Chapter
574
2006 -- S 2114 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/14/06
A N A
C T
RELATING TO HEALTH
AND SAFETY - SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Introduced By: Senators
Lanzi, DaPonte, Pichardo, Badeau, and Ciccone
Date Introduced: January
19, 2006
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 23-28.4-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-28.4 entitled
"Safety
and
Health Programs for Fire Departments" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
23-28.4-5.
Implementation plan. - - Each applicable fire department in the state
shall
formulate
a written plan to implement the requirements of NFPA 1500 not later than one
hundred eighty days (180) not more
than one hundred twenty days (120) after
July 10, 1990
which
shall be updated annually and a copy shall be given to the director of labor
and training
to be
kept on file, and a copy shall be given to the bargaining agent representing
employees
within
the fire department. A copy of each applicable fire department’s NFPA 1500
implementation
plan shall be forwarded by the department of labor and training to the NFPA
1500
Implementation Plan Review Committee, as established pursuant to section
23-28.4-5.1,
within
thirty (30) days after its receipt by the department of labor and training. The plan shall
identify
each specific requirement of NFPA 1500 for which the fire department currently
complies
and each specific requirement for which corrective action must be initiated for
compliance.
The plan shall include a timetable for corrective action. The written plan
shall be
made available for review by any fire department employee and/or employee
representative.
Compliance for each specific requirement of NFPA 1500 shall be accomplished
not later
than three (3) years after June 9, 1988.
SECTION
2. Chapter 23-28.4 of the General Laws entitled "Safety and Health
Programs
for
Fire Departments" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
section:
23-28.4-5.1.
NFPA 1500 Implementation Plan Review Committee – Creation and
membership.
- - There is hereby created a
NFPA 1500 Implementation Plan Review Committee
consisting
of three (3) members: one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Rhode Island
League
of
Cities and Towns, one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Rhode Island State
Association
of
Fire Fighters, and one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Rhode Island Fire
Chiefs’
Association.
The terms of all members shall be for four (4) years.
The
NFPA Implementation Plan Review Committee shall meet at the call of the
chairperson,
but not less than bi-monthly to review the implementation plans as submitted by
the
applicable
fire departments pursuant to section 23-28.4-5. The Implementation Plan Review
Committee,
after reviewing each fire department’s implementation plan, shall make a report
available
as to the progress of each applicable department’s compliance or noncompliance
with
NFPA
1500 by January 1, 2007.
SECTION
3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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