Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

All full service stations offering self service at a lesser cost shall require an attendant to dispense gasoline and/or diesel fuel from the self-service portion of the station at the self service prices to any motor vehicle properly displaying a “parking permit” issued pursuant …

(a) “Enforcing officer” means the enforcing officer shall be the chief of the fire department or his or her designee of the several cities, towns, and fire districts wherein any violations of the provisions of this chapter may take place. (b) “Self service stations” means that po…

All underground tanks having contained flammable, combustible or explosive substances shall be closed and/or removed in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice — 1604, 2nd Edition, as amended.

No tank, as covered under this chapter, shall be cut on site. If any tank must be cut on site due to certain conditions, it shall only be done with the final approval of the state fire marshal and shall be done in accordance with § 23-28.22-20.

All tanks to be removed as provided by this chapter shall only be moved to, stored, and destroyed at tank yards or safe areas approved by the state fire marshal and shall be done in compliance with § 23-28.22-20.

All tanks covered under this chapter shall be transported in accordance with state and federal department of transportation regulations.

The state fire marshal is hereby authorized to formulate and administer rules and regulations relating to the provisions of this chapter which shall be enforced in accordance with § 23-28.22-2(a).

No person shall store any flammable liquids at a bulk plant or service station except in accordance with regulations in this chapter.

A self-service dispenser means a remote controlled dispensing device approved by the authority having jurisdiction. The coin and/or the card operated type are not acceptable.

All self-service stations shall have at least one qualified attendant on duty while the station is open to the public. During all times that Class 1 liquids are actually being dispensed, the attendant’s primary function shall be to supervise, observe, and control the dispensing o…

At self service stations, the attendant shall be required to remain within the control console area at all times while Class 1 liquids are being dispensed. A “post-payment operation” is advocated to insure the attendant’s compliance with the foregoing provision.

(a) A main power shut-off switch or switches shall be installed in the remote control location and not more than seventy-five feet (75′) from the dispensers. (b)(1) A fixed fire extinguisher system suitable for the extinguishment of Class B (flammable liquid) fires, acceptable to…

All buildings and facilities covered under the Fire Safety Code and all codes adopted pursuant to the Fire Safety Code, shall be equipped with an approved fire alarm system installed and maintained in accordance with this chapter and any updated fire alarm regulations adopted by …

(a) “Boosters” mean a casing containing several ounces of a high explosive used to increase the intensity of explosion of the detonator of a detonating fuse. (b) “Dealer” means any person, not a manufacturer, engaged in the business of buying and selling explosives other than emp…

(a) Each application for a license under this chapter shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in this section, which fee shall be returned in the event the application is denied. The permit fee shall be as follows: Manufacturer’s permit ........................................…

All permits issued under this chapter shall expire on the last day of each calendar year, unless sooner designated on the permit or sooner revoked.

Any permit issued under this chapter may be revoked by the official issuing the permit on any ground specified in this chapter as a ground for denying an application for the permit or for a violation of any rules and regulation of the state fire marshal pertaining to explosives.

Manufacturers, dealers, possessors, and users shall keep a record of all Class A and Class B explosives shipped, purchased, sold, or used by them, which records shall include the name and address of each consignee, vendor, or vendee, the date of each shipment, sale, or purchase a…

No person shall sell, barter, give, or dispose of Class A or Class B explosives to any person who does not hold a blasting license and a permit to possess or use explosives issued under the provisions of this chapter.

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the armed forces of the United States, the national guard, the Rhode Island state guard, the Rhode Island militia, and the Rhode Island independent chartered military commands, or to officers or employees of the United States …

All persons manufacturing, keeping, storing, using, selling, handling, transporting, or otherwise dealing in Class B explosives shall make reports to the fire marshal and the local fire and police chiefs so that the quantity and location thereof may be recorded. The reports shall…

(a) The entire occupied portion of the premises of an explosives manufactory shall be enclosed by a suitable fence to enable the management to have control of all persons entering the premises, and any building in which wet fulminate is stored or dried shall be likewise enclosed …

Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture, dealing, or possessing of explosives, explosive compounds, or fuses shall keep a daily record of each person, other than employees, entering upon their magazine site. The information shall be available in the company’s …

No person shall manufacture or deal in explosives, and no person shall possess or have under his or her control explosives other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arm primers, and smokeless powder for small arms or black powder in…

No person shall store or transport any explosives on the water of this state unless stored and transported in accordance with U.S. coast guard regulations.

