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What it regulates
Develops the chairmanship of safety and hygiene committees and the election and eligibility of mining safety delegates under the Miners’ Statute.
Who it applies to
Articles 1–4 on the mining sector’s specific preventive representation arrangements.
Key provisions
Unless another system is agreed in the internal rules, the chair is chosen by absolute majority from all members, by the representatives specified in the provision; failing that, employer and worker representatives alternate annually.
Article 1If no employees have ten years with the company, the delegate’s required experience refers to the mining profession, including experience across different companies. Occupational equivalences refer to the coefficient groups in RD 2366/1984.
Article 2. Eligibility requirements for mining safety delegatesAt workplaces without a works council, staff or union delegates propose a shortlist of three candidates. The candidate with the most valid votes is elected.
Article 3. Procedure for electing a mining safety delegateUnion delegates may attend the committee and advise the mining safety delegate under article 10.3.2 of the Organic Law on Trade Union Freedom.
Article 4. Trade-union delegate participation in specialist safety and hygiene bodiesHistory and versions
Initial publication: 22/04/1986 · Initial entry into force: 12/05/1986
BOE-A-1986-9859Published on 22 April 1986 and effective from 12 May 1986. The checked BOE record lists no subsequent changes to this instrument; read it alongside the Miners’ Statute and the LPRL saving provision.
All text versions recorded by the BOE
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1986 | 12/05/1986 | BOE-A-1986-9859 | Preamble, Article 1, Article 2. Eligibility requirements for mining safety delegates, Article 3. Procedure for electing a mining safety delegate, Article 4. Trade-union delegate participation in specialist safety and hygiene bodies, Signature |
Transitional provisions and application notes
The chair’s term and rotation must be read with the committee’s term and internal rules; the provision requires a new election at the end of the four-year term.
Article 1The LPRL preserved the specific rules in chapter IV of the Miners’ Statute and its implementing provisions. This regime must not be automatically replaced by a generic description of an occupational risk prevention representative.
Repealing provision sole
Official BOE legal relationships
Earlier references (2)
- Implements · BOE-A-1984-165
- Cites · BOE-A-1985-16559
