State Plan · New Mexico OSHB

New Mexico Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

New Mexico runs its own State Plan, New Mexico OSHB, for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 1,116 inspections at private worksites in New Mexico opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 1,837 citations.

Private employers
New Mexico OSHB
State Plan
State and local government
New Mexico OSHB
Same State Plan
Private-sector inspections
1,116
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
Nationwide OSHA data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in New Mexico

New Mexico runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, New Mexico OSHB, under the New Mexico Environment Department, Occupational Health and Safety Bureau. It covers private employers and state and local government in New Mexico.

New Mexico OSHB adopts the federal OSHA standards (29 CFR) by reference, with a few rules of its own.

Some work stays under federal OSHA even inside a State Plan state: maritime work (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring), most federal enclaves and military bases, tribal land and U.S. Postal Service operations.

What gets cited in New Mexico, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in New Mexico opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in New Mexico is Respiratory protection: 13% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 5% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Fire extinguishers: 7% here, 6.0 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Oil, Gas & Energy: 9% of New Mexico’s citations, 9.1 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in New Mexico

  1. Respiratory protection223 citations
  2. Fall protection & working at heights201 citations
  3. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)168 citations
  4. Electrical safety148 citations
  5. Fire extinguishers115 citations
  6. Scaffolds110 citations

91% of the 1,837 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where New Mexico’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction26% · about 376
  2. Manufacturing21% · about 299 · 1.3×
  3. Oil, Gas & Energy9% · about 136 · 9.1×
  4. Residential & Commercial Services7% · about 103
  5. Healthcare6% · about 89 · 2.5×
  6. Food Service & Hospitality6% · about 85 · 1.4×

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across all states.

How the schedule ranks trades for New Mexico

Every trade in New Mexico is scheduled from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide (federal OSHA and State Plan inspections). Where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available, so it sets the order here, with New Mexico’s own counts shown alongside (31 trades with a smaller New Mexico sample, 141 with some citations, 90 with none yet). A trade moves to a ranking built from New Mexico’s own citations once New Mexico has 150 or more for it since October 2020.

Trades with the most citations in New Mexico

The most-cited trades in New Mexico’s plan data, one per industry, with the hazards the app schedules for each. Trades whose industry code mostly belongs to another trade are left out.

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most New Mexico citations in the plan data: 83 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. New Mexico’s own record is shown alongside (83 citations since October 2020).

New Mexico data

83 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 57 citations
  2. 2Ladder safety · 10 citations
  3. 3Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms · 6 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

66,196 citations, about 315 deaths, about 100 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 35,450 citations, about 237 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 11,636 citations, about 21 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 8,583 citations

Oil, Gas & Energy

Upstream - Well Servicing & Workover

The Oil, Gas & Energy trade with the most New Mexico citations in the plan data: 43 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. New Mexico’s own record is shown alongside (43 citations and about 6 deaths since October 2020).

New Mexico data

43 citations, about 6 deaths since October 2020

  1. 1Confined spaces · 7 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights · 5 citations
  3. 3Flammables, welding & hot work · 2 citations, about 1 death

NationwideDrives the schedule

1,031 citations, about 104 deaths, about 47 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Flammables, welding & hot work · 49 citations, about 12 deaths
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 25 deaths
  3. 3Electrical safety · 146 citations, about 3 deaths

Utilities & Public Works

Water Treatment & Distribution

The Utilities & Public Works trade with the most New Mexico citations in the plan data: 35 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. New Mexico’s own record is shown alongside (35 citations since October 2020).

New Mexico data

35 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 12 citations
  2. 2Confined spaces · 8 citations
  3. 3Fire extinguishers · 7 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

4,383 citations, about 16 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 744 citations, about 3 deaths
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 3 deaths
  3. 3Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles · 2 citations, about 1 death

Healthcare

Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing

The Healthcare trade with the most New Mexico citations in the plan data: 34 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. New Mexico’s own record is shown alongside (about 34 citations since October 2020).

New Mexico data

34 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 6 citations
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 6 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 5 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

2,389 citations, about 7 deaths, about 5 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 702 citations
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 447 citations
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 38 citations, about 2 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in New Mexico

  • When you set up your company, you pick New Mexico. The app then applies New Mexico OSHB and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, with New Mexico’s own citations moving a trade onto state data once it has 150.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • Talks don’t cite New Mexico’s own state rules, so check those with New Mexico OSHB for your worksites.
  • With no federal or state standard for them, heat illness prevention (May 1 – Sep 30), wildfire smoke protection (Jul 1 – Oct 31) and cold & wet weather work (Nov 1 – Feb 28) are placed in season for outdoor trades as practice guidance; HazCom, emergency action and injury reporting, once a year.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Check New Mexico OSHB’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a New Mexico OSHB citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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