New Mexico OSHA Training

New Mexico workers can benefit from workplace safety training in numerous ways. Staying up to date with OSHA standards for your industry can help you maintain a safe and healthy work site. Even if your current employer does not require OSHA Outreach training, earning an official OSHA card is a low-cost way to improve your resume for future job opportunities.

New Mexico Labor Laws

The New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) covers most public and private-sector employees, exempting federal employees, the United States Postal Service, maritime employees, mining workers and those employed on military bases, Indian reservations or areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction.

There are five operational areas within the OHSB:

Administrative
Enforcement
Compliance Assistance
Consultation Program
Whistleblower Discrimination

A top initiative for OHSB is performing voluntary inspections for businesses proactively seeking to improve their health and safety performances within the workplace. OHSB encourages businesses to become a model of worksite safety and health, allowing them to join the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). SHARP exempts businesses from programmed inspections. Visit SHARP's page for more information.

New Mexico employs two full-time and two part-time compliance assistance specialists who are available for seminars, workshops and speaking events. These professionals also promote cooperative programs, like the On-site Consultation Program, the Voluntary Protection Program, the Strategic Partnership Program and the Alliance Program.

New Mexico Top OSHA Violations

New Mexico's leading cause of workplace fatalities has recently been related to transportation and material moving. Though there can be many causes for this type of tragedy, backover, which occurs when a reversing vehicle hits a worker behind it, is common yet easily preventable. Nationwide, more than 70 workers were killed in this manner in 2011.

Nationally, the most cited standard, which also receives the highest penalties, is for fall prevention in construction. Falls commonly cause serious work-related injuries and deaths, and OSHA has many guidelines to help prevent them.

OSHA Courses

Online OSHA courses provide fast and efficient training for workers. While classroom courses are offered throughout the state, online OSHA Outreach training guarantees high-quality, interactive education for every student, with downloadable lesson reviews, course trainer access and customer support.

These courses can be completed on your time, stopped and resumed as often as you want. Choose from the courses below to learn more about OSHA training available for your area.

New Mexico Courses Online

What You Get

Instantly Downloadable Certificate
Official OSHA Card
Email Access to OSHA-Authorized Course Trainer

OSHA Guidelines

OSHA's purpose is to provide safe conditions for workers. OSHA sets very broad and general regulations that most businesses must followed, as well as more detailed standards for specific industries, from construction to cosmetology and beyond.

Receiving OSHA training has benefits beyond meeting requirements and keeping employees safe. It leads to healthier employees with more ease of mind, which increases productivity. Boosting morale, it reduces turnover and the time and resources spent on recruiting and training replacements. It reduces productive workers' time away from the job due to injury and illness. This is all in addition to helping protect you from OSHA's retribution, as it can levy heavy fines for not following the standards presented in our OSHA courses.