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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 05 - Labor Standards › Part 8 - Fair Employment Practices › Section 260-RICR-30-05-8.7 - Stay on Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department of Labor and Training shall not impose a
					 civil penalty under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										28-6-21 for any violation identified
					 by the Department of Labor and Training or complained of to the Department
					 prior to January 1, 2025.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 05 - Labor Standards › Part 8 - Fair Employment Practices › Section 260-RICR-30-05-8.8 - Wage History, Ranges, and Discussion

Current through June 14, 2024
8.8.1
Wage History
A. An employer may
				 not inquire about a job applicant's current or prior wage or salary, prompt a
				 job applicant to provide current or prior wage or salary, or intentionally
				 attempt to obtain information regarding the current or prior wage or salary of
				 a job applicant.
B. Where an
				 employer does have information related to a job applicant's current or prior
				 wage or salary, the employer may not rely on this information in making a
				 hiring determination or setting wages to be paid upon hire.
C. An employer may not set a minimum or
				 maximum prior wage or salary threshold for a job applicant as a condition of
				 hire.
D. Where a job applicant,
				 voluntarily and without prompting, provides information about current or prior
				 wages or salary, an employer may rely on this information to proffer a higher
				 wage rate than initially contemplated and, in so doing, may seek confirmation
				 of the wage information; provided, however, that if offering a higher wage, an
				 unlawful wage differential for comparable work based on one (1) of the factors
				 listed in §
											8.3     of this Part is not created.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 05 - Labor Standards › Part 8 - Fair Employment Practices › Section 260-RICR-30-05-8.9 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any party who is aggrieved by a final
				 decision of the Department of Labor and Training is entitled to a trial
de novo
in Superior Court in the county having
				 jurisdiction.
B. Proceedings shall
				 be commenced by the aggrieved party by filing a complaint in the superior court
				 within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the final agency decision.
C. During the pendency of the appeal, the
				 final decision of the Department of Labor and Training shall be stayed and
				 deemed not a final decision.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 05 - Labor Standards › Part 8 - Fair Employment Practices › Section 260-RICR-30-05-8.10 - Self-Evaluation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department of Labor and Training shall
				 issue and make available on its website, free of charge, a form for use by
				 employers who wish to conduct a selfevaluation for the purposes of attempting
				 to establish an affirmative defense to liability or reduction of liability as
				 contemplated in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										28-6-24.
B. Employers shall not be required to use
				 this form and may elect to use a format of their own choosing or
				 design.
C. Use of the form made
				 available by the Department of Labor and Training shall not be dispositive
				 evidence of the due diligence or efficacy of the self-evaluation and use of a
				 form other than that made available by the Department of Labor and Training
				 shall not be evidence of a lack of due diligence or efficacy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-33-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to provide
					 safety standards for the installation, construction, operation, inspection,
					 repair or use of elevators and related equipment. Where compliance would be
					 impracticable, the Director of Labor and Training and/or the Chief Elevator
					 Inspector may issue an exemption from the requirements of these rules and
					 regulations and permit the use of other devices and/or methods, but only when
					 it is established by clear and convincing evidence that safety is reasonably
					 assured.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.3 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				 regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the following sections of the American
				 Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
				 (ASME), by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof
				 and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with
				 these regulations.
1. ASME A17.1 (2016)
				 applies to all new passenger and freight elevators, escalators. Material Lifts,
				 Limited Use, Limited Application elevators. Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks and all
				 other Special Application Devices and §
											1.6     of this Part.
				 Additionally, section 8.7 of ASME A17.1 (2016) applies to all Alterations and
				 Modernizations.
2. ASME A17.3
				 (2015) applies to all existing Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks
				 and all other Equipment as listed within A17.3 and §
											1.7     of this Part.
3. ASME A10.4 (2016) applies to all new
				 Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators and §
											1.8     of this Part.
4. ASME A10.5 (2013) applies to all new
				 Material Hoists and §
											1.9     of this Part.
5. ASME A18.1 (2017) applies to all new
				 Vertical Platform Lifts, Incline Platform Lifts, Inclined Stairway Chairlifts
				 and §
											1.10     of this Part.
6. ASME B20.1 (2015) applies to all new
				 Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors and §
											1.11     of this Part.
7. ASME A17.8 (2016) applies to elevators in
				 Wind Turbine Towers and §
											1.12     of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.5 - Accident Reports

