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What it regulates
Approved the civil-protection directive on major accidents involving dangerous substances. Section 3 developed prevention policy, safety management and internal emergency plans, including worker and contractor training and participation and emergency organisation. It is retained here as an occupational-protection historical reference.
Who it applies to
Selection of directive section 3 on establishment self-protection and the people working there. It does not cover all external planning zones, consequence models or public civil-protection organisation. The current framework must be checked against Royal Decree 840/2015 and the new directive published in 2026.
Key provisions
Subsection 3.2.1 detailed responsibilities, command structure, training needs and ongoing worker and subcontractor training, alongside participation procedures. Its relevance is the organisation of prevention within the establishment.
Article 3Risk identification was to cover routine and non-routine operations, start-up, maintenance, shutdowns, changes and emergencies. Work procedures and management of change formed part of the system.
Article 3The internal plan was to organise staff, equipment and procedures for intervention, evacuation or sheltering and integration with civil protection. Staff preparation and plan testing were implementation measures, not merely documentation.
Article 3History and versions
BOE publication: 09/10/2003 · Initial entry into force: 10/10/2003
BOE-A-2003-18682Published on 9 October 2003 and effective from 10 October 2003. Royal Decree 734/2019 amended directive sections 1, 7.2 and 8.2, outside the occupational core selected here. The 2023 repeal temporarily preserved the directive. Order INT/1070/2026 publishes its replacement, effective from 11 October 2026. The selected section 3 received no new wording from the 2019 amendment.
Royal Decree 734/2019: amendments to sections 1, 7.2 and 8.2; context outside the occupational self-protection tables.
BOE-A-2020-46Repeal from 11 July 2023, with temporary directive continuity under sole repealing provision 2 (b) and 3.
BOE-A-2023-14679Agreement published by Order INT/1070/2026: new directive and cessation of previous effects from 11 October 2026.
BOE-A-2026-21146Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10/2003 | 10/10/2003 | BOE-A-2003-18682 | Article 3 |
Transitional provisions and application notes
Royal Decree 524/2023 repealed the decree with effect from 11 July 2023, but its repealing provision temporarily preserved application of the directive pending the replacement instrument. It is incorrect to state that all its content stopped applying in 2023.
Official referenceThe agreement of 6 October 2026, published by Order INT/1070/2026 on 10 October 2026, ends the former regime’s effects when the agreement applies: 11 October 2026. This date follows jointly from its fourth and fifth provisions.
Official referenceThe transitional safety-report adaptation period was a historical 2003 provision, not a deadline that restarts when this entry is consulted.
Transitional provision sole
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
