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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.19 - OPERATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
No individual shall engage in the occupation or trade of
				  boiler operator at a publicly owned place of public assembly unless that person
				  holds a certificate of competence issued by the construction industries
				  division for the occupation or trade of boiler operator.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.20 - ABSENCE FROM BOILER

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A. Constant
				attendance of a boiler with automatic controls is not required. However, there
				shall be a properly licensed individual (reference Section 29 [now 14.9.4.29
				NMAC], Boiler Operator, Certificate of Competence, of these rules) responsible
				for the safe operation of such equipment. Such individual shall be responsible
				for maintaining a weekly inspection/tour log for high-pressure steam and high
				temperature water boilers and a weekly inspection/tour log for low-pressure
				hot-water heating boilers as defined in Subsections R, S, T & Z of 14.9.4.7
				NMAC.
B. Any boiler that is not
				considered an automatic boiler and located in a publicly owned place of public
				assembly shall have a full-time, licensed operator. The boiler operator shall
				not leave the operating floor for more than 10 minutes at any one time without
				leaving on duty an operator with the same classification as the boiler
				operator.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.21 - REPORTS

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When a special inspector performs a first inspection of a
				  boiler and finds that the boiler or any of the appurtenances thereof are in
				  such condition that the insurance company refuses to insure such boiler, said
				  inspection agency or said special inspector shall notify the mechanical bureau
				  of that fact in writing, with a list describing the defects so found, within
				  ten (10) days of the inspection date, along with a phone call within
				  twenty-four (24) hours.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.22 - BOILERS FOUND TO BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE; NON-CODE COMPLIANCE CONDITIONS

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A. If, upon
				inspection, a boiler is found to be in such condition that it is unsafe to
				operate, a RED tag or the equivalent shall be attached to the boiler and the
				owner or user shall have an appropriate New Mexico licensed contractor make
				required repairs.
B. If, upon
				inspection, a non-code compliance condition is noted, the special inspector
				may, or a representative of construction industries division may:
(1) shut the vessel down until the condition
				is corrected and tag the equipment with a RED tag or the equivalent;
				or
(2) tag the vessel with a YELLOW
				tag or the equivalent and allow the vessel to operate until the condition is
				corrected.
(3) An immediate appeal
				may be made if a boiler is found unsafe to the mechanical bureau before the
				boiler is stamped as provided in Section 21 [now 14.9.4.21 NMAC] (Reports) of
				these rules.
(4) The decision of
				the bureau to shut a vessel down may be appealed to the construction industries
				commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.23 - CONDEMNED BOILERS

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A. Any boiler
				which comes under these rules and having been inspected and declared condemned
				by special inspector shall, after notifying the mechanical bureau, be stamped
				by the special inspector.
B. The
				condemnation mark shall be a series of capital X's stamped over the boiler
				identification number (the manufacturer's tag serial number or national board
				number). Additionally, stamping shall consist of capital X's stamped on the
				nameplate and on a conspicuous place on the boiler proper; (i.e., NMXXXXXNM, on
				the drum, shell, tubesheet, etc.)
C. Any person, firm, partnership or
				corporation using or offering for sale a condemned boiler which comes under
				these rules for operation within the state shall be subject to the penalty
				provided in Section 3 [now 14.9.4.3 NMAC] (permits/violations and penalties) of
				these rules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.24 - NON-CODE BOILERS

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A. Any boiler
				which is not constructed and stamped in accordance with the rules of the
				appropriate ASME Boiler Code shall not be installed or reinstalled to operate
				at any pressure after the adoption of these rules.
B. Any non-code boiler installed prior to the
				adoption of these rules and regulations may be operated after a successful
				inspection.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.25 - INSPECTION METHODS AND FREQUENCY

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The owner or user of such inspected equipment shall be
				  responsible for obtaining a certificate of inspection. The method and frequency
				  of boiler inspections shall be as follows:
A. The following equipment shall be inspected
				internally annually. A certificate inspection may be issued with an external
				inspection; however, an internal inspection must be made within six (6) months
				of the external inspection. When the construction does not permit an internal
				inspection, one external inspection annually is required:
(1) high-pressure boilers; [and]
(2) high-pressure steam generators.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.26 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATE FEES

