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What it regulates
Preserves the former statutory framework for occupational safety and hygiene, training and night-work protection. It helps trace historical rights and their replacement by the 2015 consolidated statute, alongside development of the OSH Prevention Act.
Who it applies to
Historical reading limited to Articles 4(2)(d)–(e), 5(b), 19, 36(1) and 36(3)–(5). The former Statute is not presented as an independent source of current duties, and its full hiring or dismissal regime is outside the entry.
Key provisions
Recognised physical integrity and an adequate safety and hygiene policy, alongside dignity and protection from harassment under the wording applicable at the time.
Article 4The duty to observe safety and hygiene measures accompanied the right to effective protection.
Article 5Employers had to provide suitable practical training on recruitment, job changes or new techniques involving serious risks. Timing and conditions were interpreted alongside prevention rules applicable at the relevant time.
Article 19The Article contained participation, request and stoppage procedures. Its original arrangements must not be transferred to a current procedure without checking the OSH Prevention Act and the 2015 Statute.
Article 19Night and shift-work protection covered adapted preventive standards, health assessment and measures addressing night-work-related health problems; work pace had to address monotony and repetition.
Article 36History and versions
Initial publication: 29/03/1995 · Initial entry into force: 01/05/1995
BOE-A-1995-7730Published on 29 March 1995 and initially effective from 1 May 1995. The record retains numerous amendments on other subjects; Articles 19 and 36 retain their initial wording in the consulted source. Repeal in 2015 and coexistence with the OSH Prevention Act are the key milestones of this historical selection.
OSH Prevention Act: specific prevention framework effective from 10 February 1996, to be read with the former Statute during their overlapping period.
BOE-A-1995-24292Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015: repeal and successor consolidated statute, effective from 13 November 2015.
BOE-A-2015-11430Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1995 | 01/05/1995 | BOE-A-1995-7730 | Article 4, Article 5, Article 19, Article 36 |
| 31/12/2003 | 01/01/2004 | BOE-A-2003-23936 | Article 4 |
| 23/03/2007 | 24/03/2007 | BOE-A-2007-6115 | Article 4 |
Transitional provisions and application notes
The consolidated statute was repealed by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015 with effect from 13 November 2015. Continued availability of its articles in the BOE does not mean they remain in force.
Article 19During its lifetime it coexisted with the OSH Prevention Act from 1996. Representation thresholds or procedures in its 1995 wording must not be treated as replacing later serious-and-imminent-risk safeguards.
Article 19Historical working-time and health rules require identifying the event date, agreement and special legislation then applicable. This entry does not automatically determine current rights.
Article 36
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
