In the event the board wishes to adopt regulations that are identical with standards approved by an agency of the federal government, the board, after notice and hearing, may adopt the regulations by reference to the standards without setting forth the provisions of the standards.
History: 1953 Comp., § 59-14-12, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 63, § 12; 1993, ch. 322, § 11.
The 1993 amendment, effective April 8, 1993, deleted the former second sentence, which read "Copies of standards adopted by reference must be attached to the regulations filed under the State Rules Act."
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 9 - Occupational Health and Safety
Section 50-9-2.1 - Legislative findings.
Section 50-9-4 - State occupational health and safety agency.
Section 50-9-5 - Employer and employee duties.
Section 50-9-5.1 - Employer duties; hazardous chemicals.
Section 50-9-6 - Training; assistance; consultation; research.
Section 50-9-7 - Duties and powers of the board.
Section 50-9-8 - Duties and powers of the department.
Section 50-9-9 - Occupational health and safety review commission; creation; organization.
Section 50-9-10 - Right of entry and inspection; complaints; consultation; notification.
Section 50-9-11 - Reports and record keeping by employers.
Section 50-9-12 - Adoption of regulations; notice and hearing.
Section 50-9-13 - Adopting standards by reference.
Section 50-9-14 - Emergency procedures.
Section 50-9-15 - Validity of regulation; variance determination; judicial review.
Section 50-9-16 - Variances; temporary variances.
Section 50-9-17 - Enforcement; appeals.
Section 50-9-18 - Subpoena power.
Section 50-9-19 - Accident reports and records.
Section 50-9-20 - Coordination.
Section 50-9-21 - Civil actions; admissibility as evidence; confidentiality of trade secrets.
Section 50-9-23 - Limitation on applicability of the act to certain employers and their employees.