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It shall be
				 reported by the owner or his authorized agent within twenty-four (24) hours to
				 the Department of Labor and Training, Division of Occupational Safety. Any
				 accident resulting in a fatality shall be reported to said office
				 immediately.
B. The operating
				 certificate shall be summarily revoked until the Department of Labor and
				 Training shall have inspected and/or shall have again made valid the operating
				 certificate or permit of the subject installation;
C. Failure to report any accident within the
				 prescribed time, shall be a violation of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-33-20(a) 
				 and as such, subject to the penalty provided therein;
D. No person shall remove from the premises,
				 any part of the damaged installation or operating mechanism or any other part
				 of the equipment, subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33,
				 until permission to do so has been granted by the Chief Elevator
				 Inspector.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.6 - New Installations

Current through June 14, 2024
The edition of the American National Standard Safety Code
					 for Elevators and Dumbwaiters ASME A17.1 incorporated by reference in §
										1.3     of this Part, which also
					 includes escalators and moving walks, shall govern the installation,
					 modernization, inspection and testing of new, or relocation of, such elevators
					 and other devices with any exceptions as stated herein.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.7 - Existing Installations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				 Provisions
1. The edition of the American
				 National Standard Safety Code for Elevators and Dumbwaiters ASME A17.3
				 incorporated by reference in §
											1.3     of this Part, which also
				 includes escalators and moving walks, shall govern the installation,
				 modernization, inspection and testing of existing elevators and other devices
				 with any exceptions as stated herein.
2. Whenever this code conflicts with the
				 State Building Code, regarding the materials to be used for construction
				 purposes and/or the type of construction to be employed, the requirements of
				 Rhode Island General Laws shall prevail.
3. All electric wiring and apparatus shall
				 comply with the requirements of the National Electrical Code adopted by the
				 Rhode Island Building Code Commission at the time of installation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.8 - Personnel Hoists

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The edition of
				 the ASME A10.4, incorporated above in §
										1.3     of this Part, shall
				 govern the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing,
				 maintenance, alterations and repair of structures and hoists which are not a
				 permanent part of the buildings, and are installed inside or outside buildings
				 and other structures during construction, alteration, demolition or other
				 temporary usage and are used to raise and lower workers and other persons
				 engaged in the project. The hoist may also be used for transportation of
				 materials.
1. These devices are subject to
				 the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33. The provisions of
				 ASME/ANSI-A10.4 are subject to any exceptions provided within.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.9 - Material Hoists

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The edition of
				 the ASME A10.5, incorporated above in §
										1.3     of this Part, shall
				 govern the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing,
				 maintenance, alterations and repair of structures and hoists which are used to
				 raise or lower materials during construction, alteration or demolition of a
				 building.
1. These devices may be installed
				 inside or outside of a building or other structure. This section is not
				 applicable to the temporary use of permanently installed passenger elevators as
				 material hoists.
2. These devices
				 are subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33. The provisions
				 of ANSI-A10.5 are subject to any exceptions provided within.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.10 - Wheelchair Lifts/Stairway Chairlifts

Current through June 14, 2024
All wheelchair lifts or stairway chairlifts shall be
					 installed and maintained in accordance with the edition of ASME A18.1,
					 incorporated above in §
										1.3     of this Part. The
					 provisions of ASME A18.1, incorporated by reference, are subject to any
					 exceptions provided within.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.11 - Vehicle Reciprocating Conveyors

