New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 15 / August 12, 2025
TITLE 14 HOUSING AND
CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 15 ELEVATOR SAFETY
CODE
PART 3 INSPECTIONS
14.15.3.1 ISSUING AGENCY: The
Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing
Department.
[14.15.3.1 NMAC - 09/12/2025]
14.15.3.2 SCOPE: This
rule applies to all work performed in New Mexico that is subject to the
jurisdiction of CID for which permits are required.
14.15.3.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Section 60-13B-4 NMSA 1978.
[14.15.3.3 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.3.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[14.15.3.4 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.3.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: September 12, 2025, unless a later
date is cited at the end of a section.
[14.15.3.5 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.3.6 OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this rule is to set
forth requirements for inspections of conveyance contracting work in New Mexico
that is subject to the jurisdiction of CID.
[14.15.3.6 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.3.7 DEFINITIONS: See Section 60-13B-2 and 14.15.1 NMAC for
definitions.
[14.15.3.7 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.3.8 GENERAL PROVISIONS:
A. Application. All work for which a permit or
certificate of operation is issued must be inspected.
B. Inspections. No inspection of work will be performed until
the required fees have been paid.
C. Code compliance. The inspections necessary to ensure that
permitted work complies with applicable codes and standards shall be performed
by the appropriate inspector under the direction of the TBC and the director.
D. Notification. It is the responsibility of the permittee, or
the permittee’s duly authorized agent, to notify the appropriate AHJ personnel
when work is ready for inspection, and to provide access to and the means to
perform inspections of the work.
Requirements for inspections shall be made as specified on the permit or
in other instructions required by the TBC or director, but in no event shall
such notification be given less than 24 hours before the work is to be
inspected.
E. Violations. If, upon inspection, any permitted work is
not in full compliance with the applicable codes and standards, the inspector
shall issue to the permittee a written correction notice citing the code
violations observed and ordering that the violations be corrected. The permittee is responsible for notifying
the AHJ personnel when all corrections have been made and the work is ready for
re-inspection. Failure to comply with a
correction notice with the time required by the inspector, TBC or director, or
if no time is specified, within a reasonable time, is a violation of the CID
rules and may result in disciplinary action by the TBC or director.
F. Covered and unapproved work. Work must be visible to be inspected and
shall not be covered or used before approval is given by the inspector. Work that is covered before it is inspected,
tested if applicable, and approved may be ordered uncovered by the inspector,
TBC, or director at the cost to the permittee.
No work shall be performed beyond what is required for the next
inspection without prior approval of the inspector.
[14.15.3.8 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.5.3.9 INSPECTIONS: The
following inspections are required unless otherwise indicated or as determined
at the discretion of the TBC.
A. Notification of inspections.
(1) The inspector must
report to the permit holder or certificate of operation holder prior to
conducting inspections.
(2) The inspector and building owner or
lessee must sign and date the inspection report or electronically acknowledge
the report using any electronic method approved by the division.
B. Inspections of new, repair
or alteration of existing equipment.
(1) The inspector must
verify CID approved plans are on site per 14.15.2 NMAC. No inspections will be performed until the
CID approved plans are on site.
(2) The inspector is authorized to
conduct an inspection prior to the installation being
completed.
(3) New installations and alterations not
installed per CID approved plans will not be approved and are prohibited from
being placed in service without prior written approval from the TBC.
(4) No conveyance shall be permitted to be
placed into operation until the inspector has verified a written hard copy of
the following documents are on site in the equipment room, machine room,
machine space, control room, or control space.
(a) A written maintenance control program
that is specific to the equipment installed.
(b) A list of parts that includes part
numbers and an enlarged view identifying parts.
(c) Straight line wiring diagrams as
installed.
(d) All diagnostic codes, fault codes,
access codes, passwords to perform any code required tests.
(e) General equipment maintenance, repair,
testing, and adjustment procedures, including lubrication instructions and
recommended grade of lubricant.
Including any unique product information that needs to be incorporated
as part of the maintenance, repair, testing or adjustment procedures specific
to the equipment installed.
(f) Each conveyance must be identified
with a unique identification number decal issued by the division. When the certificate of operation is issued,
the inspector shall affix the decal to the upper right-hand corner of the
control panel. The decal shall remain in
place for the life of the conveyance.
(g) All correspondence and inspection
reports must reference the decal number and ID number, as reflected on the
certificate of operation.
C. Conveyances to be removed from service. The TBC shall be notified of conveyances and
equipment to be removed from service. An
inspector shall witness the removal of the conveyances or equipment from
service in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) Switching the main line disconnect to
the “off” position,
(2) Removing the fuses (this procedure
must be conducted by a properly certified electrical journeyman),
(3) Placing a padlock on the mainline
disconnect switch that has been set to the “off” position, and
(4) A division inspector shall install a
wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch.
D. Conveyances removed from service
to be restored. Conveyances removed
from service requiring the service to be restored shall comply with the
following:
(1) A properly licensed contractor shall
perform the work for restoration of service.
(2) A permit and an annual or acceptance
inspection shall be performed by the division.
(3) Approval from the division.
(4) A temporarily
dormant conveyance shall not be used until it has been put in safe running order.
(5) Temporary dormant conveyances may be
renewed on an annual basis and shall not exceed five years.
