Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

No person shall, within the limits of this state, construct or install any elevator, escalator or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter or repair or maintain any parts of the drive machinery, controllers or safety circuits thereof without being licensed by the di…

(a) Any owner who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of § 23-33-9.1, any code, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to § 28-20-24, or regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter, may be assessed an initial civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the sections, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

A conspicuous warning sign stating “In Case of Fire Do Not Use Elevator” shall be placed next to the places of ingress or egress to every elevator used for conveying persons or goods in any building used primarily as a nursing home or as a home for the elderly and/or people with …

All hoistway or elevator openings through floors shall be fully enclosed by two (2) hour fire rated construction with one and one half (1½) hour fire rated doors. Any passenger elevator which is not constructed so as to allow egress of persons from the elevator in any position in…

It shall be the duty of the compliance inspectors appointed or empowered by law to inspect all elevators and other devices subject to the provisions of this chapter in every building within their jurisdiction in any city or town, and it shall be the duty of the compliance inspect…

The owner or owners of any building or premises under lease, and their servants and agents, may enter upon the leased building or premises for the public welfare, with the purpose of making the building comply with the provisions of this chapter, and may remain thereon during suc…

In all cases in which any person shall suffer injury or in which the death of any person shall ensue in consequence of the failure of the lessee or owner or owners of any building to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or in consequence of the failure of the lessee or own…

The lessee or owner or owners of any building, or, in case the lessee or owner, or any of them, be non compos mentis or a minor, the guardian of any such lessee or owner, or in case the lessee or owner, or any of them, be a nonresident, the agent of any such lessee or owner, havi…

No city or town shall have power to make any ordinance, bylaw or resolution concerning elevators, escalators, or other devices subject to the provisions of this chapter regarding the inspection, licensing, construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of any elevator, escala…

The director of the department of labor and training, the administrator of the division of occupational safety, the chief elevator inspector and his or her compliance inspectors charged with the enforcement of this code, while acting for the state, shall not thereby render himsel…

The chief inspector of the division of occupational safety shall have in his or her office, and open during business hours for public inspection, a copy of the codes and rules formulated and/or adopted by the commission, governing new installations of elevators or other devices, …

All elevators and other devices subject to the provisions of §§ 23-33-1 to 23-33-29, inclusive, having been out of active service for a period exceeding one year, or said devices to be placed out of service for a period exceeding six (6) months, after July 1, 1997, shall comply w…

The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the compliance inspectors of the division of occupational safety within the department of labor and training. The proceeds of any fees or fines collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.

The chief inspector may issue a permit to act as an authorized inspector to any person employed by: (1) an insurance company authorized to insure elevators in this state; or (2) any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of inspecting elevators in this state who hol…

If an applicant for a permit to act as an authorized inspector fails to pass the examination (testing the competency of the applicant to act as an authorized inspector) which examination shall be given by the chief inspector, the applicant may apply again for an examination after…

An authorized inspector shall be compensated by the company employing him or her, and the fee provided for in § 23-33-12 shall not be collected by any authorized inspector.

The chief inspector may at any time revoke any permit issued by him or her to act as an authorized inspector, for cause shown, after a hearing, of which the holder of the permit shall receive five (5) days’ notice in writing.

It shall be the duty of every owner or lessee of every elevator, or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter, to register with the department of labor and training each elevator or device owned and/or operated by that person, giving the type, capacity, name of manuf…

(a) Each owner of an elevator, or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall maintain the elevator or device in such a manner by code requirement to insure the safety of all those who use this mode of transportation. (b) Each owner shall comply with all safety …

The chief, chief engineer, assistant engineer, captain, lieutenant, or any other executive officer of any volunteer fire company, association, fire district company, or any other organization organized or created for the purpose of extinguishing fires and preventing fire hazards,…

Any person who shall neglect or refuse to render assistance when lawfully called upon to do so by any of the officers listed in § 23-37-1 at a fire, or who shall refuse to obey any lawful order of those officers, or interfere with any officer or person connected with any fire fig…

Any person who shall wantonly or maliciously cut or otherwise injure any hose or apparatus belonging to or used by any fire department, company, association, or other organization organized for the purpose of and engaged in the suppression of fires, whether incorporated or not, s…

Any person who shall obstruct or interfere with the use of any fire hydrant in any town, or city, by piles of lumber, building material, articles of merchandise, the excavation or removal of buildings, dirt or rubbish, or in any other way or manner, unless by permission of the to…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Connector” means a holding device constructed of plastic rings and used to hold several beverage containers together, or other similar plastic device used for the same purpose. (2) “Degr…

No person shall sell or offer to sell in this state beverage containers that are held together by connectors, unless the connectors are made of degradable material.

No beverage shall be sold, offered for sale, or distributed within the state in a metal container designed and constructed so that the container is opened by detaching a metal ring or tab, except if the tab is made of tape, foil, or other soft material.

(a) No beverage shall be sold, offered for sale, or distributed within the state in a plastic container composed of more than one resin, excluding the cap, lid, or ring for the container. The cap, lid, or ring of the container shall be readily removable from the body of the conta…

A person who violates this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a violation and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Each day that the violation continues or exists shall constitute a separate offense.

This chapter may be cited as the “Respiratory Care Act”.

(a) Upon request, the division shall grant inactive status to a licensee who does not intend to practice his or her profession within this state during the period covered by the inactive status. The person may be reinstated without payment of a penalty fee upon application and pr…

(a) The director, in consultation with the board, shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees for licenses, and for renewal of licenses for respiratory care practitioners. (b) The initial application fee shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. (c) A biennial license renewal fee sha…

The board may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any license in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, for any of the following causes: (1) Fraud in the procurement of any license under this chapter; (2) Imposi…

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.

(a) A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor. (b) The department may bring a civil action in any district court to enforce any provision of this chapter.

If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid or unconstitutional part shall remain in effect. If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid in one or more of its applications, the part shall rem…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the administrative board of respiratory care; (2) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of health; (3) “Director” means the director of the Rhode Island health department; (4) “Division” means the division of professional regula…

The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare by licensing and regulating persons engaged in the practice of respiratory care within the state.

(a) No person shall practice respiratory care or represent himself or herself to be a respiratory care practitioner unless that person is licensed under this chapter, except as otherwise provided by this chapter. (b) Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit, preclude, or othe…

(a) Within the division of professional regulation of the health department shall be a board of respiratory care consisting of five (5) members as follows: (1) One physician licensed in the state who is knowledgeable in respiratory care; (2) Three (3) licensed respiratory care pr…

The duties of the board shall be as follows: (1) To evaluate the qualifications of applicants and review the required examination results administered by a testing agency approved by the board; (2) To recommend issue of licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this cha…

(a) Any person desiring to become licensed as a respiratory care practitioner shall make application to the board on a written form in the manner that the board prescribes, pay all required application fees, and certify and furnish evidence to the board that the applicant: (1) Ha…

(a)(1) Graduate Practice. Every graduate of a board approved respiratory care school who has filed a respiratory care practitioner application may, upon receiving a receipt from the division of professional regulation, perform as a respiratory care practitioner under the supervis…

(a) The general assembly declares that it is the policy of the state to save lives and speed the healing of persons injured in accidents or otherwise in need of medical service by providing an emergency care system that will bring the injured or sick person under the care of pers…

(a) The director shall be guided by the purposes and intent of this chapter in the making of regulations as authorized by this chapter. (b) The director may issue regulations necessary to bring into effect any of the provisions of this chapter. (c)(1) The director shall charge li…

(a) No person, licensed and authorized pursuant to this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission in connection with emergency medical services (EMS) training or in connection with services…