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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 5 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry (260-RICR-30-15-5) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.12 - Complaints

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This section is not applicable to any
				 complaint concerning discrimination nor other equal opportunity matters; all
				 such complaints shall be submitted, processed, and resolved in accordance with
				 State or Federal Equal Opportunity laws.
B. Any controversy or differences arising
				 under Apprenticeship Agreement which cannot be resolved locally, or which is
				 not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, may be submitted by an
				 apprentice or his/her authorized representative to the Department for review.
				 Matters covered by a collective bargaining agreement are not subject to such
				 review.
C. The complaint must be in
				 writing, and signed by the complainant, or authorized representative, and shall
				 be submitted within sixty (60) days of the final local decision. It shall set
				 forth the specific matter(s) complained of, together with all relevant facts
				 and circumstances. Copies of all pertinent documents and correspondence shall
				 accompany the complaint.
D. The
				 Department shall render opinion within ninety (90) days after receipt of the
				 complaint, based upon such necessary investigation of the matters submitted,
				 and the record before it. During the ninety (90) day period, the Department
				 shall make reasonable efforts to affect a satisfactory resolution between the
				 parties involved. If so resolved, the parties shall be notified that the case
				 is closed. Where a final decision is rendered, copies of such decision shall be
				 sent to all interested parties.
E.
				 Nothing in this section precludes an apprentice from pursuing any other remedy
				 authorized under another Federal, State, or local law.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 5 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry (260-RICR-30-15-5) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.13 - Reciprocity

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department shall accord reciprocal
				 approval for Federal Purposes to apprentices, Apprenticeship Programs, and
				 standards that are registered in other States by the Office of Apprenticeship
				 or a Registration Agency if such reciprocity is requested by the apprenticeship
				 program sponsor. Sponsors seeking reciprocal approval must meet the wage and
				 hour provisions and apprentice ratio standards of the reciprocal
				 State.
B. Licensed Journeypersons
				 from other states shall not be permitted to register as apprentices in the same
				 occupation, trade, or craft.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 5 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry (260-RICR-30-15-5) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.14 - Limitations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Nothing in this Part or in any
				 Apprenticeship Agreement will operate to invalidate:
1. Any apprenticeship provision in any
				 Collective Bargaining Agreement between employers and employees establishing
				 high apprenticeship standards; or
2. Any special provision for veterans,
				 minority persons, or women in the standards, apprentice qualifications or
				 operation of the program, or in the apprenticeship agreement, which is not
				 otherwise prohibited by law, Executive Order, or authorized
				 regulation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 5 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry (260-RICR-30-15-5) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.15 - Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
Apprenticeship programs shall comply with R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										28-45-9.1 and
					  28-45-13.1
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 5 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry (260-RICR-30-15-5) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.16 - EEO Plan

Current through June 14, 2024
Apprenticeship programs shall comply with R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
										28-45-14.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 5 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry (260-RICR-30-15-5) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.17 - Apprenticeship Ratios

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Definitions:
1. "Manufacturing" means a commercial or
				 industrial facility which makes or processes (a raw material) into a finished
				 product by a large-scale industrial operation,
2. "Shop" means a controlled environment
				 within the premises owned and/or occupied by the employer.
3. "Residential" means four (4) dwelling
				 units and under.
4. "Commercial"
				 means Commercial Building or one that contains more than four (4) dwelling
				 units.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to the authority in R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										5-57-1 et seq., the
					 Department is empowered to promulgate rules and regulations relative to the
					 licensing of alarm businesses and alarm agents operating within Rhode Island
					 which are reasonable, proper, and necessary to carry out the functions of the
					 Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to provide uniform procedures
					 and qualifications for licensing of alarm business and the issuance of
					 identification cards to alarm agents and certain other
					 individuals.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.4 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department has all the powers and
				 duties as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-57 et seq.
B. Upon discovery by the Department that a
				 business, company, or individual is operating without a valid alarm business
				 license and/or I.D. card, the Department shall notify local, municipal, or
				 state law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction, of a possible violation of
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-57-41 of the Statute, and request the issuance of a misdemeanor complaint against the
				 alleged violator.
C. Duly sworn law
				 enforcement officers associated with, attached to, or employed by law
				 enforcement agencies of this state may, upon their own initiative, or at the
				 request of another, act as complainant in the name of and on behalf of the
				 state in the issuance of a misdemeanor complaint, summons, or arrest warrant
				 for a suspected violation of this section.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.5 - Licensing of Alarm Businesses

