Chapter
343
2007 -- H 5420 AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/06/07
A N A C T
RELATING
TO HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS
Introduced
By: Representatives Melo, Rose, Ucci, and Almeida
Date
Introduced: February 13, 2007
It is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section
24-8-4.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-8 entitled
"Construction and Maintenance of State
Roads" is hereby amended to read as follows:
24-8-4.2.
Use of truck mounted attenuator. – (a) At any and all times
during which
construction and/or maintenance work is being
undertaken on any state highway and/or interstate
connector, under the terms of either the highway
or bridge contract in which an attenuator truck is
required under federal and/or Rhode Island
department of transportation guidelines, no attenuator
truck shall be left unattended while work is
actively being performed. Further, at all times while
that work is actively being performed, an
attenuator truck shall be deployed on the worksite. A
minimum of one attenuator truck shall be
equipped with a first-aid kit and two (2) fire
extinguishers. The operator of the attenuator
truck shall have completed appropriate training and
be certified in both first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR). A copy of both first aid
and CPR certifications shall be kept with the
truck driver.
(b) The penalty
for failure to comply with this section shall be as set forth in section 31-
27-23.
SECTION 2. Chapter
31-27 of the General Laws entitled "Motor Vehicle Offenses" is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following
section:
31-27-23.
Penalties for failure to comply with section 24-8-4.2. -- Any
employer who
intentionally violates or fails to comply with
any of the provisions of section 24-8-4.2 shall be
subject to a fine of up to three hundred dollars
($300) for the first offense up to six hundred
dollars ($600) for the second offense and up to
nine hundred dollars ($900) for the third and
subsequent offenses; said cumulative offenses
shall be limited to the same job site or location and
the same highway or bridge or contract.
SECTION 3. This
act shall take effect upon passage.
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