Since 1945, New Mexico has been a leader in energy research and development with extensive experiments conducted at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and Sandia Laboratories in the nuclear, solar, and geothermal areas. Minerals are the state’s richest natural resource, and New Mexico is one of the U.S. leaders in output of uranium and potassium salts.
Construction is one of the industries in which workers are most frequently injured or killed. According to OSHA and NIOSH, workers in construction activities accounted for 1 in 5 on-the-job fatalities recorded in 2004 and 1 in 10 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses recorded that in 2004 in United States.
According to the numbers published by US department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, a total of 5,702 workers – 44 from New Mexico — lost their lives to work injuries in this country in 2005. In 2004, 57 workers lost their lives in New Mexico. In 2005, a rate of 5.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers was recorded for workers in New Mexico, compared to 5.6 in 2004. The private sector incidence rate was recorded at 4.4 in 2005 and 4.8 in 2004.
(Case counts and statistics from http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm).
The fatality rate for construction workers in the private construction industry was 12 per hundred thousand (100,000) workers in 2004 which is fourth highest among all the industry sectors while the average for all industries is 4.1.
Injuries and Illness at the work continues to be a key factor for workers reporting away from work and hence is a major factor in reduced productivity and also affecting workers ability to earn more.
With all the factors above and continuous efforts by OSHA and other government organizations, it is imperative for construction companies to get their workers trained as well as the construction workers to avoid fatal injuries, loss of pay etc.
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List of NM New Mexico OSHA Training Courses
- Online OSHA 10-Hour Construction Courses
- Online OSHA 30-Hour Construction Courses
- Online OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Courses
- Online OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Courses
- Hazwoper 40-Hour Course
- Hazwoper 24-Hour Course
- Hazwoper 8 Hour Annual Refresher
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