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Principal
				 Officers
1. Each licensee shall maintain and
				 operate his business from a principal office located in a permanent building or
				 similar structure, accessible to the public during posted business
				 hours.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.6 - Licensing of Alarm Agents

Current through June 14, 2024
No alarm agent shall be licensed to more than one (1) alarm
					 business at one time unless the second or subsequent alarm business employing
					 the agent is owned and operated by the same individual, firm, partnership or
					 corporation who owns and operates the agent's primary employing alarm
					 business.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.7 - Licenses and I.D. Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department
				 may refuse, suspend, cancel, or revoke a License or I.D. card issued to an
				 alarm business or alarm agent for any of the following causes:
1. Failure of an applicant or holder of an
				 alarm business License or alarm agent I.D. card to comply with R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §§
											5-57-16(c)
				 and (f)  of the Statute pertaining to
				 experience or examination requirements.
2. Failure of an applicant or holder of an
				 alarm business license or alarm agent I.D. card to comply with R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §§
											5-57-25(a)(1)
				 through (4).
3. Failure of an applicant or holder of an
				 alarm business license or alarm agent I.D. card to comply with R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §
											5-57-19(2).
4. Failure of the holder of an alarm business
				 licensee to at all times maintain on file with the Department in full force and
				 effect, the surety bond required by the Statute.
5. Willful and knowing refusal by an alarm
				 agent upon request of the Department or upon request of the employing alarm
				 business to return an I.D. card.
6.
				 If any employee, officer, director, partner or manager of the alarm business
				 discloses information that could compromise an alarm system's effectiveness or
				 integrity.
7. If a licensee, I.D.
				 card holder, officer, director, partner, manager, or other employee of an alarm
				 business knowingly make any false report to his employer or to a client or
				 subscriber who purchases alarm devices or installation services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.8 - Examinations and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department
				 shall administer from time to time as required, written examination to measure
				 an alarm business license applicant's knowledge and competence of such business
				 and his knowledge of the Statute and these rules and regulations.
B. There is no limit to the number of times
				 that an applicant may take an examination except as noted in §
										6.8(C)     of
				 this Part.
C. Any applicant caught
				 using crib notes, looking at or copying another applicant's examination answer
				 sheet, or found to be cheating in any other manner by the examining officer
				 will be subject to immediate dismissal from the testing room. The applicant
				 ejected will forfeit the examination, will receive an automatic failure, and
				 will not be allowed to retake the examination for a minimum of one (1) full
				 year following forfeiture.
D. The
				 passing grade on an examination shall be 70% of the total points possible. Each
				 applicant shall be notified in writing by the Department of the results of
				 examination including computed score within twenty-one (21) days of the date on
				 which the examination is administered.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.9 - Reciprocal Agreements between Alarm Licensing Department and State Board of Examiners

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Alarm businesses
				 licensed by Department are allowed without benefit of electrician's license to
				 connect all types of burglar alarm systems, run cable, conduit, connect all
				 controls or equipment for systems, and to wire into a power source or plug in
				 systems up to fifty (50) volts, supplied as an electrical source by the
				 subscriber on his premises.
B.
				 Alarm systems over fifty (50) volts which must be wired into a power source
				 must be connected by the holder of an electrician's license.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.10 - Alarm System Service Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Disclosure to
				 Alarm System Subscribers
1. Any alarm business
				 as defined within the Statute, engaging in the initial sale, leasing,
				 installation, scheduled maintenance, or monitoring of alarm devices or alarm
				 systems shall enter into a written contract with the subscriber and shall:
a. Disclose all information pertaining to the
				 contract and its performance, the absence of which might mislead the subscriber
				 to his detriment, including the extent and scope of all warranties or services
				 offered by the installer.
b.
				 Provide the subscriber with a copy of the contract, which will allow the
				 subscriber to review and be knowledgeable of its language prior to the
				 execution of the contract.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.11 - Procedure for Handling Complaints

