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    Spain · National · Order

    Order of 16 December 1987 · Occupational accident reporting deadlines and procedures

    In force with forms and references replaced; not wholly repealed

    Current official Spanish title: Orden de 16 de diciembre de 1987 por la que se establecen nuevos modelos para la notificación de accidentes de trabajo y se dan instrucciones para su cumplimentación y tramitación.

    Original publication and analysisELI identifier
    On this page
    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

    Regulates ordinary and urgent occupational accident reporting. It must be read alongside the 2002 forms and the applicable electronic or territorial procedure; historical forms must not be treated as current.

    Who it applies to

    Employers, self-employed workers where applicable, and bodies processing notifications. It covers accidents with sick leave, without sick leave and specified urgent notifications.

    Key provisions

    The employer completes the report and gives a copy to the injured worker; receiving bodies check and process it.

    Article 2

    The sick-leave report is submitted within five working days of the accident or medical leave, for accidents or relapses causing at least one day’s absence beyond the accident day.

    Article 3.a

    Accidents without sick leave are reported monthly within the first five working days of the following month.

    Article 3.b

    In addition to the ordinary report, a 24-hour notification applies to fatal, serious or very serious accidents and those affecting more than four workers, within the workplace and working-day travel situations specified in the Article.

    Article 6

    History and versions

    Initial publication: 29/12/1987 · Initial entry into force: 01/01/1988

    BOE-A-1987-28546

    Published on 29 December 1987 and effective from 1 January 1988. Corrected in March 1988. Order TAS/2926/2002 replaced forms and administrative references. This entry offers no separate consolidated text and does not present original forms as current.

    Correction published on 7 March 1988.

    BOE-A-1988-5716

    Replacement of forms and administrative references by Order TAS/2926/2002.

    BOE-A-2002-22650

    This record links to the original publication and subsequent instruments. No separate consolidated BOE text has been identified for this instrument.

    Transitional provisions and application notes

    • The original 1987 forms were replaced by Order TAS/2926/2002. Replacement of the forms does not repeal the entire Order.

      Article 1

    • Do not automatically extend Article 6 urgency to every commuting accident. Original references to telegrams and occupational disease forms are historical: consult the competent channel and CEPROSS rules.

      Articles 6 and 8

    Official BOE legal relationships

    Relationships may affect only specific provisions. They do not by themselves determine the status of the whole instrument: consult its history and application notes.

    Earlier references (7)
    Subsequent references (2)

    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-1987-28546
    2. ELI identifier

    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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