{"id":22670,"date":"2026-04-01T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carttec.com\/?p=22670"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:46:02","slug":"over-one-million-workplace-accidents-in-spain-what-is-still-going-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carttec.com\/en\/news\/workplace-accidents-spain-what-is-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"OVER ONE MILLION WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN SPAIN: WHAT IS STILL GOING WRONG?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, more than 1.97 million workplace accidents were recorded in Spain. The figure is striking, but what is truly concerning is not the volume, but the fact that they continue to occur.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year after year, the data shows a slight decline, yet the causes remain unchanged. Falls, impacts, entrapments\u2026 incidents that occur particularly during <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/carttec.com\/en\/news\/preventing-accidents-logistics-centres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interactions between workers and machinery<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In certain sectors, these situations have become so common that they are now regarded as an accepted risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Workplace accidents in Spain: the reality behind the figures<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core issue lies precisely in this acceptance, as accidents become repeated and normalised patterns. Loading areas with limited visibility, manoeuvres in confined spaces, crossings between pedestrians and industrial vehicles\u2026 scenarios where the margin for error is minimal, yet the consequences are significant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many companies still approach safety from a reactive standpoint, acting only once an accident has already occurred. However, the data clearly indicates that a large proportion of these incidents could have been prevented with the appropriate preventive measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Risk can be anticipated<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is no longer enough to simply identify risks; it is essential to intervene before they materialise. This is where technology applied to safety becomes decisive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solutions such as <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/carttec.com\/en\/prl\/crash-stopper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crash Stopper<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make it possible to act directly on one of the most critical risk areas identified in reports: the proximity between industrial vehicles and workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through different alert levels, the system warns both the operator and the pedestrian before a dangerous situation arises. If the risk increases, it activates acoustic and visual signals, and can even trigger the vehicle\u2019s automatic braking system. All of this takes place within seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data clearly shows where the problem lies. What is needed to solve it is a system based on anticipation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing workplace accidents in Spain and lowering these alarming figures is a matter of implementing solutions capable of acting precisely at the moment the risk appears. <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/carttec.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Carttec<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we have the right system to achieve this.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, more than 1.97 million workplace accidents were recorded in Spain. 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