New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 43 - HOISTING OPERATORS
Part 2 - HOISTING OPERATORS SAFETY; HOISTING OPERATORS CODE
Section 16.43.2.11 - CLASS I HOISTING OPERATOR
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.43.2.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Scope of work:
(1) A class I hoisting operator shall have an
endorsement on the applicant's license, based on experience, authorizing him to
operate any size or weight of one or more of the following types of cranes:
conventional, hydraulic or tower.
(2) A class I hoisting operator may perform
the work of a class II or class III hoisting operator without being licensed in
either of those classifications.
B. Requirements for licensure:
(1)
Application:applicant must
submit to the department a completed application in an approved form.
(2)
Fee:applicant must submit
to the department applicable fee(s) as set out in these rules.
(3)
Age requirement:the
applicant must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time the
application is received by the department.
(4)
Experience requirement:
(a) The applicant's experience must include
at least five hundred (500) hours of seat time on a crane of the type for which
the applicant seeks the initial endorsement in the past three (3) years prior
to applying. For a conventional crane endorsement, the applicant's experience
must have been with conventional cranes of any size or type. For a hydraulic
crane endorsement, the applicant's experience must have been with hydraulic
cranes with a manufacturer's rating capacity equal to or greater than one
hundred (100) tons and a boom length equal to or greater than one hundred fifty
(150) feet. For a tower crane endorsement, the applicant's experience must have
been with tower cranes of any size or type.
(b) The applicant must demonstrate their
operating competency by passing the general examination, the law and safety
examination and the practical examination. The practical examination may be
substituted with a council approved in-house training course for the type of
hoisting equipment for which the applicant seeks a license and an
endorsement.
(c) A class I hoisting
operator who seeks an additional endorsement on their license shall keep a log
book of their seat time with the appropriate type of hoisting equipment and
must accumulate five hundred (500) hours of seat time under the direct
supervision of either a class I hoisting operator with the proper endorsement
or the manufacturer's representative.
(d) A class II or class III hoisting operator
who seeks an initial endorsement as a class I hoisting operator shall keep a
log book of their seat time with the appropriate type of hoisting equipment and
must accumulate five hundred (500) hours of seat time under the direct
supervision of a class I hoisting operator with the proper
endorsement.
(5)
Verification of work experience:
(a)
Applicant shall furnish written statement(s) from present or former
supervisor(s) or employer(s) verifying that the applicant has had, in total, at
least 500 hours seat time operating the type(s) of hoisting equipment which the
applicant is applying for licensure in the past three (3) years prior to
applying. The statement(s) shall contain at least the following information
relating to the applicant: dates of employment, type(s) and tonnage(s) of
hoisting equipment operated, and number of hours of operation of each type of
equipment.
(b) If applicant is a
class I hoisting operator seeking an additional endorsement on their license,
applicant shall present to the department their log book showing at least five
hundred (500) hours of seat time operating the type of equipment for which the
applicant seeks an additional endorsement. The seat time must have been under
the direct supervision of either a class I hoisting operator with the proper
endorsement or the manufacturer's representative.
(c) A class II or class III hoisting operator
who seeks an initial endorsement as a class I hoisting operator shall present
to the department their log book showing at least five hundred (500) hours of
seat time operating the type of equipment for which the applicant seeks the
endorsement. The seat time must have been under the direct supervision of a
class I hoisting operator with the proper endorsement.
(6)
Proof of physical
condition:
(a) The applicant shall
furnish to the department a current certificate of physical examination
conducted and signed by a licensed physician or physician assistant within the
past twelve (12) months.
(b) The
applicant shall furnish to the department a report from a certified drug
testing laboratory showing that the applicant has passed a drug screen within
the past twelve (12) months.
(7)
Proof of compliance with Parental
Responsibility Act:If applicant's name appears on a certified list from
the New Mexico human services department of persons not in compliance with a
judgment and order for child support, the applicant must present to the
department a statement of compliance from the human services
department.
(8)
Law and
safety examination:The applicant must demonstrate knowledge of the act
and these rules by passing a written New Mexico law and safety examination
selected and approved by the council. Such examination will include questions
regarding the operation of hoisting equipment, hoisting laws, load charts, and
signals.
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