(a)  The chief, or any compliance inspector, or any authorized inspector shall make the required inspection of each elevator or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter at least once a year, except that each elevator or other device subject to a full maintenance contract with a qualified service company shall be inspected at least once every two (2) years, and more often if the chief or inspector shall deem it necessary. The owner of any elevator or device subject to inspection under the provisions of this chapter shall allow the compliance inspector free access to the elevator or device at all reasonable times. The compliance inspector shall comply with the convenience and business requirements of the owner as far as he or she reasonably can. The chief, or the compliance inspector, shall consult with the engineer or other person in charge of each elevator or device as to condition and operation thereof, and if he or she shall thereby discover or in any manner learn of any defect or imperfection in that elevator or device, or any dereliction or carelessness on the part of the engineer or other person in charge of the elevator or device relative thereto, or to the operation thereof, the chief or inspector shall, as soon as may be expedient, give notice thereof to the owner of the elevator or device.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-33-11

  • Authorized inspector: means an inspector of elevators employed by (i) an insurance company, or making inspection for an insurance company, or (ii) any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of inspecting elevators, to whom, under the provisions of this chapter, a permit is issued either as a result of an examination or because of experience and fitness, as determined by the chief of the division of occupational safety. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-33-1
  • Compliance inspector: means an industrial safety technician (also known as a safety compliance inspector) who holds a certification as a qualified elevator inspector as required by the American society of mechanical engineers and is appointed by the director of labor and training under the provisions of chapter 20 of Title 28. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-33-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Elevator: means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-33-1
  • Owner: means any person owning, operating, or in charge or control of any elevator or escalator, or other device subject to the provisions of this chapter as defined in this section. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-33-1
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Qualified service company: shall mean a firm or corporation engaged in the business of construction, installation, maintenance or repair of elevators, escalators or other devices subject to the provisions of this chapter to which a license to conduct such business has been issued by the administrator of the division of occupational safety. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-33-1

(b)  Prior to the termination of any elevator or device contract becoming effective, the service company shall be required to provide written notice by certified mail to be sent no less than ten (10) days prior to the date of contract termination to the department of labor and training.

History of Section.
P.L. 1947, ch. 1882, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 23-33-11; P.L. 1992, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 43.