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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 60 - Business Licenses
Section 15 Hoisting Operators Safety
Section 60-15-7 Requirements for licensure.
NM Stat § 60-15-7 (2014) What's This?
60-15-7. Requirements for licensure.
A. The department shall issue a license for a class I hoisting operator with a conventional crane, hydraulic crane or tower crane endorsement to an applicant who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;
(2) has passed a written examination as prescribed by the department or has successfully completed an employer's in-house training program approved by the council;
(3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a class I hoisting operator; and
(4) within the past three years, has completed at least five hundred hours of seat time in the type of hoisting equipment for which the applicant seeks a license and an endorsement and has successfully passed a practical examination administered by a council-approved examining vendor or completed an employer's in-house training course approved by the council in the type of hoisting equipment for which the applicant seeks a license and an endorsement.
B. The department shall issue a license for a class II hoisting operator to an applicant who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) is at least eighteen years of age;
(2) has passed a written examination prescribed by the department or has successfully completed an employer's in-house training course approved by the council;
(3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a class II hoisting operator; and
(4) within the past three years, has completed at least five hundred hours of seat time in the actual operation of hydraulic cranes with over ten tons and up to one hundred tons lifting capacity with a maximum boom length of one hundred fifty feet, regardless of mounting or means of mobility and has successfully passed a practical examination administered by a council-approved examining vendor or has completed an employer's in-house training course approved by the council in the type of hoisting equipment for which the applicant seeks a license.
C. A class II hoisting operator who seeks to become licensed as a class I hoisting operator shall keep a log book of the class II hoisting operator's seat time and must accumulate five hundred hours of seat time under the direct supervision of a class I hoisting operator.
D. The department shall issue a license for a class III hoisting operator to an applicant who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) is at least eighteen years of age;
(2) has passed an examination prescribed by the department; and
(3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a class III hoisting operator.
E. A class III hoisting operator who seeks to become licensed as a class I or class II hoisting operator shall keep a log book of the class III hoisting operator's seat time within the past three years and must accumulate five hundred hours of seat time under the direct supervision of a class I or class II hoisting operator who is properly licensed in the kind of crane being operated.
F. A class III hoisting operator shall not operate hoisting equipment unless under the direct supervision of a class I or class II hoisting operator who is properly licensed in the type of hoisting equipment being operated.
G. The department shall recognize an in-house hoisting operator card issued to an applicant who:
(1) is at least eighteen years of age;
(2) is participating in an in-house training course approved by the council; and
(3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a hoisting operator.
H. A person with an in-house hoisting operator card shall only operate hoisting equipment for the employer who provided the approved in-house training course. The employer of a person with an in-house hoisting operator card shall provide that operator with supervision and additional training by a class I or class II hoisting operator who is properly licensed in the type of hoisting equipment being operated to ensure compliance and safe operation of the hoisting equipment pursuant to the Hoisting Operators Safety Act.
I. An in-house hoisting operator card shall be valid for two years and is not subject to extension or renewal.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 183, 7; 1995, ch. 138, 5; 2013, ch. 76, 2.
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