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department
				 will accept written complaints from the public pertaining to practices of alarm
				 companies and their installers which violate the provisions of the Statute and
				 these Regulations, such violations pertaining to, but not limited to
				 installation, service, repair, maintenance, alteration, or replacement of
				 alarms or alarm systems; improper or defective workmanship, parts, and
				 materials; false alarm; failure of alarm companies to comply with contractual
				 obligations, and other conditions or situations covered by the Statute, the
				 violation of which would lead the public to seek redress of
				 complaint.
B. When a written
				 complaint is received, the Department shall determine whether or not the
				 complaint concerns a violation of law or regulation. If a violation exists, the
				 Department shall prepare and issue to the respondent a copy of the complaint
				 and a request for written answer. Upon receipt of written answer, the
				 Department shall hold a hearing convened in accordance with the Administrative
				 Procedures Act before a designee of the Director. After the hearing, a written
				 decision shall be issued which shall be the final agency
				 determination.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 6 - Alarm Agents and Alarm Businesses (260-RICR-30-15-6) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.13 - Alarm System Sounding Devices

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No licensed
				 alarm business shall sell, install or service an alarm system with local
				 audible sounding devices that sound in excess of thirty (30) minutes prior to
				 automatically shutting down.
B. Any
				 alarm business or agent found to be in violation of this section shall be
				 subject to the penalties provided under §
										6.10     of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.1 - AUTHORITY

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 granted in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-6.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.2 - PURPOSE

Current through June 14, 2024
To provide the procedures used by the Board of Examiners
					 of Electricians for licensing and examinations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.3 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose of this regulation:
1. "Electric light and power company" means
				 any public utility doing business as an electric utility in the State of Rhode
				 Island and whose business is directly regulated by the Rhode Island Public
				 Utilities Commission pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Title 39.
2. "Premise", when used in reference to a
				 Limited Premise License, Certificate C and Limited Maintenance License,
				 Certificate D, means an existing building and premises. It shall not mean new
				 construction and/or an addition to an existing building.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.4 - Adoption of National Electric Code

