[Tasks, roles and expectations of safety practitioners at free-standing occupational health and safety services in Spain].

Objectives: To describe the professional activities commonly performed by occupational health and safety professionals and their level of satisfaction.

Methods: We conducted a survey in a sample of 236 health and safety practitioners employed in free-standing occupational health services located in the Balearic Islands, Andalusia and Madrid between November 2009 and May 2010. The survey instrument was based on the questionnaire proposed by the International Social Security Association and the European Network of Safety & Health Practitioner Organisations (ISSA-ENSHPO).