Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

(a) The director, or his or her designee, or any state inspector is authorized to inspect during business hours, or by appointment at another time agreed to by the inspector and the owner, occupant, or other person in charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, or premises: (1) Any dwel…

(a) The director shall promulgate regulations requiring that as a condition of licensure all preschools, day care facilities, nursery schools, public and private elementary schools and schoolyards, public playgrounds, and shelters and foster homes serving children under the age o…

(a) The director shall promulgate regulations permitting state inspectors to conduct such lead inspections as may be appropriate in response to any complaint to the department by an occupant or the parent or guardian of any child under the age of six (6) years who is an occupant …

(a) The department shall issue regulations for the disclosure of lead exposure hazards and potential lead exposure hazards in a residential dwelling, dwelling unit, or premise that is offered for sale or lease. These regulations, at the minimum, shall incorporate the requirements…

(a) The director shall promulgate lead hazard reduction regulations. These regulations shall: (1) Specify the circumstances under which owners of dwellings, dwelling units, or premises must undertake lead hazard reduction in order to remedy conditions that present a clear and sig…

Nothing in this chapter shall alter the responsibilities of owners and occupants, or the authority of enforcing officers, under the Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code, chapter 24.3 of title 45.

(a) The department of environmental management shall revise its air pollution control regulation number 5 relating to “fugitive dust”, developed under authority conferred by the Clean Air Act, chapter 23 of title 23, so as to prevent the uncontrolled dispersal of lead bearing dus…

Every hardware store and retail store which sells abrasive materials which may be used to remove paint shall post a conspicuous sign, provided by the department of health, of sufficient size with large enough lettering to be easily seen and read, in each area of the store where a…

The general assembly finds, upon the report of the environmental lead task force and the reports, hearings, and records of its own committees and of federal agencies including the environmental protection agency and centers for disease control, that: (1) Environmental exposures t…

(a) The department shall provide for the certification of training programs for environmental lead inspectors and for lead contractors, supervisors, workers, and other persons engaged in environmental lead-hazard reduction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The departmen…

(a) Laboratory analyses of all clinical and environmental media samples collected to demonstrate compliance with this chapter or with regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall only be conducted by a laboratory which has been licensed or certified (as appropriate) by …

The director shall assess fees for certifications and licenses issued in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter, provided that those fees are assessed only after procedures in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42 ha…

(a) Except as provided in this chapter, the inspection, enforcement, and penalties for violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be in accordance with the provisions and procedures set forth in §§ 23-1-19 — 23-1-25. In addition to the provisions for enforcement of this s…

Notwithstanding any other law, any and all certification and licensure fees charged and costs incurred pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to reimbursement to any municipality by operation of any mandate of this chapter.

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed and shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for or a limitation of, the provisions of any other law. If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances …

The director is authorized to adopt, modify, or repeal and promulgate rules and regulations as are in accord with the purposes of §§ 23-24.6-1 — 23-24.6-27, and shall be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42. All rules and regulations promulgated by…

(a) In addition to any other enforcement authority granted under this chapter, whenever on the basis of any information, the department determines that a person has violated, or is in violation of § 23-24.6-12, 23-24.6-13, 23-24.6-14 or 23-24.6-17 regarding lead hazard reduction,…

(a) Water suppliers shall develop a service line inventory no later than October 16, 2024, to determine the existence or absence of lead within each water connection in its service area. This inventory shall be completed in accordance with all applicable state and federal require…

The purposes of this chapter are: (1) to protect the public health and public interest by establishing a comprehensive program to reduce exposure to environmental lead and prevent childhood lead poisoning, the most severe environmental health problem in Rhode Island; and (2) to e…

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Apprenticeable” means any nationally-recognized occupation that has a preexisting registered apprenticeship program approved pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Part 29 and Part 30. (2) “Approved apprenticeship program” or “apprenticeship program” means a…

(a) There is established within the department of health an environmental lead program which shall be responsible for creating a coordinated and comprehensive program for lead poisoning prevention, including screening and detection, education, lead hazard reduction, and enforceme…

(a) There is established an interagency coordinating council on environmental lead within the department of health consisting of five (5) members. (b) The purpose of the council shall be as follows: (1) To coordinate the activities of its member agencies with respect to: (i) Envi…

(a) The department shall promulgate regulations establishing the means by which and the intervals at which children under six (6) years of age shall be screened for lead poisoning. The department is also authorized to require screening for lead poisoning in other high risk groups…

(a) Each child care provider licensed, certified, or approved by any Rhode Island state agency shall obtain from a parent or guardian of each child in care under the age of six (6) years, but not less than nine (9) months of age, evidence that the child has been screened for lead…

Screening for lead poisoning and lead screening related services for children under six (6) years of age as required by department regulations and diagnostic evaluations for lead poisoning for children under six (6) years of age, including but not limited to confirmatory blood le…