Delete IBC section 3001.1 Scope and substitute the following:
Except as may otherwise be provided by statute, the provisions of this Chapter shall control the design, construction and installation of all special hoisting and conveying equipment hereafter installed, relocated or altered in all buildings or structures. The design, construction, installation, maintenance, relocation and operation of all elevators, dumbwaiters, moving stairways, moving walks, and certain elevating devices used to handle materials only, shall be subject to the Rules and Regulations adopted and enforced by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Division of Occupational Safety, Elevator Unit. Portable elevating devices not covered by this Chapter or by the Department of Labor, shall be constructed, operated and maintained in compliance with accepted engineering practice.
Delete IBC section 3001.2 Referenced standards and substitute the following:
Permits for the installation of elevators, dumb waiters, moving stairways, moving walks, and certain elevating devices used to transport materials and personnel shall be issued only by the Department of Labor and Training, Division of Occupational Safety, Elevator Unit. Permits for all other devices shall be issued by the building official.
510 R.I. Code R. 510-RICR-00-00-1.21
Amended effective 2/1/2022