It is the purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Act [50-9-1 NMSA 1978] to assure every employee safe and healthful working conditions by providing for:

1. A. the establishment of occupational health and safety regulations applicable to places of employment in this state;
2. B. the effective enforcement of the health and safety regulations;
3. C. education and training programs for employers and employees in recognition of their responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and advice and assistance to them about effective means of preventing occupational injuries and illnesses; and
4. D. appropriate job-related accident and illness reporting procedures that will help achieve the objectives of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

History: 1953 Comp., § 59-14-2, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 63, § 2; 1993, ch. 322, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1993 amendment, effective April 8, 1993, substituted "employee" for "working man and woman" in the introductory paragraph.

The coverage of the Occupational Health and Safety Act includes the hazard of third-party violence against employees. N.M. Petroleum Marketers Assn. v. N.M. Envtl. Improvement Bd., 2007-NMCA-060, 141 N.M. 678, 160 P.3d 587.