Legal regulations

Occupational and public health

• Spanish Law 14/1986, on general health.
• Spanish Law 33/2011, on general public health.
• Spanish Law 31/1995, on prevention of occupational risks.
• Catalan Law 7/2003, on health protection.
• Catalan Law 18/2009, on public health
• Spanish Royal Decree 664/1997, on workers' protection against risks related to exposure to biological agents at work.
• Spanish Royal Decree 773/1997, on minimum health and safety provisions for workers' use of individual protection equipment.
• Spanish Royal Decree 487/2022, to establish the health and sanitary criteria for preventing and monitoring legionellosis.
• Spanish Royal Decree 1299/2006, to approve the registry of professional diseases in the Social Security system and to establish criteria for reporting and recording them.
• Spanish Royal Decree 298/2009, on protection of workers who are pregnant, have given birth or are breastfeeding.
• Catalan Decree 297/1997, to approve the regulations on post mortem procedures.
• Catalan Decree 352/2004, to establish the health and sanitary conditions for the prevention and monitoring of legionelosis.
• Spanish Order ESS/1451/2013, to establish provisions for preventing injuries caused by sharp instruments in the health and hospital sector.