Families with domestic workers must have their occupational risks assessed before November 14th

Families with domestic workers have until November 14 to have their workers' occupational risks assessed. This regulation, established in Royal Decree 893/2024 of September 10, 2024, equates the protection of the health of domestic workers to that of any other worker.

In practice, this means that if someone hires a domestic worker, they must assess and prevent occupational risks at home. This is a mandatory procedure, with deadlines and possible sanctions.

We explain all the details about this new obligation that seeks to guarantee a safe and healthy work environment.

To facilitate compliance, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, INSST, has developed a specific tool within the public portal Prevención10.es.

This is an official, free, open-access and guided service that does not require technical knowledge. It allows you to easily manage occupational risks in the field of family home services and thus be able to implement the necessary preventive measures and the information materials that need to be delivered.

What to do before November 14th

Employers can carry out this risk assessment and generate a prevention plan using the Prevention tool10. If the assessment detects risks, preventive measures must be taken to eliminate or reduce them, documenting the measures in writing, with a date, and giving a copy to the worker.

There are also obligations for information, training and health surveillance for the employee, in addition to providing protective equipment to carry out tasks when necessary.

How to act

• The risk prevention obligations at the service of the family home can be summarized in these points:
• Carry out an initial risk assessment.
• Implement preventive measures.
• Provide appropriate work and protective equipment.
• Inform and train the worker.
• Health surveillance: Domestic workers have the right to periodic medical examinations on a voluntary and free basis, at least every three years.
• Protection against serious risks and harassment.

For employing families, this obligation not only involves complying with the law, but also protecting the health and well-being of their worker. From the point of view of domestic workers, this new requirement represents a historic advance in the recognition of their labor rights.

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