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A.
				Any insurance company licensed to sell boiler and pressure vessel insurance in
				this state and insuring a boiler located in the state shall inspect such boiler
				so insured.
B. Such inspection
				shall be performed by national board commissioned inspector.
C. Equipment that has been inspected by
				special inspector may at any time be inspected by the state.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.27 - PREPARATION OF BOILERS

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A. After
				timely notification, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or user to
				prepare the boiler for inspection. To prepare a boiler for internal inspection,
				all manhole plates, handhold plates, washout plugs and water column connection
				plugs shall be removed and the waterside thoroughly washed. Furnace, combustion
				chambers and tubes must be thoroughly cleaned and grates of internally-fired
				boilers, brickwork or other insulation material shall be removed to determine
				the condition of the shell furnace, mud drum, heads or any covered pressure
				part. The chamber of the low water fuel cutoffs shall be opened and the float
				or probes removed.
B. Any leakage
				of steam or hot water into the boiler shall be prevented by disconnecting the
				pipe or valve at the most convenient point or any appropriate means approved by
				the special inspector.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.28 - REMOVABLE INSULATION

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If upon external inspection there is evidence of a leak or
				  crack, enough of the covering of the boiler shall be removed as the inspector
				  shall deem necessary to determine the safety of the boiler. If the covering
				  cannot be removed at that time, the inspector may order the operation of the
				  boiler suspended until such time as the covering can be removed and proper
				  examination made.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.29 - BOILER OPERATOR/CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE

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A. Pursuant to Section
				60-13-38
				of the New Mexico Construction Industries Licensing Act and LPG Act (NMSA
				1978), the New Mexico boiler operator classifications are listed below.
(1) Classification: boiler operator trainee:
(a) Experience: entry level
				position.
(b) Limitations: shall
				not operate any devices except under the direct observation of a boiler
				operator.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.30 - BOILERS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
If a boiler has not been properly prepared for inspection as
				  provided for in these rules, the inspector may decline to make such inspection
				  and the certificate shall be withheld until the boiler has been properly
				  prepared and inspected.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.31 - UNSAFE INSPECTION CONDITIONS

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Upon discovering any unsafe inspection conditions, it is the
				  responsibility of the special inspector to decline such inspection and the
				  certificate withheld until such time as the unsafe conditions have been
				  eliminated.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.32 - HYDROSTATIC TEST

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A. Whenever a
				boiler is subject to hydrostatic test required by these rules, the required
				test pressure may be at a pressure no more than the maximum allowable working
				pressure for the installation so tested, at the discretion of the special
				inspector.
B. Re-rating of a boiler
				shall be subject to the requirement of the National Board Inspection Code. The
				test pressure shall be under proper control so that in no case shall the
				required test pressure be exceeded by more than six (6) percent.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.33 - EMERGENCY EXITS

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A. Boilers
				shall be so located and so equipped that egress is provided to permit safe and
				quick escape of any person in case of emergency; this shall include suitable
				and sufficient permanent stairs or ladders from boiler tops and elevated
				appurtenances and appliances which are located more than eight (8) feet above
				the floor, walkway or platform nearest thereto, except water columns and gauge
				glasses.
B. Water columns or gauge
				glasses which are located over ten (10) feet above the floor or a walkway shall
				be provided with a suitable platform beneath them, which need not be provided
				with a permanent means of egress.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.35 - SALES BY STATE INSPECTORS PROHIBITED

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Special inspectors shall not sell or be interested in the
				  sale directly or indirectly of articles or accessories used in the maintenance
				  of boilers and steam equipment, to the owners of the boilers which they
				  inspect.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.36 - NATIONAL BOARD COMMISSIONED INSPECTORS

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A. Special inspectors shall not receive any
				salary or expenses from the state. Special inspectors shall not be required to
				use the inspection tags designated in Section 7 [now 14.9.4.7 NMAC], inspection
				tags. Such special inspectors shall use inspection tags with equivalent
				information.
B. Special inspectors
				shall inspect all boilers covered by these rules that are located in publicly
				owned places of public assembly and places of public assembly and insured by
				their respective insurance companies, authorized national board inspection
				agencies. All boilers, when so inspected, shall be exempt from payment to the
				state for inspection fees.
C. Such
				special inspectors are not granted the authority contained in the New Mexico
				Construction Industries Licensing Act (NMSA 1978).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.37 - DEPUTY STATE INSPECTORS