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The edition of
				 the ASME B20.1, incorporated above in §
										1.3     of this Part, shall
				 govern permanently installed vertical reciprocating conveyors used strictly for
				 the movement of material in or at a building and is not part of a continuous
				 conveyor system.
1. All personnel are
				 expressly forbidden to ride on these units.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.12 - Wind Turbine Elevators

Current through June 14, 2024
The edition of ASME A17.8 incorporated above in §
										1.3     of this Part, shall
					 govern elevators permanently installed in a wind turbine tower to provide
					 vertical transportation of authorized personnel and their tools and
					 equipment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.13 - Permits for Installation and/or Modernization

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No
				 elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, moving walk or other device subject to the
				 provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33 shall be installed, constructed or
				 modernized within the limits of this state without a permit issued by the
				 Division of Occupational Safety, Elevator Unit.
B. All applications for a permit to install,
				 modernize or construct, shall include duplicate sets of data sheets and
				 complete and accurate plans and/or drawings of the device, hoistways, machine
				 rooms, landings and appurtenances. These plans shall also show the device
				 location and machine room relation within the structure. All information as
				 required by ASME A17.1 and A18.1, incorporated above by reference, shall be
				 included within these plans. The use of "stock" or computer drawn plans shall
				 be allowed provided that all required information is provided for each unit or
				 device. A permit to install shall be issued when the above required plans and
				 appropriate fee are submitted and approved. No person, firm or corporation
				 shall install, construct, modernize or relocate, or attempt to install,
				 construct, modernize or relocate any device subject to the provisions of R.I.
				 Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33 without having first obtained this permit.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 1 - Elevator Safety Code › Section 260-RICR-30-10-1.14 - License Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Company License:
1. An annual license is required under the
				 provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-33-2.2 for any business entity engaged in the testing and inspecting, construction,
				 servicing, maintenance, modernization, removal or repair of any device subject
				 to the provisions of this code or R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33. The annual
				 initial and renewal fee for company licenses shall be $240.00.
2. Company licenses shall be subject to
				 suspension or revocation after a hearing before the Director of Labor and
				 Training, and upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that a licensee
				 has violated the terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations or R.I.
				 Gen. Laws Chapter 23-33.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.1 - AUTHORITY

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										28-25-5 and
					  28-25-9.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.2 - PURPOSE

Current through June 14, 2024
To provide the public with information pertaining to the
					 inspection of boilers and pressure vessels.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.3 - INCORPORATED MATERIALS

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate code of
					 rules published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the
					 National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (2017) by reference,
					 not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent
					 that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
					 regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.4 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Act" means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				 Safety Act which was enacted as R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 28-25.
B. "Administrator" means the Administrator of
				 the Division of Occupational Safety is appointed by the Director of Labor and
				 is responsible for implementation and enforcement of all provisions under R.I.
				 Gen. Laws Chapter 28-20.
C.
				 "Alteration" means a change in any item described on the original
				 Manufacturer's Data Report which affects the pressure capability of the boiler
				 or pressure vessel. Non-physical changes such as an increase in the maximum
				 allowable working pressure (internal or external) or design temperature of a
				 boiler or pressure vessel shall be considered an alteration. A reduction in
				 minimum temperature such that additional mechanical tests are required shall
				 also be considered an alteration.
D. "API-ASME code" means the American
				 Petroleum Institute (API) in conjunction with the ASME Code as used in these
				 rules and regulations shall mean the Code for unfired pressure vessels for
				 petroleum liquids and gases.
E.
				 "Approved" means approved by the Code Commission for Occupational Safety and
				 Health.
F. "ASME" means the
				 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 345 E. 47th Street, New York,
				 New York 10017.
G. "Authorized
				 inspection agency" means any of the following:
1. a department or division established by a
				 jurisdiction which has adopted and does administer one or more sections of the
				 ASME Code, one of which shall be Section I as a legal requirement, and whose
				 inspectors hold valid commissions issued by The National Board of Boiler and
				 Pressure Vessel Inspectors;
2. an
				 insurance company which has been licensed or registered by the appropriate
				 authority of a State of the United States or a Province of Canada to write and
				 does write boiler and pressure vessel insurance and to provide inspection
				 service of boilers and pressure vessels in such State or Province.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.6 - EXISTING INSTALLATION: POWER BOILERS

