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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-28 > Chapter-28-25 > 28-25-4SECTION 28-25-4
§ 28-25-4 Authorized inspectors. –The administrator through the chief inspector of the division of occupationalsafety may issue a commission to act as an authorized inspector to any personemployed by the division of occupational safety or by an insurance companyauthorized to insure boilers against explosion in this state who holds acertificate of competency having passed a written examination approved by theadministrator, or in lieu of the examination, who holds a certificate ofcompetency as an inspector of boilers from a state that has a standard ofexamination equal to that of this state, or who holds a certificate issued bythe National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, to the effect thatthe 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 forthe inspectors' commission shall be paid to the administrator of the divisionof occupational safety and shall be valid until termination of the inspectors'employment. In addition to the authorized inspectors authorized under thissection, the administrator shall, upon the request of any company operatingpressure vessels in this state for which the owner or user maintains aregularly established inspection service, issue to those persons a commissionas an owner/user inspector. Owner/user inspectors shall hold a certificate ofcompetency having passed a written examination approved by the administrator,or in lieu of the examination, who holds a certificate issued by the NationalBoard of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. All authorized inspectors shallregister and renew their commission with the administrator of occupationalsafety on an annual basis. An authorized inspector shall be compensated by thecompany employing him or her, and the fee provided for in § 28-25-12 shallnot be collected by any authorized inspector. If an applicant for a commissionto act as an authorized inspector fails to pass the examination, he or she mayapply again for examination after a period of three (3) months has elapsed. Theadministrator of the division of occupational safety may at any time revoke anycommission issued by him or her, to act as an authorized inspector for theincompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder of the commission or forwillful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or herapplication or in a report of any inspection made by him or her. A person whosecommission 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 counselat the hearing of the appeal. The administrator of the division of occupationalsafety may at any time revoke any commission issued by him or her, to act as anauthorized inspector for cause shown after a hearing of which the holder of thecommission shall receive five (5) days notice in writing.