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-26,
					 the Division of Professional Regulation does hereby adopt and specify the
					 provisions of the National Electrical Code Amended by the Rhode Island State
					 Building Code Standards Committee as its official rules and requirements for
					 performance of electrical work.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.5 - Procedures for Examinations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All examinations
				 shall be conducted and completed in writing and may include written and/or
				 practical demonstrations, and the provisions shall be based the edition of the
				 National Electrical Code Amended by the Rhode Island State Building Code
				 Standards Committee at the time of the examination ("RISBC-SBC- Rhode Island
				 Electrical Code" 510-RICR- 00-00-5). Notice of the time and place of
				 examinations will be mailed to each applicant. Only applicants approved to take
				 the examination will be admitted.
B. All examinations shall be in writing
				 except as hereinafter provided for by the Division of Professional Regulation
				 (Part 1 of this Subchapter).
C. All
				 answers to written examination questions will be in ink, unless otherwise
				 specified. Any person found referring to notes or books during an examination,
				 except by permission by the board will be disqualified from that examination.
				 Applicants for examination will be required to obtain an average of at least
				 70% in order to obtain a license. Applicants for examination will be required
				 to obtain an average of at least 60% in order to review the examination with
				 the members of the board.
D.
				 Applications are made by filing for the type of license/certificate sought. The
				 application forms are available at the Office of the Division of Professional
				 Regulation. Applications for examinations must be received 15 working days
				 prior to the examination date.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.6 - Types of Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Below is a list
				 of license types and corresponding certificates as listed in R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §§
										5-6-7 and
				  5-6-11.
Type of License
Certificate
Electrical contractor's license
A
Journeyperson electrician's license
B
Limited-premises license
C
Burner contractor's license
E
Burner person's license
F
Fire alarm contractor's license
AF
Fire alarm installer's license
BF
Electrical sign contractor's license
SCF
Electrical sign installer's license
CF
Limited-maintenance license
D
Limited-maintenance journeyperson license
M
Lightning-protection contractor
LPC
Lightning-protection installer
LPI
Sign renovation electrical license
LPR
Renewable energy professional
REP
B.
				 Electrical Contractor's/Master's License.
1.
				 The officer whom is the holder of the contractors' license, Certificate A, E,
				 AF, LPC or SCF, must present certified documentation, from the Rhode Island
				 Office of the Secretary of State, to the Department of Labor and
				 Training/Division of Professional Regulation which certifies that the licensed
				 electrical contractor is a duly elected officer of said corporation.
2. If a contractor holding Certificate A, AF,
				 E, LPC or SCF wishes to conduct business under a firm or corporation name, the
				 Division of Professional Regulation will issue a certificate stating such, upon
				 payment of the fee of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars.
a. A license holder may obtain only one (1)
				 firm or corporate certificate and his/her license shall be restricted to the
				 identifying corporation.
b. The
				 firm or corporate certificate will comprise both the original electrical
				 contractor's number and the electrical corporation's license number.
c. The original electrical contractor's
				 license shall not be utilized by said electrical contractor independent of the
				 firm or corporate certificate.
d.
				 Upon the termination of the firm or corporate certificate in the name of the
				 electrical contractor, the electrical contractor may obtain his/her individual
				 license.
e. The renewal fee for the
				 electrical contractor's license and the electrical firm or corporate
				 certificate shall become due and payable on the birthday of the holder of the
				 electrical contractor's license.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.8 - Military License

Current through June 14, 2024
