§ 24-8-4.2 - Use of truck mounted attenuator. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 24-8-4.2

   § 24-8-4.2  Use of truck mountedattenuator. – (a) At any and all times during which construction and/or maintenance work isbeing undertaken on any state highway and/or interstate connector, under theterms of either the highway or bridge contract in which an attenuator truck isrequired under federal and/or Rhode Island department of transportationguidelines, no attenuator truck shall be left unattended while work is activelybeing performed. Further, at all times while that work is actively beingperformed, an attenuator truck shall be deployed on the worksite. A minimum ofone attenuator truck shall be equipped with a first-aid kit and two (2) fireextinguishers. The operator of the attenuator truck shall have completedappropriate training and be certified in both first aid and cardiopulmonaryresuscitation (CPR). A copy of both first aid and CPR certifications shall bekept with the truck driver.

   (b) The penalty for failure to comply with this section shallbe as set forth in § 31-27-22.