New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION › Chapter 5 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part 6 - CONVENIENCE STORES › Section 11.5.6.7 - DEFINITIONS: GENERAL

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions, in
				  addition to those contained in
				  11.5.1.7
				  NMAC and the state act, are applicable to this part.
A. "American society for testing materials
				standard D3935-02" means the American society for testing materials
				classification standards for transparent polycarbonate bullet-resistant
				materials.
B. "B rated" means a
				safe box industry standard, which, at a minimum, conforms to the specifics of a
				one-fourth inch body and a one-half inch door constructed of steel or an
				equivalent material.
C. "Controlled
				access area" means an enclosure of the service counter area with transparent
				polycarbonate or other bullet-resistant material that meets American society
				for testing materials or underwriters laboratory standards.
D. "Convenience store" means any business
				that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of convenience goods, or both
				convenience goods and gasoline, and employs one or more employees during the
				normal operating hours of the establishment. This term excludes businesses that
				operate as hotels, taverns, lodging facilities, restaurants, stores that sell
				prescription drugs, gasoline service stations, grocery stores, supermarkets,
				businesses that have more than 10,000 square feet of retail floor space,
				farmer's markets, roadside stands, on-site farm markets, and other agricultural
				activities or operations.
E.
				"Convenience goods" means articles that are purchased frequently for immediate
				use in readily accessible stores and with a minimum of effort. This term
				includes consumable items that are generally limited in quantity and variety,
				and sold in their original containers. This definition is not intended to
				exclude convenience stores that sell a small quantity of fresh food or
				unpackaged products in addition to other convenience goods.
F. "Depository or time lock safe" means a B
				or higher rated safe box equipped with an electronic or manually programmed
				time lock, or drop slot, that prevents unauthorized access.
G. "Environmental engineering controls" means
				an established store floor plan adopted or developed by the employer to reduce
				theft or robbery by measures, which include, but are not limited to, cash
				register placement in plain view of customers, properly functioning indoor and
				outdoor lighting, and proper placement of security cameras.
H. "Pass-through window" means a manually
				operated mechanical pass-through trough, front-loading deposit door, or other
				similar device that is encased in a transparentpolycarbonate window or other
				bullet-resistant material that meets American society for testing materials
				standard D3935-02, or underwriters laboratory standard 752.
I. "Security surveillance system" means a VHS
				or digital camera surveillance system that is capable of recording and
				retrieving a clear video or digital recorded image.
J. "Security alarm system" means any device
				or series of devices, including, but not limited to, a signal system
				interconnected with a radio frequency method such as cellular, private radio
				signals, or other mechanical or electronic device used to notify law
				enforcement or a private security agency of an unlawful act in
				progress.
K. "Underwriters
				laboratories standard 752" means the underwriters laboratory standards for
				transparent polycarbonate bullet-resistant materials.
L. "Service counter" means, at a minimum, the
				counter space designated by the employer to include the service transaction
				area of the money register(s) and the surrounding perimeter.
M. "Signage" means posters, placards, neon
				lights, or logos, positioned in the convenience store windows and
				doors.
N. "Training curriculum"
				means the instruction manual or pamphlet adopted or developed by the employer
				containing security policies, safety and security procedures, and personal
				safety and crime prevention techniques.