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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLACES OF ASSEMBLY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Trillo, Williams, Brien, Ferri, and Malik | |
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Date Introduced: February 15, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Corporations | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 23-28.6-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-28.6 entitled "Places |
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of Assembly" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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23-28.6-5. Admissions restricted and supervised. -- (a) Admissions to all places of |
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assembly shall be supervised by the responsible management or by the person or persons |
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delegated with the responsibility by the management, and the responsible person shall not allow |
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admissions in excess of the maximum occupancy as provided in section 23-28.6-3, provided, |
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subsections (c), (d), and (e) below do not apply to churches and places of worship, wherein |
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patrons retain their outer clothing for immediate exit, and where they are confined for a period |
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not exceeding two (2) hours duration. Only those portions of a building used exclusively for |
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religious worship are included in this exception. |
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(b) The maximum occupancy of all areas shall be conspicuously posted by means of a |
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sign furnished by the state fire marshal's office. |
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(c) All places of assembly with an occupancy load of greater than one thousand (1,000) |
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people shall have one uniformed fire fighter, and any additional uniformed fire fighters on duty |
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when deemed necessary by the chief of the local fire department or the designee of the state fire |
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marshal in the local fire department except as provided under subsection (f) of this section |
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provided, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to places of assembly which meet |
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or exceed current fire codes. |
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(d) All places of assembly, with an occupancy load of greater than three hundred (300) up |
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to one thousand (1,000) people, of less concentrated use shall have a uniformed fire fighter and |
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any additional uniformed fire fighters on duty when deemed necessary by the chief of the local |
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fire department or the designee of the state fire marshal in the local fire department |
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that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to places of assembly which meet or exceed |
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current fire codes. |
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(e) All places of assembly with occupancy loads of fifty (50) up to one thousand (1,000) |
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people of concentrated use shall have one uniformed fire fighter on duty when deemed necessary |
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by the chief of the local fire department or the designee of the state fire marshal in the local fire |
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department |
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which meet or exceed current fire codes. |
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(f) On an event-by-event basis, in the absence of an unusual hazard, the chief of the local |
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fire department or the designee of the state fire marshal in the local fire department may waive, in |
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writing, the fire fighter on duty requirement of subsections (c) and (e) when the actual occupancy |
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of a building for a specific event is substantially lower than the calculated occupancy of the |
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building. |
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(g) All places of assembly with occupancy loads of fifty (50) up to one thousand (1,000) |
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people of concentrated or less concentrated use being utilized for activities of unusual hazard |
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shall have one uniformed fire fighter on duty during such activity, and any additional uniformed |
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fire fighters on duty when deemed necessary by the chief of the local fire department or the |
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designee of the state fire marshal in the local fire department unless this requirement is |
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specifically waived in writing for each such event. |
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(h) The cost of all fire fighters on duty under subsections (c) through (f) of this section |
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shall be borne by the management of the facility. |
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(i) The above assigned fire fighter(s) shall be equipped with portable communication |
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devices which shall be provided for by the local fire department to allow direct communication to |
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the dispatcher of the local fire department. |
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(j) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not exceeding five |
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thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense. |
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(k) The provisions of section 23-28.2-17 shall apply to any fire fighter assigned to a |
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place of assembly pursuant to this section. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLACES OF ASSEMBLY | |
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This act would exempt places of assembly meeting or exceeding current fire codes from |
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the requirement of having a firefighter present. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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