# R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-2: Division of occupational safety

> Rhode Island · Statutes · Repealed

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-2

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-2
- **Heading:** Division of occupational safety
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28-20 / Section 28-20-2

## Text

(a) The department of labor and training shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of all laws, codes, rules, and regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health as applied to every employer operating in this state, provided that inspection of health hazards shall be made pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1.1 of title 23.

(b) There shall be a division of occupational safety within the department of labor and training that shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by the provisions of this chapter and chapter 19 [repealed] of this title and any other duties that may be conferred by law upon the division.

(c) Any reference to the division of industrial inspection in existing laws is amended to mean the division of occupational safety.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-1 § 28-20-1. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-2 § 28-20-2. Division of occupational safety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-2.1 § 28-20-2.1. Video display terminals €” Informational brochure €” Training programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-2.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-3 § 28-20-3. Annual report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-4 § 28-20-4. Chief of division €” Administrator of occupational safety and health €” Compliance inspectors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-4.1 § 28-20-4.1. Adoption of regulations pertaining to HIV and hepatitis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-4.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-5 § 28-20-5. Devotion to duties €” Assignment of compliance inspectors €” Other employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-6 § 28-20-6. Appropriations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-7 § 28-20-7. Applicability and reports of places of business.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-8 § 28-20-8. Employer€™s duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-9 § 28-20-9. Employee€™s duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-10 § 28-20-10. Applicability to state and municipal employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-11 § 28-20-11. Recordkeeping requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-12 § 28-20-12. Inspection powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T28_C28-20_S28-20-12.md)

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