(a)  No city or town shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution concerning, or to provide for the inspection, or to license the erection or installation of, any boiler or pressure vessel within the limits of the city or town. Any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution previously made or passed or concerning any of the above matters shall be void and of no effect.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-25-21

  • 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
  • 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
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  Any application made to municipalities shall be immediately forwarded for consideration and inspection to the division of occupational safety.

(c)  No municipality shall issue a mechanical permit for work related to installation, repair, or alteration of any boiler or pressure vessel covered under this chapter until the application for the installation, repair, or alteration has been approved by the division of occupational safety where applicable.

History of Section.
P.L. 1919, ch. 1770, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 94, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 297, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 28-25-18; P.L. 1985, ch. 508, § 1.