Workforce Regulation and Saftey Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Professional Regulation
- Burglar and Hold-Up Alarm Businesses
Alarm Agent and Alarm Businesses Rules and Regulations, revised April 2018
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§ 5-57-3. Licensing authority – Creation
§ 5-57-9. Licensing authority – Staff
§ 5-57-10. Licensing authority – Seal
§ 5-57-11. Licensing authority – Rules and regulations
§ 5-57-12. Licensing authority – Issuance of subpoenas – Contempt powers
§ 5-57-13.1. Procedures for adoption of rules
§ 5-57-14. Alarm business license required – Licensing of electrician
§ 5-57-15. Contents of applications for licenses
§ 5-57-16. Experience or examination requirements
§ 5-57-17. Investigation of license applications
§ 5-57-18. Time limit for action on license applications
§ 5-57-19. Grounds for denial of applications
§ 5-57-20. Procedure for approval or denial of applications
§ 5-57-22. Renewal of licenses
§ 5-57-23. Application, license, replacement and renewal fees
§ 5-57-24. Transfer for assignment of licenses – Continuation of business upon owner's death
§ 5-57-25. Grounds and procedure for revocation of licenses
§ 5-57-27. Posting of license certificates and notices of license revocation
§ 5-57-28. Change in status of licensee
§ 5-57-29. I.D. cards – Requirement – Application – Issuance or denial
§ 5-57-30. Investigation of I.D. card applications
§ 5-57-31. Time limitation on actions on I.D. card applications
§ 5-57-32. Request for hearing upon notice of denial of I.D. card application
§ 5-57-33. Grounds and procedure for suspension or revocation of I.D. cards
§ 5-57-34. Nontransferability of I.D. cards
§ 5-57-35. Renewal and replacement of I.D. cards – Notification of changes
§ 5-57-36. Expiration and renewal during suspension of use of an I.D. card
§ 5-57-37. Activities of I.D. cardholders after notice of suspension or revocation of I.D. card
§ 5-57-38. Local governmental regulations of alarm business or alarm agents
§ 5-57-40. Reinstatement of a revoked license or I.D. card
§ 5-57-41. Penalties for violations
- Electricians
Electrician Rules and Regulations, revised June 2013
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§ 5-6-2. Work for which license required
§ 5-6-2.1. Inspection and right of entry
§ 5-6-3. Devices and appliances inserted by unlicensed persons
§ 5-6-4. Board of examiners – Composition – Appointment of members – Policy-making role
§ 5-6-5. Board of examiners – Officers – Employment of personnel
§ 5-6-6. Rules – Conduct of examinations
§ 5-6-8. Contractor's certificates/licenses
§ 5-6-9. Journeyperson's certificate/license
§ 5-6-10. Limited premises certificate/license
§ 5-6-10.1. Limited maintenance license
§ 5-6-10.2. Limited journeyperson maintenance certificate/license – Class M
§ 5-6-13. Journeyperson and burnerperson restricted to work as employee of licensee
§ 5-6-14. Work on premises covered by limited premises certificates
§ 5-6-15. False statement in applications
§ 5-6-17. Application for examination – Fee
§ 5-6-18. Preservation of applications and examination papers
§ 5-6-20. Expiration and renewal of certificates and licenses
§ 5-6-20.1. Mandatory continuing education
§ 5-6-21. Certificates expiring while licensee is in federal service
§ 5-6-22. Board of examiners meeting records – Manual of regulations
§ 5-6-24. Apprentices – Registration
§ 5-6-24.1. Apprentices certified by other states
§ 5-6-25. Compliance with rules and requirements of city or town
§ 5-6-26. Compliance with requirements of division or of electric company
§ 5-6-27. Disposition of fees – Annual report
§ 5-6-28. Penalties for unlicensed work
§ 5-6-29. Persons and work exempt
§ 5-6-32. Authority of director to assess penalty
§ 5-6-33. Enforcement of the chapter – Prosecution
§ 5-6-34. Certification of electric sign contractors and electric sign installers
- Hoisting Engineers
Examining and Lincensing of Hoisting Engineers Rules and Regulations, revised January 2019
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Section 28-26: Index of Sections
§ 28-26-1. Board of examiners of hoisting engineers
§ 28-26-1.1. Functions of board of examiners – Code of ethics
