New Mexico occupational safety bureau advances heat safety rule

New Mexico moves to protect workers from extreme heat with proposed rules

Officials in New Mexico are advancing new workplace safety rules that would require employers to protect workers from heat-related illnesses as temperatures continue to rise.Danielle Prokop reports for Source New Mexico.In short:The New Mexico Environment Department has proposed heat safety rules that would require employers to provide rest breaks, shade, drinking water, emergency care access, and training for indoor and outdoor workers when tem…

New Mexico advances heat safety rule

If passed, the state would be the sixth to implement its own heat-related guidance, after a federal standard appears to have lost steam.

New Mexico occupational safety bureau advances heat safety rule

If passed, the state would be the sixth to implement its own heat-related guidance, after a federal standard appears to have lost steam.

People in a heat-stroke situation need emergency medical attention.

The rules surrounding the exposure of workers to outdoor heat were modified in 2019 by the government of the then president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). Read more (04/01/2025)