Section 260-RICR-30-15-9.2 - DefinitionsA. Wherever used in these rules and regulations, the terms listed below shall be construed in the following manner: 1. "Accredited program" means a training program approved by the Office of Higher Education, or the Division of Vocational and Adult Education of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the State Board of Plumbing Examiners.2. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-20 et seq., as amended, entitled "Plumbers, Irrigators and Water System Installers."3. "Apprentice irrigator" means any person hired to perform all phases of an irrigation project under the supervision of a Master Irrigator or a licensed journeyperson for a period of not less than one calendar year.4. "Apprentice plumber" means any employee whose principal occupation is service with a master plumber with a view to learning the art or trade of maintenance, installation, or repair of plumbing.5. "Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer" means a person hired to perform all phases of a water-filtration/treatment-system project under the supervision of a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensee or a licensed journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer for a period of one year.6. "Board" refers to the State Board of Plumbing Examiners established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-6.7. "Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work" means any alteration, installation or repair of water-filtration/treatment systems in which the piping exceeds one and one-half inches (1.5") or the flow rate exceeds eighty (80) gallons per minute. The water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall only install the water-filtration/treatment system within the valves, inlet, outlet and by-pass system provided by a duly licensed plumbing contractor. A duly licensed plumbing contractor shall install proper means of disposal for all Commercial water-filtration/treatment systems.8. "Continuously engaged in the supervision", means supervision that is provided by a master or journeyperson plumber, irrigator that involves monitoring at the job site throughout the duration of the plumbing, irrigation work being performed.9. "Department" refers to the Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training.10. "Director" refers to the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training.11. "Division" refers to the Division of Professional Regulation of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training.12. "Irrigation" means an assembly of component parts permanently installed with and for the distribution and conservation of water for the purpose of irrigating any type of landscape vegetation in any location or for the purpose of dust reduction or erosion control. This includes parts used in the application and installation of drip systems.13. "Irrigation work" means the connection to the backflow prevention devices.14. "Journeyperson irrigator" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-5.1, any person who has performed all phases of an irrigation project under the supervision of a master irrigator for a period of not less than one calendar year. A journeyperson shall not be permitted to own or operate a business or apply for any permits.15. "Journeyperson plumber" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-4, any employee except an apprentice plumber or a master plumber, as herein defined, whose principal occupation is the installation, maintenance or repair of plumbing.16. "Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3.3, a person who has performed all phases of a project under the supervision of a master water filtration/treatment-system installer licensee for a period of not less than one year. Journeypersons shall not be permitted to apply for a water-filtration-system installation permit.17. "Master irrigator" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3.1, a person who has performed in the capacity of a journeyperson irrigator for not less than two (2) years.18. "Master plumber" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3; a. Any person who as an independent contractor engages in this state in the business of installation, maintenance or repair of plumbing in the building or upon premises that plumbing is or is to be located, either by contract or agreement with the owner, lessee, tenant or agent of those premises or building;b. Any person who employs one or more journeymen plumbers, one or more plumber's apprentices or other persons to assist in that installation, maintenance, or repair work; orc. Any person who performs any acts specified herein for performance by a master plumber.d. A person holding a valid master plumbers license under this chapter shall not be required to obtain an additional license under this chapter to perform master irrigation work or water-filtration/treatment-system work.19. "Master water-filtration/treatment-systems installer" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3.2, a person who has performed in the capacity of a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment system installer for not less than one year.20. "Plumbing" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-2: a. All fittings, fixtures, appliances and connections, connecting buildings or premises where a person or persons, live, work or assemble, with the source of public or private water supply used or intended for domestic or personal use.b. All piping, fittings, fixtures, and appliances for a sanitary drainage and related, ventilation system, direct or indirect, within that building.c. Air piping, medical and laboratory gas systems, including but not limited to, oxygen and nitrous oxide.21. "Source of private water supply" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-2(2), the water connection located at the mean water level.22. "Source of public water supply" means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-2(3), any water connection located within five (5) feet of the outer walls of or within a building, or structure, including any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures.260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-30-15-9.2