Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-4. Authorized inspectors
The administrator through the chief inspector of the division of occupational safety may issue a commission to act as an authorized inspector to any person employed by the division of occupational safety or by an insurance company authorized to insure boilers against explosion in this state who holds a certificate of competency having passed a written examination approved by the administrator, or in lieu of the examination, who holds a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers from a state that has a standard of examination equal to that of this state, or who holds a certificate issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, to the effect that the holder thereof is authorized by it to inspect steam boilers in this state. The fee adopted by the code commission for occupational safety and health for the inspectors’ commission shall be paid to the administrator of the division of occupational safety and shall be valid until termination of the inspectors’ employment. In addition to the authorized inspectors authorized under this section, the administrator shall, upon the request of any company operating pressure vessels in this state for which the owner or user maintains a regularly established inspection service, issue to those persons a commission as an owner/user inspector. Owner/user inspectors shall hold a certificate of competency having passed a written examination approved by the administrator, or in lieu of the examination, who hold a certificate issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. All authorized inspectors shall register and renew their commission with the administrator of occupational safety on an annual basis. An authorized inspector shall be compensated by the company employing him or her, and the fee provided for in § 28-25-12 shall not be collected by any authorized inspector. If an applicant for a commission to act as an authorized inspector fails to pass the examination, he or she may apply again for examination after a period of three (3) months has elapsed. The administrator of the division of occupational safety may at any time revoke any commission issued by him or her, to act as an authorized inspector for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder of the commission or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or in a report of any inspection made by him or her. A person whose commission has been suspended shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in § 28-20-19, and to be present in person and to be represented by counsel at the hearing of the appeal. The administrator of the division of occupational safety may at any time revoke any commission issued by him or her, to act as an authorized inspector for cause shown after a hearing of which the holder of the commission shall receive five (5) days’ notice in writing.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 94, § 2; P.L. 1928, ch. 1197, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 297, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-25-2; P.L. 1977, ch. 272, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 508, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-4
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Authorized inspector: means an inspector of boilers and/or pressure vessels employed by the state of Rhode Island or an insurance company authorized to write boiler or pressure vessel insurance or of an authorized owner/user organization. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-1
- Boiler: means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor generated, steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use externally to itself, by the direct application of energy from the combustion of fuels or from electricity or nuclear energy. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-1
- Chief inspector: means the existing position of chief boiler and pressure vessel inspector as appointed by the director of labor and training. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-1
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Owner: means any person owning, operating, or in charge or control of any boiler or pressure vessel as defined in this section including the chief administrative officer in the private or public sector. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Pressure vessel: means a vessel in which the pressure is obtained from an external source or by the application of heat other than those vessels defined in subsection (7) of this section. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-1