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    Spain · National · Resolution

    Resolution of 9 June 2008: training for loader, excavator and crawler tractor operators

    In force, amended in 2014

    Current official Spanish title: Resolución de 9 de junio de 2008, de la Dirección General de Política Energética y Minas, por la que se aprueba la especificación técnica N.º 2001-1-08 «Formación preventiva para el desempeño del puesto de operador de maquinaria de arranque/carga/viales, pala cargadora y excavadora hidráulica de cadenas, en actividades extractivas de exterior» de la Instrucción técnica complementaria 02.1.02 «Formación preventiva para el desempeño del puesto de trabajo», del Reglamento General de Normas Básicas de Seguridad Minera.

    Original publication and analysisConsolidated textELI 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

    Develops technical specification 2001-1-08 under ITC 02.1.02 and defines minimum preventive training for the mining role, including contractors’ staff performing those tasks.

    Who it applies to

    Cutting, loading and haul-road machinery operators in surface extractive activities; group 5.2.c. The 2014 wording adds crawler tractors to loaders and crawler-mounted hydraulic excavators.

    Key provisions

    Cutting, loading and haul-road machinery operators in surface extractive activities; group 5.2.c. The 2014 wording adds crawler tractors to loaders and crawler-mounted hydraulic excavators.

    Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    Initial training lasts 20 hours. It must cover the specific syllabus rather than merely provide a general safety briefing.

    Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    Tasks and limits of each machine; manoeuvres, stability, working faces, travel, maintenance and coordination with other machines or people. Training must match the actual equipment and work.

    Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    The maximum interval between courses is 2 years. Read this with ITC 02.1.02, whose 2011 wording requires in-person training and at least 5 hours for refresher courses.

    Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    The scope includes subcontractor staff occupying the regulated roles. Specific training is integrated with coordination between companies and the site’s safety instructions.

    Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    History and versions

    Initial publication: 07/07/2008 · Initial entry into force: 08/07/2008

    BOE-A-2008-11500

    BOE publication: 7 July 2008; applicable from 8 July 2008. There is a specific amendment from 2014. Training sits within ITC 02.1.02, which has its own amendment history.

    The Resolution of 16 October 2014, published on 31 October 2014 and effective from 1 November 2014, extends training to crawler tractors and adjusts the corresponding syllabus sections.

    Publication: 31/10/2014 · Effective date: 01/11/2014

    BOE-A-2014-11209
    All text versions recorded by the BOE

    Publication and effective dates are different. The table retains the dates and provisions of each recorded text version; it does not treat future transitional deadlines as requirements already applicable.

    PublicationEffective dateOfficial referenceAffected provisions
    07/07/200808/07/2008BOE-A-2008-11500Preamble, First provision, Second provision, Signature, Technical Specification 2000-1-08
    31/10/201401/11/2014BOE-A-2014-11209Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    Transitional provisions and application notes

    • The specification became applicable on 8 July 2008. The initial 2-year adaptation period for existing staff is historical and has expired; it does not give each new recruit two years.

      Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    • Training under this specification does not replace assessment of the actual risk, authorisation to use equipment or special qualifications required by other legislation. Check the relevant role, content and refresher requirements.

      Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    • The resolution approves ET 2001-1-08. An internal heading in the published text shows 2000-1-08; identify this instrument by its title, reference BOE-A-2008-11500 and 2014 amendment.

      Technical Specification 2000-1-08

    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 (1)
    Subsequent references (1)

    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-2008-11500
    2. BOE-A-2008-11500
    3. ELI identifier
    4. BOE-A-2011-15940
    5. BOE-A-2014-11209

    Official sources checked on 14 November 2026. Consolidation, where available, is informative and has no legal force. Consult the official publication and check the applicable provision and date.

    Sabentis editorial translation into English; 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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