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    Spain · National · Royal Decree

    Royal Decree 1627/1997 · Safety and health on construction sites

    In force, as amended

    Current official Spanish title: Real Decreto 1627/1997, de 24 de octubre, por el que se establecen disposiciones mínimas de seguridad y de salud en las obras de construcción.

    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
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    What it regulates

    Organises construction-site prevention through safety and health studies and plans, coordination, and duties for clients, contractors, subcontractors and self-employed workers.

    Who it applies to

    Construction and civil-engineering works within its definition, subject to Article 1’s exclusion for extractive industries governed by specific legislation.

    Key provisions

    The client appoints safety and health coordinators where Article 3’s conditions arise, during design and execution.

    Article 3

    Include the appropriate safety and health study or basic study in the project according to the works’ circumstances.

    Article 4

    Each contractor prepares the plan implementing the study; the appropriate party must approve it before work starts and it must remain adapted to execution.

    Article 7

    Contractors and subcontractors comply with and enforce the plan, apply prevention principles, and inform and instruct self-employed workers they engage.

    Article 11

    The plan determines the presence of preventive resources; identified deficiencies require instructions and correction under the additional provision.

    Additional provision sole

    History and versions

    Initial publication: 25/10/1997 · Initial entry into force: 25/12/1997

    BOE-A-1997-22614

    Royal Decree 337/2010 repealed Article 18 and amended Article 19.1.

    Publication: 23/03/2010 · Effective date: 24/03/2010

    BOE-A-2010-4765

    Royal Decree 1109/2007 amended Articles 13.4 and 18.2. Article 18 was later repealed in 2010.

    Publication: 25/08/2007 · Effective date: 26/08/2007

    BOE-A-2007-15766

    Royal Decree 2177/2004 amended Annex IV.

    Publication: 13/11/2004 · Effective date: 03/12/2004

    BOE-A-2004-19311

    Royal Decree 604/2006 added the sole additional provision on the presence of preventive resources at construction sites.

    Publication: 29/05/2006 · Effective date: 29/06/2006

    BOE-A-2006-9379
    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
    25/10/199725/12/1997BOE-A-1997-22614preambulo, CAPÍTULO I, Article 1, Article 2, CAPÍTULO II, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, Article 14, CAPÍTULO III, Article 15, Article 16, CAPÍTULO IV, Article 17, Article 18, Article 19, Transitional provision sole, Repealing provision sole, Final provision first, Final provision second, Final provision third, firma, Annex I, Annex II, Annex III, Annex IV
    13/11/200403/12/2004BOE-A-2004-19311Annex IV
    29/05/200629/06/2006BOE-A-2006-9379Additional provision sole
    25/08/200726/08/2007BOE-A-2007-15766Article 13, Article 18
    23/03/201024/03/2010BOE-A-2010-4765Article 18, Article 19

    Transitional provisions and application notes

    • Projects endorsed or approved before commencement retain the specified Royal Decree 555/1986 regime, but Articles 10, 11 and 12 and Annex IV of Royal Decree 1627/1997 apply to their execution from commencement.

      Transitional provision sole

    • Article 18 on prior notice has been repealed since 24 March 2010. It must not be presented as a current duty; Article 19.1 was amended by the same reform.

      Article 18

    Official BOE legal relationships

    Earlier references (9)
    Subsequent references (4)

    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. Original publication and analysis
    2. Consolidated text
    3. ELI identifier

    Based on data from Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE). Consolidated text is informational: consult the official publication for legal purposes. The history includes every subsequent relationship in the retrieved BOE record, but does not guarantee coverage of all judgments or implied changes.

    The official title is retained in Spanish. English and Catalan texts are editorial summaries, not official translations of the legislation.

    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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