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BOE-A-2026-5717 ·12 March 2026 ·Royal Decree Medium impact
Administrative

Companies with hazardous cargo tanks: 3 months to meet new safety rules for washing or repair sites

Royal Decree 186/2026 amends RD 948/2003 by adding a new Safety Provision 4, setting updated safety requirements for internal washing, degassing or repair of hazardous cargo tanks. These rules apply to all operators managing such sites and must be complied with within three months of entry into force, as stated in Article 4. The amendment aims to strengthen safety in industrial and logistics environments handling hazardous cargo tanks.

In 2 key points

  1. Technical inspection of pressure equipment every 30 days (disposición adicional 4)
  2. Applies to hazardous goods tanks in cleaning or repair (art. 1 a 3, 5 a 8)

How it affects those involved

Operators of hazardous goods tanks must carry out technical inspections of pressure equipment every 30 days, raising maintenance costs but reducing accident risks. Transport operators bear greater technical responsibility. No adaptation period is set for initial compliance.

Lifecycle

2026-03-12PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-04-12Into forceComes into force (disposición final primera)
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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