New Mexico occupational safety bureau advances heat safety rule

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)