§ 28-26-4. Rules and regulations
§ 28-26-5. License required for operation of hoisting machinery
§ 28-26-6. Authorized types of machinery specified to licensees
§ 28-26-7. Application for license – Examination
§ 28-26-8. Conduct of examinations – Revocation of license
§ 28-26-11. Penalty for violations
§ 28-26-12. Investigation and prosecution of violations
§ 28-26-12.1. Inspection and right of entry
§ 28-26-13. Compensation of chief as investigator
§ 28-26-14. Persons and machinery exempt from chapter
- Mechanicals
Rules and Regulations for Mechanical Trades, revised November 2018
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Section 28-27: Index of Sections
§ 28-27-1.1. Inspection and right of entry
§ 28-27-1.2. General license criteria guide
§ 28-27-2. Licensing – Mechanical board examiners created – Senior chief investigator
§ 28-27-3. Disposition of fees – Annual report
§ 28-27-4.1. "Journeyperson refrigeration technician" defined
§ 28-27-4.4. "Master mechanical contractor" defined – License fee
§ 28-27-5. Practices for which master or contractor license required
§ 28-27-5.1. Practices for which a journeyperson or apprentice license required
§ 28-27-5.2. Issuance of P.J.F. journeyperson oil burnerperson's license
§ 28-27-5.3. Oil burnerperson's limited license
§ 28-27-6. Corporations and firms engaged in business
§ 28-27-6.1. Owners' right to install
§ 28-27-6.2. Issuance of contractor master license
§ 28-27-7. Functions of board of examiners
§ 28-27-9. Application for license
§ 28-27-14. Examination of applications
§ 28-27-15. Issuance of licensing following examination
§ 28-27-16. Reexamination of applicants
§ 28-27-17. Test fees – License fees – Expiration and renewal of licenses
§ 28-27-17.1. Failure to renew license
§ 28-27-17.2. Certificates expiring while licensee is in federal service
§ 28-27-18. Registration of apprentices
§ 28-27-19. License displayed in place of business
§ 28-27-20. State and municipal inspections and installation permits
§ 28-27-21. Grounds for revocation of license
§ 28-27-22. Procedure for revocation of license
§ 28-27-22.1. Subpoena of a witness
§ 28-27-23. Administration of oaths
§ 28-27-24. Recommendations of board – Order of the director – Appeal
§ 28-27-24.1. Compelling obedience to subpoenas
§ 28-27-25. Judicial review of proceedings
§ 28-27-25.1. Judicial enforcement
§ 28-27-28. Practices for which a license is required
§ 28-27-29. Persons and acts exempt
§ 28-27-30. Enforcement procedures
§ 28-27-33. Investigator's devotion to duties – Assignment of investigators
- Plumbers and Irrigators
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Section 5-20 Index of Sections
§ 5-20-2. "Plumbing" and "source of water" defined
§ 5-20-3. "Master plumber" defined
§ 5-20-3.1. "Master irrigator" defined
§ 5-20-3.2. "Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined
§ 5-20-3.3. "Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined
§ 5-20-4. "Journeyperson plumber" defined
§ 5-20-4.1. "Apprentice irrigator" defined
§ 5-20-4.2. "Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined
§ 5-20-5. "Apprentice plumber" defined
§ 5-20-5.1. "Journeyperson irrigator" defined
§ 5-20-5.2. "Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work" defined
§ 5-20-6. Board of examiners – Composition – Appointment of members
§ 5-20-8. Practices for which master's license required
§ 5-20-9. Acts for which journeyperson's license required
§ 5-20-10. Work for which apprentice certificate required
§ 5-20-12. Corporations and firms engaging in business
§ 5-20-12.1. Issuance of contractor master license
§ 5-20-13. Functions of board of examiners
§ 5-20-15. Applications for licenses
§ 5-20-17. Qualifications of journeyperson – Application fee
§ 5-20-17.1. Qualifications of journeyperson irrigator – Application fee
§ 5-20-19. Notice of change of address of licensee
§ 5-20-20. Conduct of examinations
§ 5-20-21. Issuance of license on examination – Notice to applicants
§ 5-20-22. Reexamination of applicants – Appeal to board
§ 5-20-23. Expiration and renewal of licenses – Penalties for violation of section
§ 5-20-24. License displayed in place of business – Advertising
§ 5-20-25. Registration of apprentices
