New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 5 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part 1 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 11.5.1.22 - IMMINENT DANGER

Universal Citation: 11 NM Admin Code 11.5.1.22
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Whenever and as soon as a compliance officer concludes on the basis of an inspection that conditions or practices exist in any place of employment which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided in the state act, the compliance officer shall inform the employer and affected employees of the danger and that he is recommending that appropriate relief in accordance with the provisions of the state act be taken. Appropriate citations and notices of proposed penalties may be issued with respect to an imminent danger even though the employer immediately eliminates the imminence of the danger and initiates steps to abate such danger.

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