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Deputy state inspectors shall be responsible to the state
				  mechanical bureau chief inspector and hold a national board boiler and pressure
				  vessel commission, or pass a mechanical bureau deputy state inspector's
				  examination.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.38 - SAFETY APPLIANCES

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A. No
				person shall attempt to remove or do any work on any safety appliance
				prescribed by these rules while the appliance is subject to pressure.
B. Should any safety appliance be removed for
				repair during an outage of a boiler, it must be reinstalled and in proper
				working order before the object is again placed in service.
C. No person shall repair/alter any safety or
				safety relief valve or pressure-relief valves in any manner.
D. Pursuant to Section 3 [now 14.9.4.3 NMAC]
				(permits/violations and penalties) of these rules, the alteration of any safety
				device may be subject to a penalty assessed by the construction industries
				division, with approval by the construction industries commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.39 - SEVERABILITY

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If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of these rules
				  shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or
				  unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not
				  affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, or
				  provisions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The Construction Industries Division of the Regulation and
				  Licensing Department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.2 - SCOPE

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This rule shall apply to all individuals installing,
				  altering, repairing, servicing, verifying, inspecting and maintaining medical
				  gas and vacuum systems in Category 1,2 and 3 medical gas and medical vacuum
				  piping systems in health care facilities.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Construction Industries Licensing Act (CILA) Sections
				  60-13-9 and
				  60-13-44
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
11/15/2019, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of 14.9.5 NMAC is to promote the general
				  welfare of the people of New Mexico by providing for the protection of life and
				  property through the adoption and enforcement of the current adopted New Mexico
				  Plumbing Code, 14.8.2 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
"ASME"
means American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
B.
"ASSE"
means American Society
				of Sanitary Engineers.
C.
"Direct supervision"
means reasonable oversight, inspection and
				evaluation of the work of a person by constant on the jobsite supervision by a
				certified journeyman.
D.
"NFPA"
means National Fire Protection Association.
E.
"Unregistered apprentice"
means a person who, for the purpose of learning a trade of journeyman and is
				not registered in an apprenticeship program recognized by the New Mexico state
				apprenticeship council.
F.
"WAGD"
means Waste Anesthetic Gas Disposal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.8 - QUALIFICATION FOR JOURNEYMAN MEDICAL GAS ENDORSEMENT

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A. Medical gas and vacuum systems
				installations, alterations, repairs, service and maintenance shall be performed
				by a properly New Mexico certified journeyman plumber (JP), journeyman
				gasfitter (JG), journeyman plumber-gasfitter (JPG) or journeyman pipefitter
				(JPF) who meets the minimum requirements of the ASSE; 6010 professional
				qualification standard for medical gas and vacuum system installers.
B. A New Mexico journeyman medical gas
				endorsement may be issued by the division to a properly certified journeyman
				upon proof of successful completion of a division approved minimum 32-hour
				medical gas and vacuum systems course that meets the requirements of ASSE
				6010.
C. The minimum 32-hour
				approved medical gas training course shall consist of two parts:
(1) installer training and proctored exam,
				and
(2) a brazing coupon sent to an
				independent third-party laboratory for testing pursuant to ASSE 6010, and
				Chapter 13 of the current adopted New Mexico plumbing code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.10 - RECERTIFICATION

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A. A journeyman
				shall take a division approved medical gas and vacuum systems re-certification
				training course every three years. The journeyman must also be qualified as per
				section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code or AWS B2.2 and maintain
				the brazing qualifications as per chapter 13 of the current adopted New Mexico
				Plumbing Code (NMPC), 14.8.2 NMAC.
B. All medical gas and vacuum system
				recertification courses shall be approved by the division and meet the
				requirements of ASSE 6010 and chapter 13 of the current adopted NMPC.
C. The approved course shall be a minimum of
				eight hours and is a prerequisite for the division approved proctored
				examination. The journeyman shall be able to provide to the division
				documentary proof of having successfully completed the minimum eight hour
				approved course.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.11 - APPRENTICES

