New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 43 - HOISTING OPERATORS
Part 2 - HOISTING OPERATORS SAFETY; HOISTING OPERATORS CODE
Section 16.43.2.9 - LICENSE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Licensure required: No person shall operate hoisting equipment in construction, demolition or excavation work when the hoisting equipment is used to hoist or lower individuals or material unless the person is licensed under the act, holds an in-house hoisting operator card or is exempt pursuant to Section 60-15-3(M) NMSA 1978.
B. Description of license:The license issued by the department shall include, at a minimum: license number; expiration date of license; license classification and endorsement(s); licensee's name, address, and signature; and authorized signature of the designated representative of the department.
C. Initial license period:An initial license shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance.
D. Examination requirements: All applicants must take the written general examination and the law and safety examination as approved by the council. A class I and II hoisting operator must also take a practical examination or complete a council approved in-house training course.
E. Validity:A license issued under the act and these rules is valid throughout the state of New Mexico. A license is valid only for the classification and endorsement(s) for which it is issued.
F. Possession:The licensee must have their license in their possession and on their person at all times while engaged in the operation of hoisting equipment or any other activity subject to the act.
G. Proof of license:If a hoisting operator is asked for proof of licensure by a state inspector, or a state investigator as designated by the department or council, the operator shall produce their hoisting operator's license accompanied by a current motor vehicle driver's license or other form of photo identification.
H. Non-assignable and non-transferable:A license may be used legally only by the person to whom it is issued; it may not be transferred, shared, or otherwise assigned.
I. Lost license:If a license is lost, destroyed or mutilated, the licensee shall immediately deliver to the department a written statement setting forth the circumstances surrounding the loss, destruction or mutilation of the license, and any applicable fee for the issuance of a duplicate license.
