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What it regulates
The regulation includes express prevention duties for workshops and storage sites and a specific instruction on workplace explosions. This page covers those occupational duties; the 2025 security amendment is not presented as a new wording of ITC 14.
Who it applies to
Limited scope: seventh additional provision, Articles 45, 46, 57(2)–(7), 58 and 82, and ITC 14. It covers manufacture, storage, transport, sale and firing where explosive mixtures may be present within the regulation’s scope. General marketing, product marking and security rules without occupational content are excluded.
Key provisions
The employer must integrate prevention, maintain risk assessment and monitoring, and retain prevention records. Appointing workers or external services does not remove its duty of protection; Article 82 applies the same framework to storage sites.
Article 45Articles 46 and 58 require suitable employer-provided PPE and supervision of its use. Hazardous premises must be identified and display maximum occupancy, permitted quantities, safety measures and emergency instructions.
Article 46ITC 14 requires a specific explosion risk assessment covering equipment, processes, ignition sources and foreseeable effects. Planning must assign deadlines, responsibilities and resources, identify hazardous areas and document the measures taken.
Complementary technical instruction 14Where companies share a workplace, cooperation and coordination follow Article 24 of the Prevention Act and Royal Decree 171/2004. ITC 14 also requires sufficient training and information and, where required by the prevention documentation, written instructions and permits for particularly hazardous work.
Complementary technical instruction 14For ammunition workshops, Article 57(7) requires immediate reporting of serious or fatal accidents to the competent industrial authority without replacing labour notifications. Every occupational accident must be investigated; the conclusions are also sent to the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.
Article 57History and versions
BOE publication: 07/11/2015 · Initial entry into force: 08/11/2015
BOE-A-2015-12054Published on 7 November 2015, generally effective from 8 November 2015 subject to final provision 4. The selected occupational provisions retain their original wording. The 2020 transitional extension and 2025 security amendment are documented separately.
Original text and transition from the 2010 regulation.
BOE-A-2015-12054Article 3 extends the deadline in transitional provision 2(1) to 31 December 2020. Transitional context; no new wording of the selected occupational provisions.
BOE-A-2020-4259Order PJC/342/2025, published on 10 April 2025 and effective the next day, amends ITC 11. It is excluded from the OSH wording table because its scope is security.
BOE-A-2025-7192Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2015 | 08/11/2015 | BOE-A-2015-12054 | Additional provision seventh, Article 45, Article 46, Article 57, Article 58, Article 82, Complementary technical instruction 14 |
Transitional provisions and application notes
The sector rules apply alongside the Prevention Act and its implementing rules. ITC 14 does not turn product or security requirements into general prevention obligations for every business.
Additional provision seventhThe adaptation deadline in the second transitional provision, paragraph 1, was extended to 31 December 2020. This is a historical deadline, not a current exemption from OSH duties, and must not be extended to other requirements.
Transitional provision secondRepeal of Royal Decree 563/2010 retains the express reservations in transitional provisions 1–3 and final provision 4. Order PJC/342/2025 amends security ITC 11, not the occupational articles or ITC 14 selected here.
Repealing 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