In the case of military service personnel, who are
					 licensees prior to their entry into the military, shall have their licenses
					 renewed without further examination, provided, however, they seek renewal
					 within four (4) years and four (4) months of their enlistment date and upon the
					 payment of the prescribed fee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.9 - License Renewal

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All certificates
				 and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation shall be
				 renewable on the birthday of the licensee. A certificate and/or license shall
				 not be renewable if a penalty and/or fine is outstanding with the Department of
				 Labor and training, Division of Professional Regulation, until such time as
				 restitution has been made.
B.
				 Applications for renewal of Certificate "A", Certificate "E", Certificate
				 "SCF", Certificate "LPC" or Certificate "AF" licenses shall be signed, in the
				 case of firms and corporations, by the same member or officer who was
				 originally granted a license or passed the examination by which said firm or
				 corporation was authorized, or re-authorized, to enter upon or engage in
				 business as provided in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-6.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.10 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Persons, firms or corporations aggrieved
				 by a decision of the Director of Labor and Training, upon recommendation of the
				 Board, on any questions relative to examinations may petition for a hearing
				 before the Director of Labor and Training and Board. Request for such a hearing
				 must be made in writing to the Secretary of the Board, within thirty (30) days
				 of notice of such decision. Said decision of the Director of Labor and
				 Training, upon recommendation of the Board, regarding any person, firm or
				 corporation shall be mailed to the aggrieved and records kept on
				 file.
B. All requests for
				 interpretations by the Board shall be submitted in writing to the Department of
				 Labor and Training.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.11 - Limited Premises License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A Certificate C
				 permit shall be issued to the Department of Administration, Division of
				 Facilities Management as the coordinated facilities management agent for all
				 State agencies pursuant to Executive Order 04-04. The Division of Facilities
				 Management is comparable to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and
				 Rhode Island Airport Corporation in that it regularly employs licensed
				 electricians and is responsible for and capable of performing electrical
				 maintenance and installation work on State owned premises. The Division of
				 Facilities Management shall be subject to the application requirements as
				 outlined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-10.
B. A Certificate C certificate issued to the
				 Division of Facilities Management shall be valid for electrical maintenance and
				 renovation projects not in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet
				 undertaken by the Division of Facilities Management, regardless of whether the
				 renovation projects are internal or external. The foregoing limitation shall
				 not apply to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Rhode Island
				 Airport Corporation, and the other entities covered by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-10,
				 whether as owners or occupiers of said premises. These entities shall be
				 subject to the scope limitations as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-14 only.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.12 - Restricted Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
Licenses of Burner Contractor's license (Certificate E)
					 and Burnerperson's license (Certificate F) are restricted to domestic oil and
					 gas heating equipment for installation and servicing of domestic home heating
					 plants, also defined as central heating plants. The performance of electrical
					 work on commercial oil and gas burners burning No. 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 fuel oil
					 requires an Electrical Contractor's License (Certificate A) and Journeyperson's
					 Electrician's license (Certificate B).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.13 - License or Certificate Renewal

