| Chapter 083 |
| 2015 -- S 0271 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/17/2015 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS |
| Introduced By: Senators P Fogarty, Ciccone, Ruggerio, Goodwin, and McCaffrey |
| Date Introduced: February 11, 2015 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 28-26-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-26 entitled "Hoisting |
| Engineers" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 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 three hundred |
| dollars ($300) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) nor more than one thousand one |
| hundred fifty dollars ($1,150) two thousand dollars ($2,000) per offense. Each day in which a |
| violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense. |
| SECTION 2. Section 28-26-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-26 entitled "Hoisting |
| Engineers" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 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, and |
| horticulturists, and individuals utilizing their personal farm equipment performing volunteer |
| services on land trust property, or to any engine except one which that operates a hoist, shovel, |
| crane, or excavator. |
| (b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to powered industrial forklift trucks |
| commonly referenced as forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks, or lift trucks. Operators |
| of powered industrial forklift trucks (forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks, lift trucks) |
| shall be required to possess employer certification or third party third-party certification in |
| general industry only. This does not apply to the construction field. Operators of powered |
| industrial forklift trucks, in the construction field, shall be required to possess a Rhode Island |
| State Hoisting Engineer's License along with an operator's certification. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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