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An apprentice, as that term is defined in CILA Section
				  60-13-2 NMSA
				  1978, may work under the direct supervision of a validly certified journeyman,
				  holding a JP, JG, JPG, or JPF and who also holds an active medical gas
				  certification pursuant to this regulation and who is under the employ of a
				  contractor validly licensed with an MM-1, MM-2, MM-4 or an MM-98. Journeyman
				  certifications shall be issued such that the certificates parallel the
				  mechanical and plumbing license classification numbers and scopes. The ratio of
				  certified journeyman to unregistered apprentices must not exceed:
(1) one journeyman to two unregistered
				apprentices on commercial or industrial work, and
(2) one journeyman to three unregistered
				apprentices on residential work.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.12 - STATE AND LOCAL INSPECTOR

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A.
				State and local building inspectors inspecting medical gas and vacuum piping
				systems shall be division approved certified plumbing inspectors pursuant to
				14.6.5.8
				NMAC and shall also meet the requirements of ASSE 6020 professional
				qualification standard for medical gas and vacuum system inspectors;
B. Re-certification of state and local
				inspectors inspecting projects containing medical gas and vacuum piping systems
				shall meet the requirements of ASSE 6020 and shall take a division approved
				medical gas and vacuum systems re-certification training course every three
				years.
C. The approved course shall
				be a minimum of eight hours and is a prerequisite for the division approved
				proctored examination. The inspector shall provide to the division documentary
				proof of having successfully completed the minimum eight hour approved
				course.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.13 - ASSE CERTIFIED VERIFIER

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A. Medical gas
				and vacuum systems shall be verified by third-party verifiers who meet the
				requirements of ASSE 6030 professional qualification standard for medical gas
				and vacuum system verifiers and Chapter 13 of the current adopted
				NMPC;
B. In addition to these
				requirements medical gas and vacuum system verifiers may also be required to
				meet the inspection standards and requirements of the health care facility in
				which the medical gas and vacuum system is being verified;
C. Medical gas and vacuum system verifiers
				shall not be, or work for, the installing contractor, design professional or
				manufacturer or represent an equipment distributor;
D. Re-certification of medical gas and vacuum
				system verifiers inspecting projects containing medical gas and vacuum systems
				shall meet the requirements of ASSE 6030.
E. The approved course shall be a minimum of
				eight hours and is a prerequisite for the division approved proctored
				examination. The verifier shall provide to the division documentary proof of
				having successfully completed the minimum eight hour approved course;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.14 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS OF MEDICAL GAS INSTALLATIONS

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A. Permits required for medical gas and
				vacuum systems shall be pursuant to 14.5.2 NMAC.
B. Plans and document submittals for medical
				gas and vacuum systems shall be pursuant to
				14.5.2.10
				NMAC.
C.Inspections for medical gas
				and vacuum piping systems shall be as follows:
(1) State and local buildings inspectors
				shall inspect medical gas and vacuum systems pursuant to Chapter 13 of the
				current adopted NMPC and Subsection E of
				14.5.3.9
				NMAC.
(2) No state or local
				building inspector shall issue a final inspection for a medical gas and vacuum
				system project, without first receiving proper and complete documentation from
				the medical gas and vacuum system verifier.
(3) If there is a dispute regarding code
				compliance between a medical gas and vacuum system verifier and a state or
				local inspector, the mechanical-plumbing bureau chief of the construction
				industries division shall make the final determination. The mechanical-plumbing
				bureau chief is the ultimate authority for interpretation of the current New
				Mexico adopted codes.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.15 - APPLICABLE CODES

