Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-20 - Division of Occupational Safety

Section 28-20-1. - Definitions. - § 28-20-1. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Amendment”...

Section 28-20-2. - Division of occupational safety. - § 28-20-2. Division of occupational safety. (a) The department of...

Section 28-20-2.1. - Video display terminals — Informational brochure — Training programs. - § 28-20-2.1. Video display terminals — Informational brochure — Training...

Section 28-20-3. - Annual report. - § 28-20-3. Annual report. The director shall issue an annual...

Section 28-20-4. - Chief of division — Administrator of occupational safety and health — Compliance inspectors. - § 28-20-4. Chief of division — Administrator of occupational safety...

Section 28-20-4.1. - Adoption of regulations pertaining to HIV and hepatitis. - § 28-20-4.1. Adoption of regulations pertaining to HIV and hepatitis....

Section 28-20-5. - Devotion to duties — Assignment of compliance inspectors — Other employment. - § 28-20-5. Devotion to duties — Assignment of compliance inspectors...

Section 28-20-6. - Appropriations. - § 28-20-6. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any...

Section 28-20-7. - Applicability and reports of places of business. - § 28-20-7. Applicability and reports of places of business. This...

Section 28-20-8. - Employer’s duties. - § 28-20-8. Employer’s duties. (a) Each employer shall furnish to...

Section 28-20-9. - Employee’s duties. - § 28-20-9. Employee’s duties. Every employee shall comply with occupational...

Section 28-20-10. - Applicability to state and municipal employees. - § 28-20-10. Applicability to state and municipal employees. It shall...

Section 28-20-11. - Recordkeeping requirements. - § 28-20-11. Recordkeeping requirements. (a) Each employer shall make, keep,...

Section 28-20-12. - Inspection powers. - § 28-20-12. Inspection powers. (a) The director, upon presenting appropriate...

Section 28-20-13. - Inspection of violations. - § 28-20-13. Inspection of violations. (a) Any employee or representative...

Section 28-20-14. - Procedures to counteract imminent dangers. - § 28-20-14. Procedures to counteract imminent dangers. (a) The superior...

Section 28-20-15. - Prosecution of violations. - § 28-20-15. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty...

Section 28-20-16. - Compliance orders. - § 28-20-16. Compliance orders. (a) If upon inspection or investigation...

Section 28-20-17. - Enforcement procedure. - § 28-20-17. Enforcement procedure. (a) After the issuance of a...

Section 28-20-18. - Penalties. - § 28-20-18. Penalties. (a) Any employer who or that willfully...

Section 28-20-19. - Occupational safety and health review board. - § 28-20-19. Occupational safety and health review board. (a) The...

Section 28-20-20. - Judicial review. - § 28-20-20. Judicial review. Any employer, employee, the director, or...

Section 28-20-21. - Discrimination on account of complaint. - § 28-20-21. Discrimination on account of complaint. (a) No employer...

Section 28-20-22. - Code commission for occupational safety and health — Composition, appointment, terms, and removal of members. - § 28-20-22. Code commission for occupational safety and health —...

Section 28-20-23. - Compensation of commission members — Assistance — Appropriations. - § 28-20-23. Compensation of commission members — Assistance — Appropriations....

Section 28-20-24. - Power to adopt codes — Advisory committees — Conformance with national standards. - § 28-20-24. Power to adopt codes — Advisory committees —...

Section 28-20-25. - Hearing on codes. - § 28-20-25. Hearing on codes. No code may be adopted,...

Section 28-20-26. - Effective date of codes and changes. - § 28-20-26. Effective date of codes and changes. All codes...

Section 28-20-27. - Publication of codes and changes — Posting of lists — Notice to employees. - § 28-20-27. Publication of codes and changes — Posting of...

Section 28-20-28. - Temporary codes. - § 28-20-28. Temporary codes. (a) The director of labor and...

Section 28-20-29. - Granting of variances — Statement of reasons for various actions by director. - § 28-20-29. Granting of variances — Statement of reasons for...

Section 28-20-30. - Judicial review of code provisions. - § 28-20-30. Judicial review of code provisions. Any employer, employee,...

Section 28-20-31. - Notice of judicial review — Rules of practice. - § 28-20-31. Notice of judicial review — Rules of practice....

Section 28-20-32. - Confidentiality of trade secrets. - § 28-20-32. Confidentiality of trade secrets. All information reported to...

Section 28-20-33. - Other safety and health laws unimpaired. - § 28-20-33. Other safety and health laws unimpaired. Nothing in...

Section 28-20-34. - Severability. - § 28-20-34. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 28-20-35. - [Repealed.] - § 28-20-35. [Repealed.]