Occupational Risk Prevention for Domestic workers

The INSST has developed a free, online tool called Prevención10 for employers to assess risk in households.

According to INSST, once you complete the risk evaluation there, it generates:

1. A risk-assessment document for your home.

2. A set of preventive measures that you should implement in order to mitigate identified risks.

3. Info materials that you should give to your domestic worker, to make them aware of risks and prevention.

There is a free telephone helpline to resolve doubts: 913 63 43 00.

INSST gives a 6-month window for implementing the preventive measures once the evaluation is done.

What to Do in Practice (Using These Official Sources)

Use INSST’s Prevención10 tool: This is exactly what the law expects you to use. Do the assessment there, download or print the resulting plan, and share it with your cleaner (so they know what risks you’ve identified).

Implement the preventive measures: After you’ve identified risks, you should put in place the recommended measures (from the tool) within the 6-month time frame.

Document everything: Keep the risk-assessment document, the prevention plan, and any “proof” of implemented safety measures in a file (digital or physical).

Train / Inform: Use the information materials generated by the INSST tool to make sure your cleaner is aware of the risks and how to work safely.

Consult official guidance if unsure: If some parts of the evaluation or recommendations are unclear, you can call the INSST helpline; or look at the technical guides from prevention services.