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What it regulates
It developed the 2003 reform through changes to the Prevention Services Regulation and construction safety rules, covering the prevention plan, preventive resources and audits.
Who it applies to
Company preventive organisation and construction works. The 2006 provisions must be read alongside the current versions of Royal Decrees 39/1997 and 1627/1997.
Key provisions
It specified the plan’s content, management approval and communication within the organisation. Assessment and planning implement the plan rather than operating as documents detached from management.
Article one: prevention planIt developed the situations requiring preventive resources, their monitoring functions and their relationship with measures identified through assessment and planning.
Article one: Article 22 bis of the RegulationIt revised audit scope, reporting and frequency and introduced voluntary audits. Application requires checking the preventive arrangements, activities and exceptions in the consolidated regulation.
Article one: auditsIt added rules to Royal Decree 1627/1997 adapting preventive-resource presence to construction works and linking it to the safety and health plan and monitoring of compliance.
Article twoHistory and versions
Initial publication: 29/05/2006 · Initial entry into force: 29/06/2006
BOE-A-2006-9379Published on 29 May 2006. General commencement was 29 June 2006; Article one, paragraph two commenced three months after publication. The Regulation was subsequently amended, including by Royal Decree 337/2010; this record preserves the original 2006 scope.
Published on 29 May 2006. General commencement was 29 June 2006; Article one, paragraph two commenced three months after publication. The Regulation was subsequently amended, including by Royal Decree 337/2010; this record preserves the original 2006 scope.
BOE-A-2006-9379This instrument’s amendments are incorporated into Royal Decree 39/1997 · Prevention services regulations. The latest published wording of the receiving text checked is dated 2025-10-17; that date belongs to the receiving instrument and is not a new publication of this amending instrument.
BOE-A-1997-1853This instrument’s amendments are incorporated into Royal Decree 1627/1997 · Safety and health on construction sites. The latest published wording of the receiving text checked is dated 2010-03-23; that date belongs to the receiving instrument and is not a new publication of this amending instrument.
BOE-A-1997-22614Incorporation of this amendment into consolidated receiving texts
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Receiving text | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/05/2006 | 29/06/2006 | BOE-A-2006-9379 | Royal Decree 39/1997 · Prevention services regulations | Article 1, Article 7, Article 16, Article 19, Article 20, Article 21, Article 22 bis, Article 29, Article 30, Article 31, Article 31 bis, Article 32, Article 33 bis, Article 35, Article 36, Additional provision first, Additional provision tenth, Additional provision eleventh, Additional provision twelfth |
| 29/05/2006 | 29/08/2006 | BOE-A-2006-9379 | Royal Decree 39/1997 · Prevention services regulations | Article 2 |
| 29/05/2006 | 29/06/2006 | BOE-A-2006-9379 | Royal Decree 1627/1997 · Safety and health on construction sites | Additional provision sole |
Transitional provisions and application notes
The deferred commencement of Article one, paragraph two was 29 August 2006. Do not assign that date to the whole instrument or omit the distinction from general commencement.
Final provision threeThe reform does not replace reading the current Regulation or Royal Decree 1627/1997. Audit intervals and required presence cannot be inferred from a single sentence in this record.
Receiving legislation
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Earlier references (3)
- Amends · BOE-A-1997-1853
- Adds provisions to · BOE-A-1997-22614
- In accordance with · BOE-A-1995-24292
