Mexican workplaces preparing for an STPS inspection

Where is the workplace being inspected?

Draft your STPS safety file: fire-risk class and emergency plan (NOM-002), safety commission (NOM-019), safety lead (NOM-030). Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
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ePlan fills in

  • Business and activity
  • Headcount band
  • Norms that apply
  • Fire-risk class
  • Commission size

How it works

STPS compliance file, from one answer

  1. Enter the workplace, headcount and building size.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan sets which STPS norms apply and fills each record.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the file free, then download it to sign before the inspection.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

STPS compliance file and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

STPS compliance file (expediente)

  1. Workplace, activity and headcount
  2. Fire-risk classification and fire protection (NOM-002)
  3. Fire emergency plan, brigades and drills (NOM-002)
  4. Commission charter and annual tour programme (NOM-019)
  5. Quarterly verification tour records (NOM-019)
  6. Safety lead, diagnosis and action list (NOM-030)

Modeled on: NOM-002-STPS-2010, NOM-019-STPS-2011, NOM-030-STPS-2009 and NOM-017-STPS-2024 (DOF texts)

Next · 2

NOM-035 psychosocial risk policy and records

  1. Prevention policy
  2. Duties by headcount
  3. Records
Next · 3

Reglamento interior de trabajo

  1. Hours and breaks
  2. Pay days and place
  3. Risk prevention and first aid
  4. Discipline procedure

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

250 to 5,000 UMA

is the fine for an employer who doesn't observe safety and hygiene rules, charged for each worker affected
Source: Ley Federal del Trabajo arts. 992 and 994 V, Cámara de Diputados

Questions

Expediente STPS: what people ask

Does a small business need a safety commission?

Yes. NOM-019 applies in all workplaces. Under 15 workers the commission is one worker plus the employer or their representative; from 15 it has a coordinator, a secretary and members. It tours the workplace at least every three months, under an annual programme set in the first 30 days of each year.

Source: dof.gob.mx

Is my workplace high fire risk?

Under NOM-002 it is if it has 3,000 m² or more of built area, or stores flammable or combustible materials above the norm's table limits. High-risk sites need fire brigades and at least two fire drills a year; ordinary-risk sites need at least one drill and an emergency plan.

Source: dof.gob.mx

Who can be the safety lead under NOM-030?

The employer names an internal or external person responsible for safety and health. With fewer than 100 workers the employer can take on the role and, instead of a full programme, keep a list of preventive and corrective actions, updated at least once a year.

Source: dof.gob.mx

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