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RI Gen L § 28-25-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-25 - Boiler Inspection and Pressure Vessels|Section 28-25-20 - Reports to general assembly and governor.

§ 28-25-20. Reports to general assembly and governor.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 inspection under the provisions of this chapter, so far as the administrator shall be able to determine the number, and also making any recommendations that he or she shall see fit, for the promotion of public safety. He or she may, in his or her discretion, make more frequent reports to the general assembly and may be required by the governor to make reports to him or her at any time as to any matters pertaining to the duties of the division.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1770, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 94, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 297, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 28-25-17; P.L. 1985, ch. 508, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-25-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-25 - Boiler Inspection and Pressure Vessels|Section 28-25-21 - Local ordinances void.

§ 28-25-21. Local ordinances void.(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 resolution previously made or passed or concerning any of the above matters shall be void and of no effect.(b) Any application made to municipalities shall be immediately forwarded for consideration and inspection to the division of occupational safety.(c) No municipality shall issue a mechanical permit for work related to installation, repair, or alteration of any boiler or pressure vessel covered under this chapter until the application for the installation, repair or alteration has been approved by the division of occupational safety where applicable.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1770, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 94, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 297, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 28-25-18; P.L. 1985, ch. 508, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-25-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-25 - Boiler Inspection and Pressure Vessels|Section 28-25-22 - Severability.

§ 28-25-22. Severability.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 which it is held invalid, shall not be affected by that invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 508, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-25-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-25 - Boiler Inspection and Pressure Vessels|Section 28-25-23 - Relief from personal responsibility.

§ 28-25-23. Relief from personal responsibility.The director of the department of labor and training, the administrator of the division of occupational safety, the chief boiler & pressure vessel inspector and his or her authorized inspectors charged with the enforcement of this chapter, while acting for the state, shall not thereby render himself or herself liable personally, and he or she is relieved from all personal liability for any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her official duties. Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because of an act performed by him or her in the lawful discharge of his or her duties and under the provisions of this chapter shall be defended by the legal representative of the state of Rhode Island in the case of the director or his or her agents or representatives, until the final determination of the proceedings. In the case of an authorized insurance inspector, he or she shall be defended by the legal representative selected by his or her employer, until the final determination of the proceedings. In no case shall the director or any of his or her subordinates be liable for costs or damages in any action, suit or proceeding that may be instituted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The director or his or her agents acting in good faith and without malice and within the scope of their employment shall be free from liability for acts performed under any provisions or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of his or her official duties in connection with his or her employment.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 293, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-1 - Board of examiners of hoisting engineers.

§ 28-26-1. Board of examiners of hoisting engineers.(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 practical experience as a fully licensed hoisting engineer;(2) Two (2) individuals who hold full licenses as hoisting engineers;(3) One person holding at least the minimum endorsement of pay loader/backhoe licensed operator;(4) Two (2) individuals, each holding a hoisting engineers license with any regular endorsement; and(5) The director of the department of labor and training or his or her designee that has a construction background.(b) (1) Each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.(2) Any vacancy on the board which occurs for any causes shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.(c) The division of professional regulation shall examine and license hoisting operating engineers of steam, internal combustion engines, electric, and compressed air powered machinery.(d) The board shall supervise the operations of the division in an advisory capacity in promulgating such policy as may be necessary to improve the operation of the division in its area of expertise. The promulgation of that policy shall be subject to the approval of the director of the department.(e) The members of the board of examiners of hoisting engineers shall elect a chairperson and secretary annually every February. Vacancies arising in the office of chairperson or secretary between regular appointments shall be cared for in a like manner.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 504, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 506, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 152, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-1.1 - Functions of board of examiners - Code of ethics.

§ 28-26-1.1. Functions of board of examiners — Code of ethics.The hoisting engineers board 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 chapter 26 of title 28, and in the preparation and composition of the examinations to be administered by the division. Subsequent to the administration of the examinations, the board of examiners shall review the examinations to evaluate their effectiveness. The board shall also hold hearings on violations of chapter 26 of title 28, and make recommendations to the director of labor and training. Members of the board shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 506, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-2 - Licensing section.

§ 28-26-2. Licensing section.(a) The present board of examiners shall constitute a section within the department of labor and training to be known as "hoisting engineers' licensing section."(b) Chief —The director of the department of labor and training shall appoint a resident of this state who has fifteen (15) years practical experience as a hoisting engineer and has possessed a full license for fifteen (15) years, to the position of chief investigator of the hoisting engineers' licensing section within the division of professional regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 1A; P.L. 1943, ch. 1289, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 504, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-3 - Secretary.

§ 28-26-3. Secretary.The chief of the section shall appoint one secretary for the hoisting engineers licensing section who shall be in the unclassified service.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 14; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-3; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-4 - Rules and regulations.

§ 28-26-4. Rules and regulations.The division of professional regulation, subject to the approval of the director shall make suitable rules and regulations for examining and licensing of hoisting engineers.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-5 - License required for operation of hoisting machinery.

§ 28-26-5. License required for operation of hoisting machinery.(a) (1) No person shall operate or be in direct charge of hoisting or excavation equipment which uses, steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air of five (5) horsepower or more and/or can lift more than five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) without obtaining a license to do so as provided in this chapter.(2) No user or agent of a user of any machinery described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall permit the machinery to be operated unless it is operated by a duly licensed person as provided in this chapter.(b) Every contract in the construction of public works by the state or by any city or town, or by persons contracting with the city, town or state for the construction, shall contain a clause embodying the provision of this section.(c) In the event of any inconsistencies and/or contradiction between the requirements of this section and those of § 23-33-30, and/or in any respective rules and or regulations promulgated pursuant to that section, the provisions of this section and any rules and or regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be controlling.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 3; P.L. 1944, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-5; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-6 - Authorized types of machinery specified to licensees.

