§ 28-26-1. Board of examiners of hoisting engineers. (a) The board of examiners of hoisting engineers shall consist of seven (7) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor as follows: (1) One individual with fifteen (15) years of practical experience as a fully licensed hoisting engineer; (2) Two (2) individuals who hold full […]
§ 28-26-1.1. Functions of board of examiners — Code of ethics. The board of examiners of hoisting engineers shall meet once a month or as deemed necessary to conduct business. The board shall have a policy making role in the preparation and amendment of rules and regulations pertaining to this chapter, and in the preparation […]
§ 28-26-10. License fees. Each applicant for an examination for a license as an engineer shall pay to the division at the time of application a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), and for each license or renewal of a license a fee at the biennial rate of ninety-six dollars ($96.00) for a full license, eighty-four […]
§ 28-26-11. Penalty for violations. Whoever, being an engineer or user or agent of steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air hoisting machinery described in this chapter, violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per offense. […]
§ 28-26-12. Investigation and prosecution of violations. The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all provisions of law relative to the licensing of hoisting engineers and to this effect whenever a complaint is made by the chief of the section to the director of labor and […]
§ 28-26-12.1. Inspection and right of entry. The division of professional regulation, by and through its hoisting engineer investigators, shall have the right and authority to enter, during times at which hoisting/excavating work is actually being performed, any commercial building, structure, or premises where hoisting/excavating work is being done, except, however, any building, structure, or […]
§ 28-26-13. Compensation of chief as investigator. While acting as an investigator under the provisions of this chapter, the chief of the section shall be paid at a rate to be determined by the director of labor and training. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 9; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 1; G.L. 1956, […]
§ 28-26-14. Persons and machinery exempt from chapter. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to engineers under the jurisdiction of the United States, or engineers or operators employed by public utilities, and shall not apply to agriculturists, fishers, horticulturists, and individuals utilizing their personal farm equipment performing volunteer services on land trust […]
§ 28-26-15. Appropriation and disbursements. For the purpose of carrying this chapter into effect, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) is annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended for the payment of an investigator, secretary, and clerical assistants, and for other necessary expenses incurred by the […]
§ 28-26-16. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the division may appeal that decision or ruling to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be made to the appropriate board of examiners. Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of that board […]
§ 28-26-2. Licensing section. (a) The present board of examiners shall constitute a section within the department of labor and training to be known as the “hoisting engineers’ licensing section.” (b) Chief. The director of the department of labor and training shall appoint a resident of this state who has fifteen (15) years of practical […]
§ 28-26-3. Secretary. The chief of the section shall appoint one secretary for the hoisting engineers’ licensing section who shall be in the unclassified service. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 14; P.L. 1944, ch. 1417, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-3; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 47, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 211, […]
§ 28-26-4. Rules and regulations. The division of professional regulation, subject to the approval of the director shall make suitable rules and regulations for examining and licensing of hoisting engineers. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1942, ch. 1116, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. […]
§ 28-26-5. License required for operation of hoisting machinery. (a)(1) No person shall operate or be in direct charge of hoisting or excavation equipment that uses steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air of five horsepower (5 h.p.) or more and/or can lift more than five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) without obtaining a license […]
§ 28-26-6. Authorized types of machinery specified to licensees. Licenses issued under this chapter shall specify the types of equipment that the holder is authorized to operate. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations that specify types of licenses. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 4; P.L. 1945, ch. 1556, § 1; G.L. 1956, […]
§ 28-26-7. Application for license — Examination. (a) Each person who desires to act as a steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air hoisting engineer shall make application to the division for a license upon a form furnished to him or her, submit a notarized list of work experience, and shall pass an examination […]
§ 28-26-8. Conduct of examinations — Revocation of license. The examinations shall be conducted in the manner and under rules and regulations issued by the division. Initial licenses may be subject to a field examination, if deemed necessary by the division of professional regulation, which examination shall be conducted by the chief hoisting engineer investigator, […]
§ 28-26-9. Renewal of license. Licenses shall expire biennially on a fixed date or on the licensee’s birthday, as the board may provide in rules and regulations. Upon application, the person to whom a license is issued under this chapter shall be entitled to a renewal, unless the division for a cause named in § […]