The state fire marshal may, at his or her discretion, at any time he or she deems it necessary for the public safety, require the removal of any explosive, or that a watchperson be placed continuously in charge of it with the cost to be borne by the permittee.

Any explosion or fire occurring in connection with the keeping, storage, manufacture, sale, transportation, or use of explosive causing loss of life or injury or property damage shall be reported immediately to the state fire marshal, giving a detailed account of the same.

(a) Application for a permit to manufacture explosives shall be made to the state fire marshal in such form as the state fire marshal shall prescribe; and shall state, among other things: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The reason for desiring to manufacture explos…

(a) No person shall conduct blasting operations unless he or she holds a license issued by the state fire marshal. Any person desiring to obtain a license to conduct blasting operations shall make application to the state fire marshal. A nonreturnable fee of ten dollars ($10.00) …

(a) The applicant for a permit to possess or to use explosives shall file a bond with the state fire marshal in the penal sum of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), running to the state, with sureties approved by the state fire marshal, and with such conditions as the…

Detonators or explosives shall not be disposed of except by turning them in to the state fire marshal.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a term of not more than one year, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both. (b) The state fire marshal or his or her deputies or any officer qualified …

(a) Any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft being used to transport any explosives as defined under this chapter shall be seized and forfeited to the state if that vehicle, vessel, or aircraft is not being used by a person licensed to blast or a permittee to transport or possess explosi…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the…

Prior to the commencement of blasting operations, any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that is regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall notify the owner or owners of record of any improved real property within five hundred (500′) feet, as measured from…

(a) All vehicles and associated equipment used for the transportation of Class A or Class B explosives shall be subject to annual inspection by the state fire marshal’s office and a permit issued stating that the vehicle and associated equipment meets the requirements of N.F.P.A.…

(a) Application for permits to engage in the business of dealing in explosives other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arms primers, smokeless powder, and black powder for small arms shall be made to the state fire marshal in such…

(a) Application for a permit to possess explosives, other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arms primers and smokeless powder for small arms, or black powder in excess of five (5) pounds shall be made in writing to the state fire …

Permit shall mean the authority granted by the state fire marshal, in writing, to use explosives. A permit for the use of explosives shall not be issued to any individual except those duly licensed and duly qualified to possess explosives by the state fire marshal. The state fire…

The applicant must submit application to the state fire marshal, on a form issued by the state fire marshal, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the requested blast time. In the case of an emergency (an unforeseen hindrance that impedes the progress of a job that will cause …

The state fire marshal may issue, in the case of quarry or repeated blasting on a specific site or project, a permit to use explosives up to a maximum of one year from the date of issue or the length of the project, whichever sooner expires.

(a) All licensees under this chapter, when using any explosives, shall not exceed the standards of distance, amount of charge, maximum earth vibration, and maximum air shock as set forth in the United States department of the interior bureau of mines report of investigators numbe…

The general assembly finds and declares that by reason of their employment, fire fighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians are required to work in the midst of, and are subject to, exposure to infectious diseases, including, but not limited to, human immunodefi…

The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings herein ascribed: (1) “Contagious disease” means an infectious disease. (2) “Disability” means a condition of physical incapacity to perform any assigned duty or duties in the fire department or emerge…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 40.1-5-26 (disclosure of confidential information and records under mental health law) and 5-37.3-4 (confidentiality of health care information), if, while treating, investigating, or transporting an ill or injured person to a licensed fac…

Any active fire fighter or police officer who is unable to perform his or her duties in his or her department by reason of exposure to infectious disease as defined in § 23-28.36-2, which infectious disease develops or manifests itself as a result of the exposure during a period …