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-20,
					 all certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional
					 regulation shall be renewable on the birthday of the licensee for a period of
					 two (2) years. A certificate and/or license shall not be renewable if a penalty
					 and/or fine is outstanding with the Department of Labor and training, Division
					 of Professional Regulation, until such time as restitution has been
					 made.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 7 - Board of Examiners of Electricians › Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.14 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				 Gen. Laws §
										5-6-20.1(d),
				 mandatory continuing education requirements established by the board are
				 limited to Certificate A and Certificate B electricians.
B. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-20.1 requires licensees to complete at least fifteen hours of continuing education
				 in a course of study approved by the board as a condition of licensure
				 renewal.
C. Out-of-state licensees
				 who are residents of another state and cannot access board approved courses may
				 take a National Electrical Code course, and obtain a copy of the Rhode Island
				 amendments from the Rhode Island Building Code Commission Office.
D. In addition to the continuing education
				 requirements in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-6-20.1,
				 instructors and inspectors shall adhere to the following requirements set by
				 the board:
1. Instructors or inspectors shall
				 attend a preparation seminar held by Department of Labor and Training, Division
				 of Professional Regulations, every three (3) years, prior to teaching a fifteen
				 (15) hour course.
2. Instructors or
				 inspectors are required to teach a class during each and every code
				 cycle.
3. Instructors or inspectors
				 are required to teach the current electrical code with necessary amendments to
				 be forwarded to the student, upon adoption of the same.
4. Instructors or inspectors are required to
				 ensure that any and all of their students are actually in attendance for the
				 required fifteen (15) hours of continuing education. Instructors or inspectors
				 shall issue an approved uniform certificate verifying the completion of the
				 fifteen (15) hour course, to each student, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-6-20.1(f).
				 Any instructor or inspector who has provided a false statement, shall be
				 subject to the penalties, prosecution and enforcement of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				 5-6.
5. Instructors or inspectors
				 are hereby required to provide the Department of Labor and Training/Division of
				 Professional Regulation with copies of their fifteen (15) hour mandatory
				 continuing education course curriculum, class location and class
				 schedules.
6. A minimum of ten (10)
				 students per class is required, unless approved by the Department of Labor
				 & Training.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										28-26-1.1,
					  28-26-4 and
					  28-26-6.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to provide
					 standards for the examining and licensing of hoisting
					 engineers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following definitions shall apply:
1. "Department" means the Department of Labor
				 and Training.
2. "Division" means
				 the Division of Workforce Regulation and Safety.
3. "Direct line of sight supervision" means
				 that the Trainee is within the immediate proximity of the Trainer and can read
				 hand signs.
4. "DOT medical care"
				 means a card given after a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical
				 examination conducted by a licensed medical examiner listed on the Federal
				 Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) National Registry.
5. "Multi-function equipment" means any
				 equipment that is capable of performing different tasks based on the use of a
				 manufacturer's approved attachment design for such purposes.
6. "Operator training" means actual field
				 instruction provided by a Trainer to a Trainee where the Trainee controls the
				 Excavating Equipment.
7. "Trainee"
				 means a person granted an Operator Trainee License by the Department.
8. "Trainer" means a person who holds a valid
				 Rhode Island Excavating Equipment License for at least five years, or a Full
				 License as defined by §
											8.5     of this Part, and who is
				 approved as a Trainer by the Division for Operator Training of a specific
				 Trainee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.4 - Types of Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
A. UNRESTRICTED
				 LICENSE - qualifies the person to operate the equipment specified on the
				 license, in the category or categories designated in §
										8.5     of this Part. This
				 license is valid for work for multiple employers.
B. RESTRICTED LICENSE - a restricted license
				 is valid only for work performed in the employment of a single employer, within
				 the premises owned and occupied by the employer, and is restricted to the type
				 of equipment as specified on the license, in the category or categories
				 designated in §
										8.5     of this Part. Municipal,
				 State, and Quasi-State employees, who hold a restricted license, must follow
				 the same provisions as above stated restricted licensees.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.6 - License Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Division of
				 Professional Regulation shall conduct examinations every thirty (30) days, or
				 sooner, as the Director deems necessary. The passing score shall be 70
				 percent.
B. Any person holding a
				 Restricted License may at any time apply for examination to qualify for
				 operation of additional types of machinery. If applicant passes such
				 examination, applicant's license shall indicate equipment for which he/she
				 qualifies.
C. Licenses shall show
				 the date of issuance and shall expire on the licensee's birthday every two (2)
				 years. Licenses may be renewed on or after that date, within a two (2) year
				 period, upon payment of the appropriate renewal fees, plus a twelve-dollar
				 ($12.00) per month administrative assessment fee for the delinquency period. No
				 re-examination shall be permitted during the 24 month delinquency period.
1. If licenses are not renewed in two (2)
				 years, the applicant will be subjected to re-examination.
2. Any person with a pending violation will
				 not be permitted to take a hoisting engineer examination, until such time as
				 the fine and/or violation has been settled.
3. Any license expiring while the holder
				 thereof is in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States
				 shall be renewed without further examination, upon payment of the prescribed
				 fee, at any time within four (4) months after the person's discharge from the
				 service.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.7 - Operator Trainee License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Operator
				 Trainee License shall allow a Trainer to provide Operator Training to a Trainee
				 in the proper and safe use of Excavating Equipment, as defined in §
										8.5(I)     of
				 this Part, and shall be valid for a two (2) year period or until such time as
				 the Trainer notifies the Division that he/she is no longer providing Operator
				 Training to the Trainee;
B. A
				 Trainee is required to sit for the Hoisting Engineer's examination before the
				 expiration of the two-year term of the Operator Trainee License;
C. Applicants who hold an Operator Trainee
				 License and sit for a Hoisting Engineer examination and fail may sit for a
				 second Hoisting Engineer examination after a thirty-day period;
D. A Trainee holding an Operator's Trainee
				 License and who has failed the Hoisting Engineer's examination may request to
				 come before the Board of Examiners of Hoisting Engineers to request an
				 additional one (1) year extension of his/her Operator Trainee
				 License;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.8 - Operator Trainee Application Process

