2. Current organization
The Spanish legal framework is based on the Law of Prevention of Labor Risks (November 31, 1995), as a result of the process of harmonizing the health and safety laws in countries belonging to the European Union (Directive 89/391/UE). As opposed to the traditional reactive point of view toward safety prevention, this legal framework proposes a proactive approach that is not based solely on accident statistics. Traditionally, prevention has consisted of applying a quick fix immediately after the occurrence of an accident. This classical kind of pseudo-preventive intervention is always an action taking place after the accident occurs, which only serves to mask the risk conditions but does not avoid their recurrence in the very near future.