OSHA Training Obligations You Need To Know For New Mexico

Because New Mexico adopted numerous Federal OSHA Rules identically, its employees are also subject to the same requirements for training.

Federal OSHA Jurisdiction may have an impact on training in the instance of those Standards that contained New Mexico's unique variation, such as:

Construction

• Hazard Communication

General Industry:

• State and Local Government Firefighting
• Workplace Violence in Convenience Stores
• Hazard Communication

Agriculture

• Field Sanitation
• Short-Handled Hoes
• First Aid
• Hazard Communication

The following New Mexicans fall under federal OSHA jurisdiction:

• Government employment
• The U.S. Postal Service and facilities run by private contractors hired by USPS Maritime operations (i.e., shipyards, marine terminals, long shoring, shipbuilding, or shipbreaking)
• Workers for contractors and subcontractors on federally owned property
• Employment in the private sector at military bases and facilities
• Employment in the tribal or private sector on any Indian reserve or lands managed by a tribal government
• Employment in the private sector at the Western Area Power Administration facility of the US Department of Energy in Elephant Butte
• Working conditions aboard aircraft in operation

Additionally, OSHA recommends 10-hour courses for novice workers and 30-hour courses for supervisors or managers because most businesses want specific training for employees in the construction and general sectors relevant to job functions.