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Persons seeking
				 an Operator Trainee License must submit an application to the
				 Division;
B. The Division shall
				 approve applications from persons over the age of eighteen (18) upon submission
				 of a complete application for an Operator Trainee License;
C. The application for Operator Trainee
				 Licenses shall include:
1. A notarized letter
				 or statement from the owner/lessee of the proposed Excavating Equipment upon
				 which the applicant will receive Operator Training in which the owner/lessee
				 grants the applicant and proposed Trainer permission to perform Operator
				 Training on his/her Excavating Equipment;
2. A notarized letter from the proposed
				 Trainer stating that he/she will provide the applicant with Operator Training
				 in compliance with the rules stated herein and that the applicant possesses the
				 competency to train to run Excavation Equipment;
3. The applicant's name, address and
				 telephone number;
4. The proposed
				 Trainer's name, business name, address and his/her Rhode Island Hoisting
				 Engineer License number; and
5. A
				 $75 application fee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.9 - Trainer's Responsibilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Provide Operator
				 Training to only one (1) Trainee at any given time;
B. Remain in the Trainee's Direct Line of
				 Sight Supervision at all times in which the Trainee receives Operator
				 Training;
C. Directly supervise the
				 Trainee's Operator Training at all times, a Trainee shall cease operation of
				 excavating equipment when the designated Trainer is not in the immediate
				 proximity;
D. Insure that the
				 Trainee performs Operator Training only within the Trainee's scope of
				 operational competence and only on the Excavating Equipment, as defined in
				 §
										8.4(I)     of
				 this Part;
E. Notify the Division
				 in writing, within three (3) business days from the date when the Trainer
				 ceases providing Operator Training to the Trainee;
F. Operator Trainer shall maintain a valid
				 Hoisting Engineer License during the training period;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 8 - Examining and Licensing of Hoisting Engineers › Section 260-RICR-30-15-8.10 - Penalty for Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Whoever violates
				 any provision of this Rule shall be fined pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										28-26-11.
B. Persons aggrieved by any proposed penalty
				 for violation of this rule may appeal imposition of said penalty pursuant to
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										28-26-16.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 9 - Licensing of Plumbers, Irrigators and Water System Installers (260-RICR-30-15-9) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-9.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of the following Rules and Regulations is for
					 the adoption of minimum requirements for the licensure of plumbers, irrigators,
					 and water-filtration/treatment-system installers in this state.
9.1.1
Authorization for
				 Regulations
The following Rules and Regulations for the Licensure of
					 Plumbers, Irrigators and Water-Filtration/Treatment-System Installers ("Rules
					 and Regulations") are promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred under
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										5-20-13 and
					  5-20-23(f),
					 as amended, and are established for the purpose of adopting minimum
					 requirements for the licensure of plumbers, irrigators and water filtration
					 treatment system installers in this state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 9 - Licensing of Plumbers, Irrigators and Water System Installers (260-RICR-30-15-9) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-9.4 - Violations/Sanctions/Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Violations / Sanctions
1. Any person violating any provision of the
				 Act or the regulations herein shall be subject to the penalties as follows: Any
				 person, firm, or corporation licensed or unlicensed by the Department of Labor
				 and Training, Division of Professional Regulation is subject to a fine of
				 ($1500.00) Fifteen Hundred Dollars for a first offense and for a second or
				 subsequent violations of this chapter to be subject to a fine of not less than
				 ($2000.00) Two Thousand Dollars.
2.
				 All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of the Act and the rules
				 and regulations herein shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of
				 the Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 11 - Board of Examination of Telecommunication (260-RICR-30-15-11) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-11.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										5-70-8 and
					  5-70-11.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 11 - Board of Examination of Telecommunication (260-RICR-30-15-11) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-11.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
To protect public property, assure standards of technical
					 competency, to promote safe practices in the designing, installing, servicing
					 and testing of telecommunications systems, and to establish rules for the
					 licensing of telecommunications workers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 30 - Workforce Regulation and Safety › Subchapter 15 - Professional Regulation › Part 11 - Board of Examination of Telecommunication (260-RICR-30-15-11) › Section 260-RICR-30-15-11.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Apprentice" means
				 trainee/telecommunications apprentice registered with the state.
B. "Board" means the Board of Examination of
				 Telecommunication.
C. "Network
				 interface" or "NI" means all providers of any and all telecommunications
				 services to the general public shall cause to be designated a physical point of
				 network interface. Such NI shall not extend more than six (6) feet beyond the
				 point of entrance or demarcation point as defined herein. Such NI shall apply
				 to any and all interior communications wiring and/or transmission media and
				 shall be considered to be covered by the laws establishing and governing this
				 Board.
D. "Personal computer" means
				 a device consisting of a monitor, hard drive keyboard and associated
				 input/output devices that is a standalone device or which serves strictly to
				 allow for an individual to connect to or access a telecommunication system
				 and/or network. A device that may contain the same components that serves as a
				 centralized point or communication for a system and/or network such as a
				 server, router, bridge, PBX, etc. is not included in this definition.
E. "TSC" means Telecommunications system
				 contractor pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-70-3(5).
F. "TSLI" means telecommunications systems
				 limited installer pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-70-3(6).
G "TST" means telecommunications systems technician
					 pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 50-70-3(7).