E. Additional inspections. In addition to the required inspections, the
TBC or director is authorized to make or require other inspections of any
construction work to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the applicable
New Mexico construction codes.
F. Re-inspections.
(1) A re-inspection fee shall not be
assessed when the required code corrections resulting from an initial
inspection are properly corrected and subsequently re-inspected and approved.
(2) A re-inspection fee shall be assessed
for each inspection or re-inspection when such portion of work for which an
inspection is called is not complete, when the required corrections have not
been made or work is covered prior to inspection.
(3) No additional inspections shall be
conducted until the required fees have been paid.
(4) Re-inspection fees may be assessed
when the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, or there is
a deviation from plans without approval from the TBC.
(5) Re-inspection fees may be assessed for
failure to provide access to the property, to the facility where the inspection
is to occur, or contractor, owner, or owner’s agent is not available at the
time agreed upon for inspection.
14.15.3.10 STOP WORK
ORDERS:
Whenever contracting is being performed contrary to the CID rules, the
inspector, after verification of the TBC may order that the work be stopped and
shall give written notice of such order to the person performing the work or
causing the work to be performed and the building owner or lessee of the
property. If the inspector discovers a
life safety issue contrary to ESA rules, the inspector may order that work be
stopped, giving written notice of such order to the person performing the work
or causing the work to be performed, the owner of the property and the
TBC. The person performing the work or
causing work to be performed when receiving such notice shall cease and desist
from performing, or causing the performance of the work, until authorized to
proceed in writing, by the TBC or the inspector. The following conditions for which a stop
work order may be issued include, but are not limited to:
A. Inspection determined as a health or
safety hazard;
B. continuing work without all
correction notice violations being corrected;
C. work deviating from the approved
plans or materials;
D. contractor not properly licensed;
E. working beyond the scope of
licensure;
F. work not properly permitted;
G. improper journeyman ratios.
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14.15.3.11 CERTIFICATES
OF OPERATION:
A. Issuance. Certificates of operation shall be issued to
the building owner as required in 14.15.2 NMAC.
B. Display.
Certificates of operation must be displayed as follows:
(1) The current certificate of operation
for elevators, platform lifts, or related equipment are required to be
displayed in a publicly visible location without assistance or permission
during all hours in which the equipment is in operation as follows:
(a) Inside the elevator car enclosure or
platform lift, or related equipment, not more than seven feet or less than
three feet above the finished floor of the conveyance, or
(b) Outside the elevator car enclosure or
platform lift, or related equipment in the main elevator lobby, within ten feet
of the call button not more than seven feet or less than three feet above the
finished floor landing.
(2) The current certificate of operation
for escalators, moving walks, or related equipment are required to be displayed
in a publicly visible location without assistance or permission during all
hours in which the equipment is in operation as follows: in a common area lobby, hallway, or corridor
within ten feet of the location of which the public embarks or disembarks from
the escalator, moving walk, or related equipment and shall be not more than
seven feet or less than three above the finished floor landing.
C. Annual inspections. Certificates of operation shall be renewed
annually pursuant to Section 60-13B-11 NMSA 1978. It is the responsibility of the building
owner or lessee to request an annual inspection from the division for the
renewal of the certificate of operation.
The building owner or lessee is responsible for fees to renew
certificate of operation pursuant to 14.15.4 NMAC.
D. Inspections for certificates of
operation. Subsequent
to the annual inspection, the inspector shall supply a written
inspection report detailing all code violations to the building owner or
lessee. It shall be the responsibility of the building owner or lessee to
comply with the
following:
(1) All required tests are performed at
intervals in compliance with 14.15.3 NMAC and 14.15.8 NMAC.
(2) All tests are performed and reported
by a properly licensed elevator mechanic in accordance with 14.15.5 NMAC and
14.15.8 NMAC.
(3) All tests must be physically witnessed
by a division inspector.
E. Violations or dangerous conditions
of conveyances.
(1) The building owner or lessee shall
have sixty (60) days from the date of the inspection report to remedy any
violations set forth in the inspection report.
The division shall not renew a certificate of operation until the
violations have been remedied. The
division inspector shall verify the violations have been remedied and shall
supply a written inspection report citing that no code violations exist against
the building owner or lessee.
(2) If a division inspector finds that any
conveyance is in a dangerous condition, there is an immediate hazard to those
riding or using the conveyance, or the design or method of operation in
combination with the devices used is inherently dangerous, the division shall
notify the building owner or lessee of the condition.
(a) The division inspector shall have the
authority to deem the conveyance inoperable.
The conveyance shall be put into temporarily dormant status by the
following:
(i) Switching
the main line disconnect to the “off” position,
(ii) Removing the fuses (this procedure
must be conducted by a properly certified electrical journeyman),
(iii) Placing a padlock on the mainline
disconnect switch that has been set to the “off” position, and
(iv) A division inspector shall install a
wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch.
(b) The division inspector shall give the
building owner or lessee a reasonable amount of time to have repairs or
alterations made to the conveyance, which must be performed by a properly
licensed elevator contractor.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the
building owner or lessee to request the division to inspect the repaired or
altered conveyance in order to restore operation of
the conveyance.
[14.15.3.11 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
History of 14.15.3
NMAC: [RESERVED]
Pre-NMAC History: