Title 28, Title 28 and Labor Relations

(a) There is created a permanent commission on hazardous substances in the workplace whose purpose it shall be to oversee and study the implementation of this chapter and to advise the general assembly with respect to methods of improving the purpose of this chapter. The commissi…

(a)(1) Each employer shall obtain and maintain chemical identification lists containing the following information with regard to the chemical substances: (i) The common and trade names of all designated substances present in the workplace in alphabetical order, cross referenced t…

The chemical and common names of all designated substances introduced into the workplace subsequent to the original listing shall be appended to the chemical identification lists prior to introduction of the substance into the workplace. The original listing and appendages shall …

(a) An employer shall provide to the person responsible for the administration and direction of a fire department in a fire district or municipality, including a fire chief or fire administrator, or that person’s designee: (1) A list of work areas, sufficiently identified by name…

Chemical identification lists required by this chapter as defined in § 28-21-1 and/or material safety data sheets shall be made available upon request for examination and copying to any affected employee or employee representative of employee(s) within three (3) working days of t…

If any employer or any of its officers or employees fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter by knowingly and intentionally misrepresenting, falsifying, concealing, destroying, or failing to retain the information necessary to comply with the provisions of this …

The following rights are guaranteed to employees: (1) Refusing to work. If an employee has requested from his or her employer information about a designated substance or mixture, either in the form of material safety data sheets or the chemical identification list as defined in §…

(a) Each employer shall provide an employee training and education program prior to an employee’s initial assignment designed to inform employee(s) about the designated substances to which they are exposed. This training shall be repeated annually. (b) The employer shall provide …

Within the department of labor and training there shall be a division of professional regulation, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36. The division shall act as the administrative agent for the examining boards established by this title and perform such oth…

All proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 5 entitled “Electricians,” chapter 26 of this title entitled “Hoisting Engineers,” chapter 27 of this title entitled “Mechanical Trades,” chapter 45 of this title entitled “Apprenticeship Programs…

(a)(1) There is hereby created in the division of professional regulation, in the department of labor and training, a professional regulation board that at all times shall consist of seven (7) qualified electors of the state as follows: three (3) members shall represent labor; th…

(a) Any person who has violated any provisions of chapter 6 of title 5 entitled “Electricians,” chapter 26 of this title entitled “Hoisting Engineers,” chapter 27 of this title entitled “Mechanical Trades,” chapter 70 of title 5 entitled “Telecommunications,” and chapter 20 of ti…

All structural steel and ornamental steel welders working under the American National Standards Institute Code — AWS D1.1 and AWS D1.5 will have affixed to their personal welding certificate documents, a legible picture to verify the welder’s identity. Said documents shall be kep…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Authorized inspector” means an inspector of boilers and/or pressure vessels employed by the state of Rhode Island or an insurance company authorized to write boiler or pressure vessel insurance or of an authorized owner…

(a) No boiler or pressure vessel shall be erected within this state unless it is constructed and equipped with safety devices in compliance with the standards and rules set forth in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Any person erecting or installing any boiler or pressure…

Whenever: (1) The division has inspected any boiler or pressure vessel and has found it safe for operation; (2) Any repairs required by the division to be made in any boiler or pressure vessel have been completed to its satisfaction; (3) In the case of any boiler or pressure vess…

For every inspection made by the division under the provisions of this chapter, the owner shall pay to the administrator of the division the required fee which shall be paid upon the conclusion of the inspection and before a certificate is issued. The proceeds of any fees or fine…

When any authorized inspector inspects a boiler or pressure vessel for an insurance company, he or she shall, within a period of twenty-one (21) days, make a report of that inspection on forms approved by the administrator of the division of occupational safety. If the boiler or …

In case any owner of any boiler or pressure vessel is dissatisfied with the decision of the division in any matter, he or she may within two (2) days after the decision demand, in writing, a hearing before the occupational safety and health review board pursuant to chapter 20 of …

(a) A person shall be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter who: (1) Refuses to have inspected any boiler or pressure vessel requiring inspection under the provisions of this chapter; (2) Permits any boiler or pressure vessel to operate at a greater pressure…

The superior court shall have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter upon petition being filed by the administrator of the division of occupational safety and notice being given to the person or persons charged with a violation of the provisions of…