Current through June 14, 2024
2.6.1
EBO-1
				 Age Limit of Existing Boilers
A. The
				 age limit of any boiler of nonstandard construction, installed prior to the
				 date the Act became effective, shall be 30 years except that, a boiler having
				 other than lap-riveted longitudinal joint, after a thorough internal and
				 external inspection, and when required by the inspector, a hydrostatic pressure
				 test of 1-1 /2 times the allowable working pressure held for a period of at
				 least 30 minutes during which no distress or leakage develops, may be continued
				 in operation at the working pressure determined by § 2.6.3 of this Part..
				 The age limit of any nonstandard boiler having lap-riveted longitudinal joints
				 and operating at a pressure in excess of 50 psi shall be 20 years. This type of
				 boiler, when removed from an existing setting, shall not be reinstalled for a
				 pressure in excess of 15 psi. A reasonable time for replacement, not to exceed
				 one year, may be given at the discretion of the Chief Inspector.
B. The age limit of boilers of standard
				 construction installed prior to the date this law became effective shall be
				 dependent on thorough internal and external inspection and where required by
				 the inspector, a hydrostatic pressure test not exceeding 1-1 /2 times the
				 allowable working pressure. If the boiler, under these test conditions,
				 exhibits no distress or leakage, it may be continued in operation at the
				 working pressure determined by § 2.6.2 of this Part.
C. The shell or drum of a boiler in which a
				 lap seam crack develops along a longitudinal lap-riveted joint shall be
				 condemned. A lap seam crack is a crack found in lap seams extending parallel to
				 the longitudinal joint and located either between or adjacent to rivet
				 holes.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.7 - EXISTING INSTALLATION: HEATING BOILERS

Current through June 14, 2024
2.7.1
EHB-1
				 Standard Boilers
The maximum allowable working pressure of standard boilers
					 shall in no case exceed the pressure indicated by the manufacturer's
					 identification stamped or cast on the boiler or on a plate secured to
					 it.
2.7.2
EHB-2
				 Nonstandard Riveted Boilers
The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell of a
					 nonstandard riveted heating boiler shall be determined in accordance with
					 § 2.6.3 of this Part. Power Boilers, except that in no case shall the
					 maximum allowable working pressure of a steam heating boiler exceed 15 psi, or
					 a hot water boiler exceed 160 psi or 250 degrees Fahrenheit
					 temperature.
2.7.3
EHB-3 Nonstandard Welded Boilers
The maximum allowable working pressure of a nonstandard
					 steel or wrought iron heating boiler of welded construction shall not exceed 15
					 psi for steam. For other than steam service, the maximum allowable working
					 pressure shall be calculated in accordance with Section IV of the 2017 ASME
					 Code, but in no case shall it exceed 30 psi.
2.7.4
EHB-4 Nonstandard Cast Iron
				 Boilers
A. The maximum allowable
				 working pressure of a nonstandard boiler composed principally of cast iron
				 shall not exceed 15 psi for steam service or 30 psi for hot water
				 service.
B. The maximum allowable
				 working pressure of a nonstandard boiler having cast iron shell or heads and
				 steel or wrought iron tubes shall not exceed 15 psi for steam service or 30 psi
				 for hot water service.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 2 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection › Section 260-RICR-30-10-2.8 - EXISTING INSTALLATION: PRESSURE VESSELS

