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October 30, 2018Health and Safety, Environment, Energy
At www.mexicanlaws.com we have been busy adding Environmental
laws and regulations, the new Health and Safety Standard
NOM-035-STPS-2018. The documents added are available for
download for the subscribers to the Deluxe Package,
Environmental Package and the Health and Safety Package. If yoursubscription has expired ask about the new offers.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYNOM-035-STPS-2018, Occupational psychosocial risk factors Identification, analysis and prevention (Published in the DOF October 23, 2018 and takes full effect October 23, 2019) The new Standard NOM-035-STPS-2018 (Published October 23, 2018) is an important new Health and Safety Standard which is applicable in all workplaces but with different obligations depending on the number of employees. This Standard takes effect in 1 year to give companies the time to perform the evaluations, studies, and prepare their programs in order to be compliant when the new standard takes full effect.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONSthe following have been added to the site.
REGULATION OF THE LGEEPA IN MATTERS OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS
LAW OF BIOSECURITY FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
REGULATION OF THE LAW OF BIOSECURITY FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED
ORGANISMS NOM-076-SEMARNAT-2012, that establishes the maximum permissible levels of emission of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides coming from exhaust, as well as evaporative hydrocarbons coming from combustion systems that use gasoline, liquid petroleum gas, natural gas and other alternative combustibles and that will be used for the propulsion of automotive vehicles with a gross vehicular weight greater than 3,857 kilograms new from the factory. Published in the DOF on Nov. 27, 2012
LAW OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
REGULATION OF THE LAW OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
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MINING
FEDERAL MINING LAW
REGULATION OF THE LAW OF MINING
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NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARD PUBLISHED OCTOBER 23, 2018The new Standard NOM-035-STPS-2018, Occupational psychosocial risk factors Identification, analysis and prevention (This Standard was published in the DOF October 23, 2018 and takes full effect October 23, 2019)
What is the objective of
NOM-035-STPS-2018?
Who is obligated to comply with
this Standard?
What are psychosocial risk
factors?
Factors, both inside and outside the workplace, can influence
health. Poorly managed work features, such as constant high job
demands, tight deadlines, harassment, and unsupportive managerial
style, are likely to provoke the feeling of stress in workers.
Legally, all employers have a general duty to ensure the health and
safety of workers in every aspect of their work. Psychosocial Risk Factors are those that can cause anxiety disorders, a non-organic sleep-wake cycle and severe stress and adaptation derived from the nature of the functions of the job position in the workplace, the type of work shift and the exposure to severe traumatic events or acts of labor violence to the worker, for the work carried out.
They include: |
WORKPLACES WITH UP TO 15 WORKERS MUST:
Have a written and implemented
policy for the prevention of psychosocial risks that includes:
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The Employer must:
The Employer must provide
information to workers about:
For the prevention of
psychosocial risk factors and workplace violence workplaces the
Employer must:
Programs for the prevention of
psychosocial risk factors, workplace violence, must include the
following:
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WORKPLACES WITH 16 TO 50 WORKERS MUST:
The Employer must: The Employer must perform medical examinations and psychological evaluations to workers exposed to workplace violence and/or psychosocial risk factors.
The Employer must provide
information to workers about: The Employer must maintain records on:
The results of the identification and analysis of the psychosocial
risk;
The identification and analysis
of psychosocial risk factors must include the following:
The evaluation of the favorable
organizational environment includes:
The programs must include the
actions and programs for the prevention of psychosocial risk factors
and the prevention of workplace violence.
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WORKPLACES WITH MORE THAN 50 WORKERS
The Employer must:
The Employer must provide
information to workers about: The Employer must maintain records on:
The results of the identification and analysis of the psychosocial
risk; The identification and analysis of the psychosocial risk factors must be made. The workplaces that have more than 50 workers must carry out the identification and analysis of the psychosocial risk factors and the evaluation of the organizational environment, these can be done with a representative sampling.
The identification and analysis
of psychosocial risk factors must include the following:
The evaluation of the favorable
organizational environment includes: The workplaces may use the application of questionnaires for the evaluation;
The questionnaires must include
the following:
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ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NOM-035-STPS-2018
The new Standard has been translated and is available for
purchase or download by subscribers. We are providing training both on site and online in Spanish or English. Contact us for dates and times.
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Lic. Glenn Louis McBride
Mexican cell. (011-521) 664-204-1257
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