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A. All medical
				gas and vacuum piping systems shall be installed in compliance with Chapter 13
				of the current adopted NMPC, NFPA 99, current adopted 14.9.5 NMAC and ASSE
				6000.
B. A dental office, as
				defined in the NFPA 99, that administers piped nitrous oxide, shall comply with
				the requirements for the WAGD systems as required in the current referenced
				NFPA 99.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 5 - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS › Section 14.9.5.16 - FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CODE STANDARDS OR REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All individuals installing a medical gas and vacuum system
				  shall comply with all applicable codes, standards, rules and regulations
				  adopted by the construction industries division, and shall be subject to
				  possible revocation or suspension of their licenses and certificates of
				  competence, and assessment of an administrative penalty pursuant to the CILA
				  Sections
				  60-13-23
				  and
				  60-13-23.1
				  NMSA 1978 for failure to comply.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and
				  Licensing Department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This rule applies to all contracting work performed in New
				  Mexico on or after May 1, 2015, that is subject to the jurisdiction of CID,
				  unless performed pursuant to a permit for which an application was received by
				  CID before that date.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Section
				  60-13-9 and
				  60-13-44
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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May 1, 2015, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards
				  for the construction of all solar energy systems in New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

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See 14.5.1 NMAC, General Provisions and Chapter 2 of the 2012
				  Uniform Solar Energy Code (USEC) as amended in
				  14.9.6.10
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.8 - ADOPTION OF THE 2012 UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE

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A. This rule adopts by reference the 2012
				USEC and all appendices, as Adopted by this rule.
B. In this rule, the internal numbering of
				each provision corresponds with the numbering of the 2012 USEC.
C. This rule is to be applied in conjunction
				with all the other 2009 New Mexico building codes, including the New Mexico
				plumbing code (NMPC), the New Mexico mechanical code (NMMC) the New Mexico
				commercial building code (NMCBC), the New Mexico residential building code
				(NMRBC), and the 2014 New Mexico electrical code (NMEC).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.9 - CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION

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A.
101.0 General.
(1)
101.1
				Title.
Delete this section of the USEC and substitute: This code shall
				be known as the 2009 New Mexico solar energy code (NMSEC).
(2)
101.2 Scope.
Delete this
				section of the USEC and see 14.9.6.2 NMAC.
(3)
101.3 Purpose.
Delete this
				section of the USEC and substitute: The purpose of this code is to establish
				minimum standards for all solar energy systems construction in New
				Mexico.
(4)
101.4
				Unconstitutional
Delete this section of the USEC and see 14.5.1
				NMAC.
(5)
101.5 Validity.
Delete this section of the USEC and see 14.5.1 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.10 - CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS

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See this chapter of the USEC, except as provided
				  below.
A.
207.0 "E" - Existing
				work.
Delete the text of definition and see section 102.0 of the Uniform
				Mechanical Code (UMC).
B.
215.0 "M" - Mechanical code.
Delete the text of this definition and see
				section 14.5.1 NMAC.
C.
218.0 "P".
(1)
Plenum.
Delete the text of this definition and see the definition of this term
				in the UMC.
(2)
Plumbing
				code.
Delete the text of this definition and see section 14.5.1
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.11 - CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REGULATIONS

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See this chapter of the USEC except as follows:
305.1
				  Dissimilar metals.
See this section of the USEC except delete "of open
				  loop systems" in the last sentence.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.12 - CHAPTER 4 PIPING

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See this chapter of the USEC except as follows:
402.1.8
				  Freeze protection.
See this section of the USEC except delete the first
				  sentence and substitute with the following: No solar thermal piping containing
				  heat transfer fluid that is capable of freezing under normal conditions shall
				  be installed or permitted outside of a building or in an exterior wall, unless,
				  where necessary, adequate provisions is made to protect such pipe from
				  freezing.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.17 - CHAPTER 9 SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS FOR A SWIMMING POOL

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See this chapter of the USEC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.18 - CHAPTER 10 ELECTRICAL

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Delete this chapter of the USEC and see 14.10.4
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 6 - 2012 NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY CODE › Section 14.9.6.21 - APPENDICES

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See this chapter of the USEC, except delete appendix b and
				  appendix c.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.2 - SCOPE