Current through June 14, 2024
2.8.1
EPV-1 Maximum Allowable Working Pressure for Standard Pressure Vessels
The maximum allowable working pressure for standard
					 pressure vessels shall be determined in accordance with the applicable
					 provisions of the edition of the ASME Code or the API-ASME Code under which
					 they were constructed and stamped.
2.8.2
EPV-2 Maximum Allowable Working
				 Pressure for Nonstandard Pressure Vessels, Except as Provided in § 2.8.3
				 of this Part.
A. The maximum allowable
				 working pressure of a nonstandard pressure vessel shall be determined by the
				 strength of the weakest course computed from the thickness of the plate, the
				 tensile strength of the plate, the efficiency of the longitudinal joint, the
				 inside diameter of the course and the factor of safety set by these rules.
1. TStE = maximum allowable working pressure,
				 psi
2. DDDD
3. RFS
4. where:
a.
				 TS = specified minimum tensile strength of shell plate material, psi. (When the
				 tensile strength of carbon steel plate is not known, it may be taken as 55,000
				 psi for temperatures not exceeding 650 degrees Fahrenheit. For other materials
				 use the lowest stress values for that material from Section VIII.)
b. t = minimum thickness of shell plate of
				 weakest course, inches.
c. E =
				 efficiency of longitudinal joint depending upon construction.
(1) for riveted joints - calculated riveted
				 efficiency; for fusion-welded and brazed joints - the following percentages
				 apply:
(AA)
Single lap weld
40%
(BB)
Double lap weld
50%
(CC)
Single butt weld
60%
(DD)
Double butt weld
70%
(EE)
Forge weld 70%
(FF)
Brazed steel 80%
d. R = inside radius of weakest course of
				 shell, (inches) provided the thickness does not exceed 10 percent of the
				 radius. If the thickness is over 10 percent of the radius, the outer radius
				 shall be used.
e. FS = factor of
				 safety allowed by these rules.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										47-1-1.1 and
					  47-1-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
To provide information regarding the administration of
					 certification, revocation, and fee schedules for weights and
					 measures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.3 - Process for Certification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An Introduction
				 to Weights and Measures session shall be scheduled annually by the certified
				 metrologist or by an authorized agent of the Director of Labor, to provide
				 basic information for any person considering an appointment to the municipal
				 sealer position. The session will cover the following agenda:
1. Applicants will view the hands-on training
				 video demonstrating the basic procedures used in the testing of scales and
				 gasoline measuring devices.
2. A
				 general question and answer session will be conducted with the
				 applicants.
3. Attendance to this
				 introduction session is mandatory. Upon completion of this session, appointees
				 shall participate in the training requirements of either §§
											3.3(B) or
				 (C)     of this Part, to fulfill the
				 certification requirements.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.4 - Reporting

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Assigned sealers shall submit to the
				 Director of Labor or his/her authorized agent, a quarterly report for all
				 testing performed during said quarter with the first report due on April 1,
				 1996 and the ensuing quarterly reports to be submitted on July 1, October 1,
				 January 1 of each calendar year. Reports shall include the following:
1. Number of tests performed, during the
				 reporting quarter, in each sealer responsible area as mandated in R.I. Gen.
				 Laws Chapters 47-2, 47-6, and 47-8.
2. The test numbers reported in §
											3.4(A)(1)     of
				 this Part shall include the name and address of the company owning the devices
				 tested and the date of said testing and sealing;
3. Submission of actual copies of the test
				 reports used when performing sealer duties shall be provided when requested by
				 the Director or his/her authorized agent;
4. The Director or his/her authorized agent
				 shall have the authority to request for review the sealer receipt books to
				 verify the fees charged for duties performed while under assignment by the
				 Director of Labor.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.5 - Non-Compliance and Revocation of Certification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Local
				 Sealers of Weights and Measures not in compliance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										47-1-1.1 shall be in direct violation of the mandate. Sealers, without having attained
				 certified status, shall not be permitted to perform the duties of a sealer of
				 weights and measures as described in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 47-2, 47-6, 47-8,
				 and 47-12. Notification of same shall be forwarded to the appointing authority
				 in the town or city which the sealer represents by the certified metrologist,
				 the Director of Labor, or his/her authorized agent.
B. Upon recommendation from the certified
				 metrologist or the Director's authorized agent, the Director of Labor shall
				 have the authority, after notice and hearing, to revoke the certificate of a
				 sealer of weights and measures for cause as indicated herewith:
1. Revocation for Cause:
a. Failure to participate in the technical
				 training as outlined in §
												3.3(E)     of
				 this Part.
b. Failure to inspect
				 the weights and measures apparatus in a timely fashion, as required by General
				 Law. Sealers are responsible to perform all duties regarding inspections with
				 limits being set only by the testing equipment available to him/her.
c. Sealing of weights and measures apparatus
				 without first performing the required test procedures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.6 - Fee Schedule for Services

