N.M. Code R. § 14.9.4.38 – Safety Appliances

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.
[1-1-98; 14.9.4.38 NMAC - Rn, 14 NMAC 9.4.38, 08-01-03]