77 Protección Laboral celebrates its first 20 years The year 2013 involves an event in the history of Protección Laboral as a journal because it marks its twentieth anniversary Over these twenty years, the magazine has remained a leader in information in its specia- lity sector, while spreading a plain message:“work is a means to make a living, not to lose a life”. Protección Laboral was conceived early, two years before it was released, as a si- bling to Jobwear, its sister publication Job- wear.We realized that there was a parallel field the magazine didn’t cover. In early 1993, after months of market rese- arch and preparation, the first issue of Protección Laboral came out.We started in a year of crisis, promoting the culture of prevention and reporting on the draft Law of Occupational Health and Safety, before it was app roved”. change our mindframes, because it would be naïve to expect the development of a series of legal texts to do it all”. A precursor and a witness to its times Protección Laboral is a highly valued pu- blication in Spain, also enjoying internatio- nal recognition, as evidenced by its wide distribution in various European, Latin American and Asian countries and by how a number of international business firms rely on its information. In addition, more and more issues of Protección La- boral are regularly distributed at major in- ternational trade fairs, among exhibitors and visitors Because of its creations, several years be- fore the enactment of Labour Risk Pre- vention Law 31/95, the Spanish magazine Protección Laboral must be regarded not only as the pioneer among Spanish print media in the field of health and protec- tion at work – which we could very well call its birthplace- but also as a precursor, for , well ahead of its time, in 1993 it star- ted reflecting work on the promotion of a preventive culture in Spain, which ex- perts say is still a test our country needs cannot pass with flying colours. Global distribution responds to two major factors: the quality and reliability of information and contents, and the fact of being a mirror ,bilingual (Spanish-English) publications., Readership is heterogene- ous, made up by safety department heads, managers and safety technicians, manufacturers and distributors of PPE, students, researchers, scholars, universi- ties, Administration officials and various organizations, to name just a few. Other projects The pioneering nature of the magazine is confirmed by both its early creation and its leadership in terms of opinion. One of the first editorial articles (Issue No. 8, 1996) remarked:“There is a new legisla- tion to which we will need to adapt, but beyond purely legal issues, we need to Serious and informative The evolution of ITs gave way to the pa- rallel electronic version of Protección Laboral www.proteccion-laboral.com,The website is updated on an ongoing basis, and serves as a virtual library where pre- vious issues can be found as well.This electronic version is also available on major social networks. 1998 Febrero - pasa a publicarse trimestralmente February – We become a quar- terly publication Cambio de diseño de la cabecera y la portada New cover and presentation layout 1999 2004 Cambio al diseño actual New, renovated layout, still current Enero – lanzamiento Guiprotec January – We launch Guiprotec 2006 2013 Renovación web y lanzamiento redes sociales Renovated website, and present at social networks A journal with worldwide projection knowledge basis, always in close contact with manufacturers and distributors of PPE, as well as with end clients Our team’s research work – involving se- minars, conferences and various publica- tions - focuses on prevention and the most relevant, interesting contents in this field. All of this led to the creation of sec- tions such as Work and Health, Protec- tion / Prevention Techniques, Ergonomics, Environmental Health, Psychosocial Risk, Emerging Risks, etc. “. Since its very first issue, Protección Labo- ral has always upheld technical informa- tion (PPE and protection solutions) as one of its banner features. With time, our team has worked hard on its skills and Anniversary Consistent with its ser vice vocation, in 2006, Prensa Técnica launched Guiprotec, (A handbook and directory focused on prevention). It proved to be a highly prac- tical, reader-friendly tool of consultation that has also become a leader in its field in Europe. Comprehensive, integrated in- formation in an extensive directory, with intrinsic value, and fully reliable.