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										47-1-2,
					 the following fee schedule for services rendered is hereby issued for the
					 enforcement and administration:
Category I Rhode Island Certified
								 Sealers
Category II Private Sector
Categor y
Type of Weighing/Measuring
								 Apparatus
Fee Schedule
Field Weight Set:
I
Class F Tolerance
$25.00
II
Class F Tolerance
$45.00
5-Gallon Test Measure:
I
Class F Tolerance
no fee
II
Class F Tolerance
$25.00
Weights:
Less than 3 kg
I
Class F Tolerance
no fee
II
Class F Tolerance
$10.00 ea
Over 3 kg:
I
Class F Tolerance
no fee
II
Class F Tolerance
$20.00 ea
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 10 - Occupational Safety › Part 3 - Weights and Measures › Section 260-RICR-30-10-3.7 - Testing and Sealing of Oil Delivery Trucks

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				 capacity of every tank vehicle used and each compartment thereof used for the
				 transportation over the public highways of this state of fuels, such as
				 gasoline and other volatile and inflammable liquids including oils used for
				 heating purposes, when used as a measuring device shall be tested and sealed at
				 least once every three (3) years. The capacity, when so determined, shall be
				 plainly printed upon the right-hand side of the vehicle tank dome in letters
				 and numerals not less than one inch in height. The meters of the vehicle tanks
				 and the meters of home delivery truck vehicles and loading rack meters shall be
				 tested and sealed at least once a year.
B. The Director of Labor and Training shall
				 have the authority to certify all dealers or repairmen meeting the criteria
				 established under this Part to enforce the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										47-8-5,
				 and supply the state of Rhode Island seal for the prescribed fee as set forth
				 in §
										3.6     of this Part.
C. The following criteria shall be met by any
				 and all dealers or repairmen prior to being certified to perform the testing
				 and sealing of fuel/oil delivery trucks:
1.
				 Must have liquid testing equipment certified by National Institute of Standards
				 and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44.
2. Equipment shall be tested and certified as
				 mandated in the national weights and measure standard every five (5)
				 years.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 1 - Division of Professional Regulation (260-RICR-30-15-1) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-1.1 - PURPOSE

Current through June 14, 2024
To provide the procedures for licensing and
					 registration.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 1 - Division of Professional Regulation (260-RICR-30-15-1) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-1.2 - AUTHORITY