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This rule applies to all contracting work performed in New
				  Mexico on or after March 28, 2023 that is subject to the jurisdiction of CID,
				  unless performed pursuant to a permit for which an application was received by
				  CID before that date.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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March 28, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards
				  for electrical wiring, as defined in CILA Section
				  60-13-32 NMSA 1978, in New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.8 - ADOPTION OF THE 2020 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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A. This rule adopts by reference the 2020
				National Electrical Code (NEC), as amended by this rule.
B. In this rule, each provision is numbered
				to correspond with the numbering of the 2020 National Electrical
				Code.
C. This rule is to be applied
				in conjunction with 14.7.6 NMAC, the 2018 New Mexico Residential Energy
				Conservation Code and 14.7.9 NMAC, the 2018 New Mexico Commercial Energy
				Conservation Code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.9 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

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A.
Inspectors.
See 14.6.5 NMAC,
				Inspectors.
B.
Disconnect
				orders.
See CILA Section
				60-13-42.
C.
Stop orders.
See 14.5.3 NMAC,
				Inspections.
D.
Unsafe
				wiring.
See 14.5.1 NMAC, General Provisions.
E.
Electrical plan review.
See
				14.5.2 NMAC, Permits.
F.
Electrical permit.
See 14.5.2 NMAC, Permits.
G.
Electrical inspections.
(1)
Inspections required:
See
				14.5.3 NMAC, Inspections.
(2)
Electrical customer-owned distribution system requirements.
See
				14.5.3 NMAC, Inspections.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.11 - CHAPTER 1 GENERAL

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A.
Article 100 - Definitions.
See this article of the NEC.
B.
Article 110 - Requirements for
				electrical installations.
See this article of the NEC except as provided
				below.
(1)
Section 110.2
				Approval.
See this section of the NEC and add the following:
(a) product listing and labeling - electrical
				wiring, equipment or material approval shall be based on listing and labeling
				by a nationally recognized testing laboratory recognized by the federal
				occupational safety and health administration;
(b) field evaluation - electrical wiring,
				equipment or material that is not listed and labeled, but for which a (UL)
				safety standard exists may be approved upon certification by a nationally
				recognized testing laboratory recognized by the federal occupational safety and
				health administration or by a field evaluation body accredited by the
				international accreditation service, inc.;
(c) engineer certification - electrical
				wiring, equipment or material for which a (UL) safety standard does not exist
				may be approved upon certification by an electrical engineer licensed to
				practice in New Mexico; such a certification will not be valid unless based on
				a verification of the manufacturer's safety and performance test data for the
				product.
(d) engineer certification
				- electrical equipment assemblies that contain only nationally recognized
				testing laboratories (NRTL) labeled components that are not NRTL listed as an
				assembly may be approved upon certification by an electrical engineer licensed
				to practice in New Mexico; such a certification will not be valid unless based
				on a verification of the UL standard if applicable, NEC 110.3 and the
				manufacturer's safety and performance test data for the product.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.13 - CHAPTER 3 WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS

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A.
Article 300. General requirements
				for wiring methods and materials.
See this article of the NEC except as
				provided below.
(1)
Section 300.6
				Protection against corrosion and deterioration.
See this section of the
				NEC except as provided below.
Section 300.6 (A) Ferrous metal
				equipment.
Delete the first sentence of this section and substitute the
				following language: All ferrous metal raceways, cable trays, cablebus,
				auxiliary gutters, cable armor, boxes, cable sheathing, cabinets, metal elbows,
				couplings, nipples, fittings, supports, and support hardware shall be suitably
				protected against corrosion inside and outside (except threads at joints) by a
				coating of approved corrosion-resistant material.
(2)
Section 300.11 Securing and
				supporting.
See this section of the NEC except as provided below.
(a)
Section 300.11(A) Secured in
				place.
See this section of the NEC and add: independent support wires
				shall be limited to support of flexible wiring methods from the last means of
				support or junction box for connections within an accessible ceiling to
				luminaire(s) or equipment served.
(b)
Section 300.11 (B) (1). Fire rated
				assemblies.
Delete the text of this section of the NEC and substitute:
				the ceiling support system shall be permitted to support listed junction boxes
				and/or support brackets that have been tested as part of a fire-rated
				assembly.
(c)
Section 300.11
				(B) (2). Non-fire rated assemblies.
Delete the text of the exception and
				substitute: the ceiling support system shall be permitted to support listed
				junction boxes and/or support brackets where installed in accordance with the
				ceiling system manufacturer's instructions.
(3)
Section 300.14 Length of free
				conductors at outlets, junctions, and switch points.
Delete the text of
				this section of the NEC and substitute: at least six (6) inches of free
				conductor, measured from the point in the box where it emerges from its raceway
				or cable sheath, shall be left at each outlet, junction, and switch point for
				splices or the connection of luminaire (fixtures) or devices. Where the opening
				of an outlet, junction, or switch point is less than eight (8) inches in any
				dimension, each conductor shall be long enough to extend at least six (6)
				inches outside of the opening.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.14 - CHAPTER 4 EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE

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Article 422 Appliances.
See this article of the
				  NEC and add the following to section 422.19. evaporative cooling units where an
				  evaporative cooler is installed, a listed raceway shall be installed during
				  rough-in from the control point to the evaporative cooler location. The raceway
				  shall contain a wire-type equipment-grounding conductor from the control point
				  outlet box to the junction box at the unit. The equipment grounding conductor
				  shall be sized in accordance with table 250.122
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.15 - CHAPTER 5 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES

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A.
Article 545 Manufactured buildings and relocatable structures.
See
				this article of the NEC except as provided below. Add the following part to the
				end of the article. Part III. Service and Feeders.
(1) Add the following new section: Section
				545.29 For service and feeder calculations for manufactured buildings used as a
				relocatable structure as defined in this article, for temporary on-site offices
				and other temporary manufactured buildings other than dwelling units, use the
				table below for service and feeder calculations:
(2) Add the following new table:
Table
				545.29 Service and feeder factors for relocatable structures and manufactured
				buildings.
Number of temporary
								structures
Demand Factor
1
100
2
55
3
44
4
39
5
33
6
29
7-9
28
10-12
27
13-15
26
16-21
25
22-40
24
41-60
23
61 and over
22
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.16 - CHAPTER 8 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

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Article 800. Communications circuits.
See this
				  article of the NEC and add the following to Section 800.156 Any exterior wall
				  penetration shall be installed in a listed raceway
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.17 - SMOKE DETECTORS

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For smoke detectors, refer to the current adopted edition of
				  the New Mexico residential building code. Smoke detectors installed in new
				  single family dwellings shall be served by an individual branch circuit. When
				  two or more smoke detectors are required in a dwelling unit, they shall be
				  interconnected with a multi-conductor cable assembly. Location and power
				  back-up requirement shall be in accordance with the current adopted edition of
				  the New Mexico residential building code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.18 - ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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Electrical device installation shall comply with
				  accessibility codes adopted for New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.19 - NIGHT SKY PROTECTION ACT

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Outdoor lighting shall comply with the Night Sky Protection
				  Act 74-12-1 through 74-12-11 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.20 - RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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See 14.7.6 NMAC, the 2018 New Mexico residential energy
				  conservation code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 4 - 2020 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL CODE › Section 14.10.4.21 - COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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See 14.7.9 NMAC, the 2018 New Mexico commercial energy
				  conservation code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 5 - 2012 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE › Section 14.10.5.2 - SCOPE

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This rule applies to all contracting work performed on all
				  customer-owned electrical distribution and transmission facilities in New
				  Mexico, on or after July 1, 2004, that are subject to the jurisdiction of CID,
				  unless performed pursuant to a permit for which an application was received by
				  the division before that date.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 5 - 2012 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE › Section 14.10.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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NMSA 1978 Section
				  60-13-9 and
				  60-13-44.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 5 - 2012 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE › Section 14.10.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 1, 2014, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 5 - 2012 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE › Section 14.10.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards
				  for contracting work performed on all customer-owned electrical distribution
				  and transmission facilities in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 10 - ELECTRICAL CODES › Part 5 - 2012 NEW MEXICO ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE › Section 14.10.5.8 - ADOPTION OF THE 2012 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE

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A. This rule adopts by reference the 2012
				national electrical safety code, as amended by this rule.
B. In this rule, each provision is numbered
				to correspond with the numbering of the 2012 national electrical safety
				code.