DLT will propose new regulations for boilers

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training will propose new regulations for low-pressure boilers and unfired-pressure devices to better define which places of public assembly require boiler inspections by the state.
DLT Director Charles J. Fogarty last week said in a statement that the revised regulations are in line with Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s desire to remove “unnecessary barriers” to operating a business in Rhode Island. Last year, the department conducted more than 10,000 inspections of low-pressure boilers and unfired pressure devices.
DLT said that under the new regulations, the department estimates that the number of inspections will drop 20 percent from the previous year.
Under the proposed regulations, businesses with low-pressure boilers and unfired-pressure devices subject to inspection include the following places of public assembly only:
&#8226 Public, private, parochial or charter schools.
&#8226 Family child care, group child care, and child day care centers.
&#8226 Public and private hospitals as well as ambulatory care facilities and residential treatment facilities.
&#8226 Nursing homes, assisted-living residences, adult day care and hospice inpatient facilities.
&#8226 Boarding homes for renters and lodgers.
&#8226 Places of worship.
&#8226 Any public buildings owned, leased or controlled wholly or partially by the state or its agencies. &#8226