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What it regulates
Regulated the protection of workers against workplace noise through exposure assessment, risk reduction, hearing protectors and hearing checks. It was replaced by Royal Decree 286/2006, with a specific transition for music and entertainment ending on 15 February 2008. This is a historical legislation record.
Who it applies to
Historically applied to employers, employees and working members of worker cooperatives. Article 1 excluded the crews of air and maritime transport.
Key provisions
Reduce noise at source
Article 2 required employers to reduce risks to the lowest level technically and reasonably achievable, taking available control measures into account.
Article 2Assess and measure exposure
Articles 3 and 4 regulated initial assessment, reassessment following changes and periodic assessment using representative measurements.
Articles 3 and 4Protect and monitor hearing
Articles 5 to 8 provided for graduated information, hearing checks and personal protection according to exposure; Article 9 covered records.
Articles 5 to 9History and versions
The BOE provides the original, corrections and analysis. No consolidated text or version selector for this decree was found. No date of a latest consolidated update is therefore assigned.
General repeal took effect on 31/03/2006. The sole transitional provision of Royal Decree 286/2006 retained the previous regime for music and entertainment until 15/02/2008. The postponement until 2011 of Article 8 of the new decree for personnel on board seagoing vessels did not extend Royal Decree 1316/1989: maritime crews were excluded from its scope.
| Publication | Change or milestone | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/11/1989 | Original publication of Royal Decree 1316/1989. | 01/01/1990 |
| 09/12/1989 | Correction of errors in the text and annexes. | — |
| 26/05/1990 | Correction to point 6 of Annex 1 concerning peak noise level. | — |
| 11/03/2006 | Publication of Royal Decree 286/2006, repealing the earlier decree subject to a transitional exception for music and entertainment. | 31/03/2006 |
| No new publication | End of residual application to music and entertainment, as provided for in the instrument published in 2006. | 15/02/2008 |
Related legislation
Royal Decree 286/2006 establishes the subsequent workplace noise protection framework. Its repeal and transitional provisions explain the dates on which the 1989 decree ceased to apply.