(a) This chapter does not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control; (2) Boilers on motor vehicles, self-propelled boilers, ditching machines, cranes, pile drivers, wreckers, and steam shovels that are owned by rai…

(a) Manufacturers of unfired pressure vessels in this state shall obtain the services of an authorized inspection agency for shop inspections of unfired pressure vessels being manufactured by them. If manufacturers are unable to obtain the inspection service, they may request tha…

The administrator of the division of occupational safety shall make a report to the general assembly in January, biennially, in the even years, setting forth the number of boilers inspected by the division and the number of boilers reported to the division and exempted from inspe…

(a) No city or town shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution concerning, or to provide for the inspection, or to license the erection or installation of, any boiler or pressure vessel within the limits of the city or town. Any ordinance, bylaw, or resoluti…

If any provisions or part of any provisions of this chapter, or application of those provisions to any person or circumstances, is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter, and the application of the provisions to other than those to wh…

The director of the department of labor and training, the administrator of the division of occupational safety, the chief boiler and pressure vessel inspector and his or her authorized inspectors charged with the enforcement of this chapter, while acting for the state, shall not …

The director shall appoint a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state to coordinate, administer, and implement the provisions of this chapter. This existing position shall be responsible to and report to the administrator of the division of occupational safety. The ap…

The administrator through the chief inspector of the division of occupational safety may issue a commission to act as an authorized inspector to any person employed by the division of occupational safety or by an insurance company authorized to insure boilers against explosion in…

The administrator of the division of occupational safety shall administer and enforce all provisions of this chapter, in accordance with chapter 20 of this title. Duly authorized inspectors shall inspect all boilers and pressure vessels within this state, except those that are sp…

The administrator or a duly authorized inspector shall make the required inspection of each boiler or pressure vessel in accordance with the rules and regulations approved by the administrator.

The owner of any boiler or pressure vessel, whether or not subject to inspection under the provisions of this chapter, shall allow the inspector free access to it at all reasonable times. The owner of any boiler or pressure vessel subject to inspection shall have the boiler or pr…

An authorized inspector shall consult with the owner, engineer, or other person in charge of each boiler or pressure vessel as to its condition and operation, and if he or she thereby discovers or in any manner learns of any defect or imperfection in the boiler or pressure vessel…

The code commission for occupational safety and health shall formulate and/or adopt a code of rules and regulations for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, alteration, and operation of boilers and pressure vessels. Codes adopted and enforced shall be …

(a) The board of examiners of hoisting engineers shall consist of seven (7) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor as follows: (1) One individual with fifteen (15) years of practical experience as a fully licensed hoisting engineer; (2) Two (2) individuals who …

The board of examiners of hoisting engineers shall meet once a month or as deemed necessary to conduct business. The board shall have a policy making role in the preparation and amendment of rules and regulations pertaining to this chapter, and in the preparation and composition …

Each applicant for an examination for a license as an engineer shall pay to the division at the time of application a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), and for each license or renewal of a license a fee at the biennial rate of ninety-six dollars ($96.00) for a full license, e…

Whoever, being an engineer or user or agent of steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air hoisting machinery described in this chapter, violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) nor more tha…

The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all provisions of law relative to the licensing of hoisting engineers and to this effect whenever a complaint is made by the chief of the section to the director of labor and training that th…

The division of professional regulation, by and through its hoisting engineer investigators, shall have the right and authority to enter, during times at which hoisting/excavating work is actually being performed, any commercial building, structure, or premises where hoisting/exc…

While acting as an investigator under the provisions of this chapter, the chief of the section shall be paid at a rate to be determined by the director of labor and training.

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to engineers under the jurisdiction of the United States, or engineers or operators employed by public utilities, and shall not apply to agriculturists, fishers, horticulturists, and individuals utilizing their personal farm equi…

For the purpose of carrying this chapter into effect, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) is annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended for the payment of an investigator, secretary, and clerical assistants, and for othe…

Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the division may appeal that decision or ruling to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be made to the appropriate board of examiners. Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling o…

(a) The present board of examiners shall constitute a section within the department of labor and training to be known as the “hoisting engineers’ licensing section.” (b) Chief. The director of the department of labor and training shall appoint a resident of this state who has fif…

The chief of the section shall appoint one secretary for the hoisting engineers' licensing section who shall be in the unclassified service.