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LC003190 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - HOISTING ENGINEERS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Marszalkowski, and | |
Date Introduced: March 02, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 28-26-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-26 entitled "Hoisting |
2 | Engineers" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 28-26-14. Persons and machinery exempt from chapter. |
4 | (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to engineers under the jurisdiction of the |
5 | United States, or engineers or operators employed by public utilities, and shall not apply to |
6 | agriculturists, fishers, horticulturists, and individuals utilizing their personal farm equipment for |
7 | the purposes of performing volunteer services on land trust property, conservation property, or the |
8 | individual's personal real estate, or to any engine except one that operates a hoist, shovel, crane, or |
9 | excavator. |
10 | (b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to powered industrial forklift trucks |
11 | commonly referenced as forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks, or lift trucks. Operators of |
12 | powered industrial forklift trucks (forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks, lift trucks) shall |
13 | be required to possess employer certification or third-party certification in general industry only. |
14 | This does not apply to the construction field. Operators of powered industrial forklift trucks, in the |
15 | construction field, shall be required to possess a Rhode Island State Hoisting Engineer's License |
16 | along with an operator's certification. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - HOISTING ENGINEERS | |
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1 | This act would provide that public engineers and other individuals utilizing equipment and |
2 | performing volunteer services on land trust property, conservation property, or the individual's |
3 | personal real estate would be exempt from the provisions of law relating to the licensing of hoisting |
4 | engineers. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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