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 5-6, 28-26, 28-27, 5-70, and 5-20.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 1 - Division of Professional Regulation (260-RICR-30-15-1) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-1.3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A licensing
				 board may give an oral examination to an applicant for a license issued under
				 the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 5-6, 28-26, 28-27, 5-70, and 5-20
				 where the board determines that:
1. an
				 applicant cannot read or write English (except that the applicant must be able
				 to read any sign or notice dealing with legal safety requirements).
2. an applicant can document that he/she has
				 a learning or physical disability which would handicap that individual in
				 taking a written examination.
3.
				 the board may authorize a field examination in the case of an emergency or
				 other extenuating circumstances such as limited license of employees in the
				 public sector.
4. an applicant must
				 provide and pay any expense connected with an interpreter when taking an oral
				 examination.
5. an interpreter
				 shall not be licensed in the subject matter for which the oral examination is
				 given.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
										28-27-7.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules ("hereinafter, Rules" or "Regulations") are
					 Amended for the purpose of protecting the life, property, safety, and welfare
					 of the people of Rhode Island; to promote conservation of our natural resources
					 used to generate energy; to regulate the proper installation of all piping
					 systems and/or equipment used in fire protection systems; and in the generation
					 and consumption of energy used for the purpose of all heating, cooling and air
					 distribution systems; to regulate the licensing and work of masters,
					 journeypersons, and apprentices in the pipefitting, air
					 conditioning/refrigeration, sprinkler fitting and sheet metal trades, hereafter
					 to be referred to as "the mechanical trades".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.4 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
Applications shall be properly completed and returned in a
					 timely manner. Applications shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of
					 Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians and Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitters,
					 Sheet Metal Workers, and Oil Heat Contractors, at the Division of Professional
					 Regulation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.5 - Renewal of Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
All fines and penalties shall be paid in full prior to the
					 issuing of any licenses pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										28-27-17.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.6 - Master Mechanical Contractor

