§ 28-27-1.0 - Mechanical board. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-27-1.0

   § 28-27-1.0  Mechanical board. – There shall be in the department of labor and training, a mechanical board,responsible for the licensing and regulating of masters, journeypersons, andapprentices in the pipefitting, air conditioning/refrigeration, sprinklerfitting and sheet metal trades, hereafter to be referred to as "the mechanicaltrades". The board, under the direction and supervision of the division ofprofessional regulation, shall advise the division in the proper installationmodification and disassembly for reuse of process piping systems used in theconveyance and storage of liquids, solids, and industrial type gases, allheating, cooling, air distribution, fire protection systems and ventingsystems. It shall exclude those systems which are self-contained homeappliances and all piping systems specified under the plumbing law. The boardshall advise the division of the proper license needed for layout, on-sitefabrication, installation, alteration, testing, or repair of any automatic ormanual sprinkler systems designed for the protection of the interior orexterior of a building or structure from fire, or any piping or tubing andappurtenances and equipment pertaining to such system including overhead andunderground water mains, fire hydrants and hydrant mains, standpipes and hoseconnections to sprinkler systems, sprinkler and tank heaters, air lines andthermal systems used in connection with sprinkler and alarm systems connectedto them, foam extinguishing systems or special hazard systems including waterspray, foam, carbon dioxide, dry chemical systems, halon liquid, or gas firesuppression systems.