedication from the office head and intermediate-level staff, while permitting shared duties for basic-level auxiliary personnel.
Sixth provisionTraining centres and other designated units have equivalent offices. In units below command level, the unit head coordinates prevention and may request technical support; that role does not in itself confer higher-level prevention qualifications.
Seventh provisionHistory and versions
Initial publication: 16/03/2006 · Initial entry into force: 17/03/2006
BOE-A-2006-4768Published on 16 March 2006 and effective from 17 March 2006, it develops the bodies envisaged by Royal Decree 179/2005. The consulted consolidated text retains its initial wording. The transitional provision requires progressive implementation, while Final Provision Two provides for the new bodies to take over the preventive functions previously carried out by the Health Assistance Service as they begin operating.
Royal Decree 179/2005: specific Civil Guard prevention framework; Article 13 requires a ministerial order to develop the bodies.
BOE-A-2005-3241Royal Decree 39/1997: express reference for prevention disciplines, functions and staff qualification levels.
BOE-A-1997-1853Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/03/2006 | 17/03/2006 | BOE-A-2006-4768 | First provision, Second provision, Third provision, Fourth provision, Fifth provision, Sixth provision, Seventh provision, Additional provision sole, Transitional provision sole, Final provision first, Final provision second, Final provision third |
Transitional provisions and application notes
The Order identifies specific personnel groups. The applicable regime must be checked for civilian or other staff; working at a Civil Guard site alone does not make the whole regulation applicable.
Second provisionThe transitional provision provides for progressive implementation as resources become available. This is an original implementation rule: the entry does not itself establish actual staffing or implementation in each unit.
Transitional provision soleNames and reporting lines reflect the Order’s legal framework. Current administrative organisation and internal instructions must be checked when identifying a particular body; this entry does not replace an up-to-date organisation chart.
Fourth provision
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