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Unlimited
				 heating, cooling and process work - Can be self-employed
1. Applicant shall have worked as a
				 Contractor or has been associated in both trades for 20 years or more, 10 years
				 as a Rhode Island Pipefitter Master I and 10 years as a Rhode Island
				 Refrigeration Master I, and prove expertise and knowledge by a notarized
				 resume.
2. Provide evidence to the
				 Chief Administrator that an up to date knowledge of the trades is maintained,
				 by periodic schooling of a general nature and trade seminars or installations
				 demanding applicant's expertise.
3.
				 Furnish evidence of installed, completed or operating installations, if
				 requested.
4. Has assimilated
				 working knowledge of a Rhode Island Journeyperson and Rhode Island Master
				 licenses, and has passed the appropriate examinations for the Rhode Island
				 Pipefitter Master I and Rhode Island Refrigeration Master I license.
5. All vehicles and places of business shall
				 be identified by the displaying of Rhode Island Department of Labor &
				 Training issued, license class and number, under which business is conducted.
				 Lettering must be a done at a minimum size of 3".
6. Contractors shall have an understanding of
				 workers compensation insurance laws under R.I. Gen. Laws Title 28, temporary
				 disability insurance laws under R.I. Gen. Laws Title 28, state tax withholding
				 laws and procedures under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 44-30 and federal tax
				 withholding laws and procedures under
				  26 U.S.C. §
												3123
et seq.
and the federal
				 Davis Bacon Act under
				  40 U.S.C. §
												3141
et seq.
and state prevailing wage laws under R.I. Gen. Laws Title 37. In addition, they
				 shall have a working knowledge of state occupational safety and health laws
				 under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 28-20 and federal OSHA laws under
				  29 U.S.C. §
												651
et seq
.
and the International Code Council State Building Code
				 (Mechanical Code) SBC-   4.
7. Final
				 awarding of this license is also based upon the past performance of applicant
				 as a heating and refrigeration contractor.
8. Advancement to this license is by approval
				 of Chief Administrator after evaluation of applicant's resume by the
				 board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.7 - Contractor Master: Limited License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Work is allowed
				 solely as permitted by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										28-27-6(b).
				 The license allows limited work only by a Limited License Contractor Master on
				 behalf of one (1) and only one (1) entity for which he or she is continuously
				 engaged in supervision of installation, maintenance, and repair work and for
				 which he or she is an officer (if such entity is a corporation), a partner (if
				 such entity is a partnership), or a similarly authorized principal (if such
				 entity is neither a corporation nor a partnership). The license may be used,
				 solely on behalf of the entity, as follows:
1.
				 can engage in business (through duly licensed individuals), advertise, bid for
				 work, and take out permits; but
2.
				 cannot individually engage in installation, maintenance, or repair
				 work.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.8 - Pipefitter Master Class 1- Unlimited License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Can Be Self
				 Employed.
B. Shall have held a
				 Rhode Island Pipefitters Journeyperson l license for one (1) year or held a
				 Pipefitters Master II with the State of Rhode Island for one (1)
				 year.
C. An out of state Master
				 Class I Pipefitters license will allow the applicant to be tested for the
				 Pipefitter Master Class I Rhode Island license. A copy of the license shall be
				 attached to the application. In the event a State does not have a Pipefitter
				 Master I license available, a notarized resume showing six (6) years'
				 experience, one of which is as a contractor, shall accompany the
				 application.
D. Shall have a
				 regular place of business.
E. Shall
				 have knowledge of a Rhode Island Master Class II license and both Journeyperson
				 Licenses Class I and Class II.
F.
				 Unlimited as to restriction on work.
G. All vehicles and places of business shall
				 be identified by the displaying of Rhode Island Department of Labor &
				 Training issued, license class and number, under which business is conducted.
				 Lettering must be a done at a minimum size of 3"
H. Contractors shall have an understanding of
				 workers compensation insurance laws under R.I. Gen. Laws Title 28, temporary
				 disability insurance laws under R.I. Gen. Laws Title 28, state tax withholding
				 laws and procedures under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 44-30 and federal tax
				 withholding laws and procedures under
				  26 U.S.C. §
											3123
et seq.
and the federal
				 Davis Bacon Act under
				  40 U.S.C. §
											3141
et seq.
and state prevailing wage laws under R.I. Gen. Laws Title 37. In addition, they
				 shall have a working knowledge of state occupational safety and health laws
				 under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 28-20 and federal OSHA laws under
				  29 U.S.C. §
											651
et seq.
and the International Code Council State Building Code (Mechanical Code) SBC-
				   4     (510-RICR- 00-00-4
				).
I. This person shall carry on
				 his or her person at all times and shall affix his or her contractor's license
				 number to any advertisement and/or contract he or she executes and/or bid he or
				 she files with any consumer for his or her professional services and to any
				 applicable permit required for the performance of those services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors › Section 260-RICR-30-15-2.9 - Pipefitter Master Class 2 - Limited License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Can be
				 self-employed.
B. Shall have held a
				 Rhode Island Pipefitter Journeyperson Class II license for three (3)
				 years.
C. An out of state Master
				 Class II Pipefitting license will allow the applicant to be tested for the
				 Master Class II Pipefitter\Rhode Island license. A copy of the license shall be
				 attached to the application. In the event a State does not have a Pipefitter
				 Master Class II license available a notarized resume showing six (6) years'
				 experience, three (3) of which is as a contractor, shall accompany the
				 application.
D. Shall have a
				 regular place of business.
E. Shall
				 have a working knowledge of boilers, gas, oil, controls, thermostats and some
				 control wiring and different types of radiation.
F. Shall have a knowledge of blueprint
				 reading and pipe layout.
G.
				 Commercial heating installations are limited to 500,000 BTU's. Residential
				 heating installations are limited up to 500,000 BTU's. Proper permits shall be
				 taken with the Rhode Island Department of Labor, Boiler Division on commercial
				 heating installations of 200,000 BTU's and residential installations of 400,000
				 BTU's and above. A Pipefitter Master Class II license may take out these
				 permits up to 500,000 BTU'S and a Pipefitter Master Class I license is needed
				 for 500,000 BTU'S and above.
1. Section IV,
				 heating boilers, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code shall be followed.
a. Steam boilers for operations at pressure
				 not exceeding l5 psi.
b. Hot water
				 heating and hot water supply boilers for operations at pressures not exceeding
				 l60 psi and/or temperatures not to exceed 250 degrees F.