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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 37

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Title 37, Title 37 Property and Works

45 chapters · 433 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 37433 Ch 37-2, Chapter 37-2 State Purchases93 Ch 37-6, Chapter 37-6 Acquisition of Land36 Ch 37-8, Chapter 37-8 Public Buildings34 Ch 37-16, Chapter 37-16 Public Works Arbitration27 Ch 37-13, Chapter 37-13 Labor and Payment of D…25 Ch 37-15, Chapter 37-15 Litter Control and Rec…18 Ch 37-7, Chapter 37-7 Management and Disposal…17 Ch 37-18, Chapter 37-18 Narragansett Indian La…15 Ch 37-6.1, Chapter 37-6.1 Relocation Payments13 Ch 37-12, Chapter 37-12 Contractors’ Bonds12 Ch 37-23, Chapter 37-23 Safety Awareness Programs12 Ch 37-26, Chapter 37-26 Building Service Work11 Ch 37-15.1, Chapter 37-15.1 Hard-To-Dispose Mate…10 Ch 37-5, Chapter 37-5 Department of Transport…8

12 sections·Filtered byTitle 37✕Ch 37-23✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-1. Safety awareness program required
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(a) All contractors performing work on municipal and state construction projects with a total project cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, shall have an OSHA “ten (10) hour construction safety program” for their on-site employees. The training program shall ut…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-10. Administration of oaths
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The director of the department of labor and training and his/her designees shall have the authority to administer oaths to witnesses at a hearing, which the department has authorized by law to conduct, and any other oaths authorized or administered by the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-11. Appeals
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Any person, firm, entity or corporation who has been assessed a penalty may appeal such to the director within twenty (20) days of receipt of the cease and desist order. The director of the department of labor and training shall refer said appeal to the board. The board, upon com…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-12. Penalties for nonpayment
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Any person, firm, entity, or corporation who has violated chapter 23 of title 37, whether duly registered with the office of the secretary of state or not, and has been assessed a fine by the director of labor and training, is hereby required to submit penalties due to the depart…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-2. Board of safety awareness created

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(a) There is hereby established, within the Division of Professional Regulation, a Board of Safety Awareness, hereinafter referred to as “the board”, which shall at all times consist of nine (9) qualified electors of the state, all of whom shall have successfully completed the OS…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-3. Definitions

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(a) “On-site Employee” may be regarded as any private person or entity bound by a contractual agreement to provide goods or services to a contractor/developer who must physically enter the place where work is being performed or business being conducted; provided, however, this ch…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-4. Exemptions

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The following individuals are exempt from the requirements of the OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program: (1) Law enforcement officers dealing with traffic control and/or jobsite security; (2) All relevant federal, state and municipal government inspectors.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-5. Training program

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The Board of Safety Awareness has endorsed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Outreach Training Program as the training program through which OSHA authorizes trainers to teach ten (10) hour and thirty (30) hour construction industry occupational safety and…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-6. Work for which OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program is required

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No person, firm, entity, or corporation shall enter into, engage in, solicit, advertise, bid for, or work on municipal and/or state construction projects with a total project cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more unless that person, firm, entity or corporation h…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-7. Inspection and right of entry

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Authorized staff of the department shall have the right and authority to enter, during times at which work is actually being performed all municipal and state construction projects for the purpose of ascertaining compliance.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-8. Investigation and prosecution of violations

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Authorized staff of the department shall enforce all provisions of law relative to the certification of the successful completion of the OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program. Whenever a complaint is made to the director that the provisions of this chapter are being viol…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-9. Subpoena of a witness

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The department of labor and training shall have the power to subpoena and bring before it or the board of safety awareness any witness to give testimony either orally or by deposition, or both.