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-30-15-2.19 - Sheet Metal Master Class II - Unlimited License

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				 Can be self-employed.
B. Shall have
				 held a Rhode Island Sheet Metal Journeyperson II license for three (3)
				 years.
C. An out of state Master
				 Class I Sheet Metal license will allow the applicant to be tested for the Sheet
				 Metal 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 Sheet Metal
				 Contractor Master Class I 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 knowledge of a Rhode Island Master Class II license and both Journeyperson
				 Licenses Class I and Class II.
F.
				 Limited to installation of sheet metal on a residential occupancy as defined by
				 the State Building Codes SBC-
				   1     current edition (510-RICR-
				 00-00-1).
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 .,
apprenticeship laws, rules, and regulations under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 28-27,
				 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 working knowledge of SMACNA Industry Standards, 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. A contractor shall be
				 permitted to train one (1) apprentice per every one (1) licensed person for
				 on-the-job training. Any properly registered apprentice shall, at all times
				 work under the direct supervision of a Sheet Metal Worker Journeyperson Class I
				 or II, or a Sheet Metal Contractor Master Class I or II.
J. 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.