§ 28-26-6. Authorized types of machinery specified to licensees.Licenses issued under this chapter shall specify the types of equipment which the holder is authorized to operate. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations which specify types of licenses.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 4; P.L. 1945, ch. 1556, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-6; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-7 - Application for license - Examination.

§ 28-26-7. Application for license — Examination.(a) Each person who desires to act as a steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air hoisting engineer shall make application to the division for a license upon a form furnished to him or her, submit a notarized list of work experience, and shall pass an examination on the construction and operation of steam, electric, internal combustion engines, and compressed air engines and machinery. Applications for examinations must be received fifteen (15) working days prior to the examination date.(b) Any person applying for a license and who knowingly makes any misstatement as to his or her work experience or other qualifications shall be subject to the penalties provided for in § 28-26-11.(c) In addition to the requirements for submitting an application for examination, as required in subsection (a) above, any person applying for a full license, a hydraulic crane license, or a lattice crane license shall also be required to include a valid medical health card with their application. A separate notarized statement shall also be attached to the application, and shall contain all work related experience, including all equipment trained on and/or operated.(d) In addition to the requirements for submitting an application for examination, as required in subsection (a) above, any person applying for a construction forklift license or a full license shall also be required to include a copy of their OSHA forklift certification with their application.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-7; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 575, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 506, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-8 - Conduct of examinations - Revocation of license.

§ 28-26-8. Conduct of examinations — Revocation of license.The examinations shall be conducted in the manner and under rules and regulations issued by the division. Initial licenses may be subject to a field examination, if deemed necessary by the division of professional regulation, which examination shall be conducted by the chief hoisting engineer investigator, before renewal. Under written charges after notice and hearing, the division may revoke the license of a person guilty of fraud in obtaining his or her license, or who for any reason has become unfit to discharge the duties of a steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air engineer. Licenses will not be issued to individuals who have not paid their violations in full.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-8; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 506, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-9 - Renewal of license.

§ 28-26-9. Renewal of license.Licenses shall expire biennially on a fixed date or on the licensee's birthday, as the board may provide in rules and regulations. Upon application, the person to whom a license is issued under this chapter shall be entitled to a renewal, unless the division for a cause named in § 28-26-8 and upon notice and hearing shall refuse renewal. Refusal shall have approval of the director.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-9; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 257, § 5; P.L. 2009, ch. 258, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-26-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-10 - License fees.

§ 28-26-10. License fees.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, eighty-four dollars ($84.00) for a hoisting license, seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for an excavating license, and sixty dollars ($60.00) for a limited license, these fees to be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-10; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 24; P.L. 1967, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 174, art. VII, § 10; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 27, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 370, art. 40, § 94; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 8; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 13, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 257, § 5; P.L. 2009, ch. 258, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-26-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-11 - Penalty for violations.

§ 28-26-11. Penalty for violations.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 than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per offense. Each day in which a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 9; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-11; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 8; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 8; P.L. 2015, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 83, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-12 - Investigation and prosecution of violations.

§ 28-26-12. Investigation and prosecution of violations.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 the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director of labor and training shall issue an order to cease and desist from the violation and impose the penalties provided in section 28-26-11 against the violator, against the operator, against the contractor, and against the project developers. A cease and desist order may also be issued against the owner of equipment, against the contractor, and against the project developers whenever the chief complains to the director that operating equipment does not meet OSHA standards for construction equipment as contained in 29 CFR Part 1910 and 29 CFR 1926.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 9; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-12; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 8; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-26-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-12.1 - Inspection and right of entry.

§ 28-26-12.1. Inspection and right of entry.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/excavating work is being done, except, however, any building, structure or premises exempt by law, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-26-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-13 - Compensation of chief as investigator.

§ 28-26-13. Compensation of chief as investigator.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.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 9; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-13; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-26-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-14 - Persons and machinery exempt from chapter.

§ 28-26-14. Persons and machinery exempt from chapter.(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 equipment performing volunteer services on land trust property, or to any engine except one that operates a hoist, shovel, crane, or excavator.(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to powered industrial forklift trucks commonly referenced as forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks, or lift trucks. Operators of powered industrial forklift trucks (forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks, lift trucks) shall be required to possess employer certification or third-party certification in general industry only. This does not apply to the construction field. Operators of powered industrial forklift trucks, in the construction field, shall be required to possess a Rhode Island State Hoisting Engineer's License along with an operator's certification.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-14; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 74, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 83, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-26-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-15 - Appropriation and disbursements.

§ 28-26-15. Appropriation and disbursements.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 other necessary expenses incurred by the hoisting engineers' licensing section in the performance of its duties. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for payment of the sums so appropriated, or so much of them as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the director of labor and training.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 13; P.L. 1943, ch. 1289, § 2; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-15.
RI Gen L § 28-26-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-26 - Hoisting Engineers|Section 28-26-16 - Appeals.

§ 28-26-16. Appeals.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 of that board may appeal that decision or ruling to the director of the department. Any further appeal from the action of the director shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42. The division shall be considered a person for the purpose of any action. Any appeal shall not stay a decision or administrative order made under this chapter. The decision or administrative order shall remain in full force and effect until stayed, modified, or reversed by the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, § 1.