SpainHealth and safety

Spain Occupational Risk Prevention Compliance Guidebook for Automotive Companies

Risk assessment, training, lifts, paint, pits and accidents: what the Labour Inspectorate checks, and why one workshop accident can end in prison.

  • Edition 1 · 2026
  • 6 standards · 18 checkpoints · 11-page PDF
  • PDF in Spanish (this page is in English)
  • €983,736maximum fine for occupational safety breaches
  • 30–50%surcharge on benefits, not insurable
  • 3 yearsin prison (art. 316 Criminal Code)

At a glance

Region
Spain
Topic
Health and safety
Law
Occupational Risk Prevention Act (LPRL, Law 31/1995) · LISOS · RD 1215/1997 (work equipment) · RD 374/2001 (chemical agents) · RD 486/1997 (workplaces) · Criminal Code (arts. 316–318)
Regulator
ITSS (Labour and Social Security Inspectorate), INSST (National Institute for Safety and Health at Work), INSS (Social Security)
Scope
6 standards · 18 checkpoints
Format
11-page PDF, free
Language
PDF in Spanish; this page in English
Edition
Edition 1 · 2026

What this guidebook covers

Under the LISOS, occupational risk prevention (PRL) fines reach €983,736. After an accident the company also pays a 30–50% surcharge on Social Security benefits, which cannot be insured. The ITSS (Labour Inspectorate) can stop work, and those responsible face up to 3 years in prison.

This guidebook covers 6 PRL standards for workshops and dealers, with 18 checkpoints: a risk assessment that includes electric vehicles, training and PPE, lifts and equipment, paint and chemicals, pits and housekeeping, and accidents reported on time. The guidebook PDF is in Spanish.

The 6 occupational risk prevention standards

CodeStandardIdeal fix time
PRL-01Risk assessment30 days
PRL-02Training and PPE72 hours
PRL-03Lifts and equipment24 hours
PRL-04Paint and chemicals24 hours
PRL-05Pits and housekeepingImmediate
PRL-06Accidents reported24 hours

How to run a Spanish occupational risk prevention audit, step by step

  1. Confirm what applies. Confirm the company's prevention arrangement (in-house or external prevention service) and that the risk assessment covers the workshop, body and paint, parts and high-voltage electric vehicles.
  2. Walk the site, standard by standard. Score each of the 18 checkpoints Pass, Fail or N/A. N/A only where the standard rules it out, with the reason recorded. Compare the risk assessment with the workshop, watch the workshop for 30 minutes, check the lift maintenance log and the paint area, and compare sick leave with Delt@ accident reports.
  3. Capture the evidence. A pass counts only with proof captured at the time of the audit: the risk assessment and prevention plan, training and PPE records, the lift maintenance log and tags, safety data sheets, photos and Delt@ accident reports.
  4. Give every fail an owner and a fix time. Record what you saw and who owns the fix. Each standard carries an ideal fix time, from immediate to 30 days, counted from audit submission (see the table above).
  5. Fix it, then prove it. The site fixes the cause and uploads proof of closure; the auditor checks the proof before closing the finding.
  6. Re-check at the next audit. Confirm closed findings stay closed, and look for the same fail at your other sites so one gap doesn't repeat across the network.

Who this guidebook is for

  • Management: carries criminal and financial liability
  • Workshop managers: enforce the measures every day
  • Auditors: walk the workshop and review records

A reference document, not legal advice. Fines and rules change: check the current text with the regulator or your legal adviser before acting.

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  • Every standardThe rule and the costWhich law and regulator, the maximum penalty and what else can happen.
  • Every standardRight way, wrong wayIllustrated pass and fail examples, so front-line staff see what good looks like.
  • Every standardHow to audit itThe checkpoints, the evidence to capture and the ideal time to fix a gap.

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