§ 23-33-1. Definitions. In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Authorized inspector” means an inspector of elevators employed by (i) an insurance company, or making inspection for an insurance company, or (ii) any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of inspecting elevators, to whom, under the provisions of this chapter, a […]
§ 23-33-10. Inspectors authorized to conduct inspections. Only the chief inspector and/or any of the chief’s compliance inspectors shall inspect new elevators, and other devices subject to the provisions of this chapter in any building within this state, including sidewalk elevators and outside wall elevators. Existing elevators and escalators shall be inspected either by the […]
§ 23-33-11. Periodic inspections — Right of access — Consultation with person in charge. (a) The chief, or any compliance inspector, or any authorized inspector shall make the required inspection of each elevator or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter at least once a year, except that each elevator or other device […]
§ 23-33-12. Inspection — Reinspection — Examination and Licensee fee — Renewal. (a)(1) For every original inspection made by the inspectors under the provisions of this chapter, the owner shall pay to the division the required fee which shall include the cost of the certificate. The fee shall be paid in the amount of amounts […]
§ 23-33-13. Reports of authorized inspectors — Issuance of certificate — Fee. When any authorized inspector shall inspect an elevator, or any other device subject to the provisions of this chapter, the inspector shall immediately make a report of the inspection to the administrator, and if the elevator or device is adjudged to conform in […]
§ 23-33-14. Reports of refusal or cancellation of insurance. Every authorized inspector holding a permit from the chief shall immediately report to the chief the name of the owner or user and the location of every elevator or escalator on which insurance has been refused, cancelled, or discontinued because of existing dangerous defects, and shall […]
§ 23-33-15. Order to cease operation or make repairs. If as a result of inspection, the chief shall determine that any elevator or device is in such a condition as to be unsafe, and that the danger is imminent, the chief shall order the operation of that elevator or device to be stopped immediately, and […]
§ 23-33-15.1. Enforcement procedure. (a) After the issuance of a compliance order pursuant to § 23-33-15, the director shall, within a reasonable time after the termination of the inspection or investigation, notify the owner by certified mail of the penalty, if any, proposed to be assessed under § 23-33-20 and that the owner has fifteen […]
§ 23-33-16. Issuance and posting of certificate. Whenever a compliance inspector or an authorized inspector shall have inspected any existing elevator or device and shall have found it safe for operation; or whenever any repairs required by the inspector to be made on any existing elevator or device shall have been completed to his or […]
§ 23-33-17. Notice of new installation — Temporary permit for testing. No elevator or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be erected in any building within the limits of this state unless it shall be constructed, installed, and equipped in compliance with the rules set forth in the code; and any […]
§ 23-33-18. Assistance to owners — Appeal of decisions to commission. Any owner of an elevator or device may consult with the director of labor and training or the chief inspector for advice and assistance in complying with the provisions of the code of rules and of this chapter. In case the owner shall be […]
§ 23-33-19. Appeals to superior court. Any owner of any elevator or device aggrieved by any decision of the occupational safety and health review board refusing to grant a variation or modification of the code of rules governing the construction, inspection, maintenance, and operation, may, within thirty (30) days after the decision, commence action in […]
§ 23-33-2. Formulation and adoption of codes. The code commission for occupational safety and health created by chapter 20 of title 28 shall, under and pursuant to the provisions of that chapter, formulate and/or adopt a code of rules for the construction, inspection, maintenance, and operation of new elevators, escalators and other devices subject to […]
§ 23-33-2.1. Chief inspector. The director shall appoint a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state to coordinate, implement, administer, and enforce the provisions of the chapter. This existing position shall be responsible to and report to the administrator of the division of occupational safety. The appointee will be in the classified […]
§ 23-33-2.2. Qualified service company. (a) Any firm or corporation engaged in the business of constructing, installing, maintaining, or repairing elevators, escalators, or other devices within the limits of this state, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall be licensed by the division of occupational safety. The fee and the requirements for this license […]
§ 23-33-2.3. Qualified mechanic. No person shall, within the limits of this state, construct or install any elevator, escalator or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter or repair or maintain any parts of the drive machinery, controllers or safety circuits thereof without being licensed by the division of occupational safety. The fee […]
§ 23-33-20. Penalty for violations — Prosecution. (a) Any owner who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of § 23-33-9.1, any code, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to § 28-20-24, or regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter, may be assessed an initial civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. […]
§ 23-33-21. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the sections, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1882, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 23-33-21; P.L. […]
§ 23-33-22. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 108, § 15; P.L. 1902, ch. 973, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 129, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 171, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 356, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 23-33-22; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 52, § 1, effective June 11, 1992.
§ 23-33-22.1. Warning signs near elevators in nursing homes. A conspicuous warning sign stating “In Case of Fire Do Not Use Elevator” shall be placed next to the places of ingress or egress to every elevator used for conveying persons or goods in any building used primarily as a nursing home or as a home […]
