2018 -- S 2620

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS

     Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, P Fogarty, Lombardi, and Nesselbush

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 28-26-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-26 entitled "Hoisting

Engineers" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     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, have possessed for at least

three (3) years prior to filing of the application, a certificate of registration in full force and effect

from the department of labor and training specifying that person as a registered apprentice

hoisting engineer; provided further, the application of that applicant shall include an affidavit or

affidavits of their employer or former employers or other reasonably satisfactory evidence

showing that the applicant has actually been engaged in hoisting work as an apprentice hoisting

engineer in the state of Rhode Island for six thousand (6,000) hours of on the job training during a

three (3) year period, which shall include the successful completion of four hundred thirty-two

(432) hours of related instruction at a training program recognized by the department of labor and

training, and shall pass an examination on the construction and operation of steam, electric,

internal combustion engines, and compressed air engines and machinery. Provided, however, the

apprenticeship requirement herein shall not apply to restricted licenses, aerial lifts, and hoisting

equipment used in the assembly of elevators. Applications for examinations must be received

fifteen (15) working days prior to the examination date.

     (b) Any person applying for a license and who knowingly makes any misstatement as to

his or her work experience or other qualifications shall be subject to the penalties provided for in

§ 28-26-11.

     (c) In addition to the requirements for submitting an application for examination, as

required in subsection (a) above, any person applying for a full license, a hydraulic crane license,

or a lattice crane license shall also be required to include a valid medical health card with their

application. A separate notarized statement shall also be attached to the application, and shall

contain all work related experience, including all equipment trained on and/or operated.

     (d) In addition to the requirements for submitting an application for examination, as

required in subsection (a) above, any person applying for a construction forklift license or a full

license shall also be required to include a copy of their OSHA forklift certification with their

application.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS

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     This act would mandate certain apprenticeship requirements in order to become a

hoisting engineer.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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