§ 5-20-26. Municipal inspectors and installation permits
§ 5-20-27. Grounds for revocation of license
§ 5-20-28. Procedure for revocation of license
§ 5-20-29. Subpoena of witnesses
§ 5-20-30. Administration of oaths
§ 5-20-31. Recommendations of board – Order of director – Rehearing – Review
§ 5-20-32. Judicial review of proceedings
§ 5-20-33. Penalties for violations
§ 5-20-34. Prosecution of violations
§ 5-20-35. Persons and acts exempt – Issuance of licenses in special cases
§ 5-20-38. Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers – Work permitted
§ 5-20-39. Transfer of duties to the department of labor and training
§ 5-20-40. Investigation and prosecution of violations - Telecommunications
Rules and Regulations for Board of Examination of Telecommunication revised August 2018
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Section 5-70 Index of Sections
§ 5-70-1. Declaration of purpose
§ 5-70-2. Practices prohibited
§ 5-70-5. Form of license and registration
§ 5-70-6. Unauthorized practice prohibited – Criminal penalties – Injunctions
§ 5-70-7. Persons and work exempt
§ 5-70-8. Rules and regulations – Powers of the board
§ 5-70-14. Renewal of licenses
§ 5-70-15. Certificate – Identification cards
§ 5-70-21. Inspection and right of entry
§ 5-70-22. Authority of director to assess penalty
Prevailing Wage
- Prevailing Wage Laws
Rules and Regulations Pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act - Revised 12/18
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Contractors' Bonds
§ 37-12-1 Contractors required to give bond - terms and conditions
§ 37-12-2 Rights of persons furnishing labor and materials
§ 37-12-3 Remedies of creditors and state - Priority of claims
§ 37-12-4 Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state
§ 37-12-5 Time limitation on creditors' actions
§ 37-12-6 Intervention in suit brought by creditor - Consolidation of suits
§ 37-12-7 Notice of pendency of suit
§ 37-12-8 Certified copies of documents
§ 37-12-9 Payment into court by surety - Discharge
§ 37-12-10 Retainers relating to contracts for public works, sewer or water main construction
§ 37-12-11 Substitution of securities for retained earnings
Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors
§ 37-13 Labor and Payment of Debts by Creditors
§ 37-13-1 Public Works defined
§ 37-13-2 "Contractor" defined - Information required
§ 37-13-3 Contractor subject to provisions - Weekly payment of employees
§ 37-13-3.1 State public works contract apprenticeship requirements
§ 37-13-4 Provisions applicable to public works contracts - Lists of subcontractors
§ 37-13-5 Payment for trucking or materials furnished – Withholding of sums due
§ 37-13-7 Specification in contract of amount and frequency of payment of wages
§ 37-13-8 Investigation and determination of prevailing wages – Filing of schedule
§ 37-13-9 Statutory provisions included in contracts
§ 37-13-10 Overtime compensation
§ 37-13-11 Posting of Prevailing Wage rates
§ 37-13-12 Wage records of contractors
§ 37-13-12.1 Obstruction of enforcement
§ 37-13-12.3 Compelling obedience to subpoenas
§ 37-13-12.4 Penalty for violations
§ 37-13-13 Furnishing payroll record to the awarding authority
§ 37-13-13.1 Audits of wage records of out of state contractors and subcontractors
§ 37-13-14.1 Enforcement - Hearings
§ 37-13-16 Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages - completion of work
§ 37-13-17 Private right of action to collect wages or benefits
Apprenticeship
Labor Standards
- RI General Laws
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§ 7-5.2 Business Combination Act
§ 28-6.8-1 Confidentiality of Employer/Employee Assistance Plans§ 28-49 Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act
§ 28-6 Wage Discrimination Based on Sex
§ 28-3 Employment of Women and Children
§ 28-16 Enforcement of Wage and Hour Laws
§ 28-6.3 Fees for Employment Applications Prohibited
§ 28-6.7 Genetic Testing as Condition of Employment
§ 23-17.20 Health Care Facilities Staffing
§ 25-1.2 Holidays and Days of Special Observance
§ 28-6.4 Inspection of Personnel Files
§ 28-6.1 Lie Detector Tests as Condition of Employment
§ 28-6.12 Employee Privacy Protection — Privacy in Spaces
