Risk communication forms of occupational diseases

Published on: 03/05/2019

The Legislative Royal Decree 8/2015, of 30 October, through which the legislative law of the Social Security Act is approved, establishes in its article 243.1 the obligation by companies of practicing previous and regular medical examinations to those workers that they have to cover work positions with risk of occupational diseases.

Similarly, the article 244.1 establishes that the Collaborative Mutual Societies with the Social Security Institute are obliged to know these previous medical examinations' results and regular.

In compliance with the Annexe I of the Royal Decree 39/97, of 17 January, on Regulations of the modified Prevention services for the article 1.1 of the Royal Decree 598/2015, of 3 July, all activities included within this annexe work positions are considered with special risk of contracting occupational diseases.

The Regulations of Prevention services (Royal Decree 39/97, of 17 January) establishes in its Annexe I, a relationship of activities or processes dangerous or with special perils. These activities determine that companies can have work positions with risk of occupational diseases.

It is for this reason, that it owe send us signed document (Model 1) to the following email buzonEEPP@mutuauniversal.net before the day 30.09.2019, communicating to this Collaborative Mutual Society with the Social Security Institute that previous and regular medical examinations have been practiced to the workers suffering from every company, as well as the relationship of declared workers suitable in the years 2014 to date of today (owe contribute a relationship a year and company) in each of them .

Remember him, also, that, in accordance with general conditions of the documents of signedassociation s with Mutua Universal, annually owe send this information with regard to the result of the medical examinations made in the previous year for everyone the positions of work with risk of occupational diseases.


If, on the other hand, considers that, in the activity of these companies there is not no work position with risk of occupational diseases included within the Annexe I of the Royal Decree 39/97, he owe fill the Model 2 declaring this situation.