Preventing Risks, Protecting Workers: New Safety Regulation Explained

A new regulation on the prevention of occupational risks for a safe and healthy work environment comes into force in Chile on 1 February 2025.

This new regulation updates the responsibilities of employers, focusing on the prevention of risks in the workplace. It also synthesizes the rules on this subject, which had been dispersed in several separate legislative decrees. It repeals a prior regulation on the prevention of occupational risks, along with a prior regulation on the establishment and operation of Joint Health and Safety Committees.

In general terms, the new regulation requires employers to adopt a comprehensive approach to managing occupational risks, from planning to implementation and continuous evaluation of preventive measures in the workplace. It establishes new obligations for employers and new requirements regarding existing obligations.