§ 28-14-2.2 Frequency of Payment
§ 28-6.2 Physical Examination as Condition of Employment
§ 28-48 RI Parental & Family Medical Leave Act
§ 28-6.10 Temporary Employee Protection Act
§ 28-6.5 Urine and Blood Tests as Condition of Employment
§ 28-50 Whistleblowers' Protection Act
§ 25-3 Work on Holidays and Sundays, Inclusions and Exceptions
- Rules and Regulations
Occupational Safety
- Boiler
Boiler Rules and Regulations, revised April 2019
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Chapter 28-25: Index of Sections
§ 28-25-4 Authorized inspectors
§ 28-25-5 Administration and enforcement
§ 28-25-6 Method of inspection
§ 28-25-7 Access to boilers and pressure vessels – Time of inspection
§ 28-25-8 Orders to cease operation or repair
§ 28-25-9 Formulation and adoption of codes, rules, and regulations
§ 28-25-11 Issuance of certificate – Period of validity – Display
§ 28-25-13 Reports by authorized inspectors – Certificate – Defective boilers
§ 28-25-14 Arbitration of disputed decisions
§ 28-25-16 Penalty for violations – Complaints
§ 28-25-17 Judicial enforcement
§ 28-25-19 Inspection of unfired pressure vessels being manufactured
§ 28-25-20 Reports to general assembly and governor
- Elevator
Elevator Rules and Regulations, revised January 2019
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Chapter 23-33: Index of Sections
§ 23-33-1 Definitions
§ 23-33-2 Formulation and adoption of codes§ 23-33-2.1 Chief Inspector
§ 23-33-2.2 Qualified service company
§ 23-33-2.3 Qualified mechanic§ 23-33-3 Codes and rules available for public inspection
§ 23-33-4 Enforcement by inspectors – Disposition of fees
§ 23-33-5 Permit to act as authorized inspector
§ 23-33-6 Re-examination of applicant for permit after failure to pass
§ 23-33-7 Compensation of authorized inspectors
§ 23-33-8 Revocation of permits
§ 23-33-9 Registration of elevators and escalators
§ 23-33-9.1 Owner's responsibility
§ 23-33-10 Inspectors authorized to conduct inspections
§ 23-33-11 Periodic inspections – Right of access – Consultation with person in charge
§ 23-33-12 Inspection – Reinspection – Examination and Licensee fee – Renewal
§ 23-33-13 Reports of authorized inspectors – Issuance of certificate – Fee
§ 23-33-14 Reports of refusal or cancellation of insurance
§ 23-33-15 Order to cease operation or make repairs
§ 23-33-15.1 Enforcement procedure
§ 23-33-16 Issuance and posting of certificate
§ 23-33-17 Notice of new installation – Temporary permit for testing
§ 23-33-18 Assistance to owners – Appeal of decisions to commission
§ 23-33-19 Appeals to superior court
§ 23-33-20 Penalty for violations – Prosecution
§ 23-33-22.1 Warning signs near elevators in nursing homes.
§ 23-33-23 Safety devices on elevators.
§ 23-33-24 Inspections – Notice of violations
§ 23-33-25 Access of owners to leased premises
§ 23-33-26 Civil liability for injuries resulting from non-compliance
§ 23-33-27 Fine for noncompliance
§ 23-33-28 Municipal regulation
- Right to Know
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Chapter 28-21: Index of Sections
§ 28-21-3 Employer notice requirements – Chemical identification lists
§ 28-21-4 Updating of information by employer
§ 28-21-6 Access to written records – Availability
§ 28-21-7 Falsification of information
§ 28-21-9 Training and education program
§ 28-21-12 Physician treating employee – Accessibility to designated substances list
§ 28-21-13 Enforcement of chapter
§ 28-21-14 Duties of the department of labor and training
§ 28-21-15 Common law and other statutory rights of liability preserved
§ 28-21-16 Funding – Contracts for services – Exemption for copiers – Appeals
§ 28-21-19 Information requirements
§ 28-21-21 Permanent commission on hazardous substances in the workplace
- Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures Rules and Regulations, revised December 2018
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Title 47: Index of Sections
CHAPTER 47-1 Duties of Director of Labor and Training
CHAPTER 47-2 Produce Scales in Markets
CHAPTER 47-3 Criminal Offenses
CHAPTER 47-4 Standard Measures
CHAPTER 47-6 Hay Scales and Platform Balances
CHAPTER 47-8 Gasoline and Petroleum Products
CHAPTER 47-12 Firewood and Charcoal
