CLIMATE ACTION NOW NEW MEXICO
BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
Safe Work For All
Set the Standard, Beat the Heat
Workers at risk of heat-related illness and injury in New Mexico:
247,285
Speak Up for Worker Safety!
In March 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) asked the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to adopt a statewide worker heat protection rule to protect workers. Since then, the rulemaking has been delayed three times - and is now slated for 2027. An occupational heat standard simply cannot wait. NMED and the EIB need to hear from YOU!
NMED is taking public comments from people across the state. This is your chance to speak up for strong protections for workers. Sign our petition, and we’ll make sure NMED and the EIB hear from you.
Are you a worker who has been impacted by the heat? Are you worried about someone you care about who is facing heat danger at work? Share your story below so NMED and the EIB know how important it is to adopt a worker heat protection rule. A public proceeding on the rule is scheduled for March 2027.
Let your voice be heard. Help protect New Mexico workers from dangerous heat!
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Why we Need a Worker Heat Protection Rule
With the effort to adopt a national worker heat protection rule in limbo, New Mexico needs to act now to protect our workers.
Since 2024, over 140 New Mexico workers have filed complaints about dangerous heat on the job. These include:
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Convenience store workers left without air conditioning for weeks in 98-degree heat
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Waste workers denied water and protective gear and threatened if they spoke up
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Agricultural workers working long hours under the hot sun
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Construction crews using machines with broken A/C, with no repairs in sight
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More than 80 high school workers working in heat with no drinking water
These stories are real. They show just how many New Mexican workers are at risk.
A state worker heat protection rule would set clear rules to protect workers, including breaks, water, shade, training and safety plans. It's common sense - and it could save lives.
Every worker in New Mexico deserves to be safe on the job.
Costs of Inaction
Workers experience lost wages, increased medical bills, and job insecurity.
Heat more severely impacts children, the elderly, people with chronic illnesses, and outdoor workers like agricultural or construction workers.
Heat illnesses strain the healthcare systems and workforce.
Businesses experience difficulty retaining and recruiting talent.
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