The following are exempted from the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act:
- A. material hoists;
- B. boom lifts;
- C. mobile scaffolds, towers and platforms;
- D. powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance;
- E. conveyors and related equipment;
- F. cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks and slings;
- G. industrial trucks;
- H. portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by the standards;
- I. tiering or piling machines that are used to move materials to and from storage and that are located and operating entirely within one story;
- J. equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses and similar equipment;
- K. furnace hoists;
- L. skips or hoists subject to the regulation of the United States department of labor's mine safety and health administration;
- M. wharf ramps;
- N. railroad car lifts or dumpers;
- O. line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms and similar equipment used for installing a conveyance by a contractor licensed in this state;
- P. conveyances within a single family dwelling; and
- Q. services provided by a person who is licensed as an architect or engineer in the state.
History: Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 3.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2023, ch. 197, §§ 1 through 15, the Elevator Safety Act, effective July 1, 2025, were formerly compiled as 61-38-1 through 61-38-15 NMSA 1978, and have been recompiled as 60-13B-1 through 60-13B-15 NMSA 1978 by the compiler.
Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 16 made Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 3 effective July 1, 2025.