Section 450-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Declaration of PolicyA. It is the policy of the State of Rhode Island to simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing fires and fire prevention, and to specify reasonable minimum requirements for fire safety. It is the statutory directive and policy of the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review to adopt Rules and Regulations to safeguard life and property from the hazards of fire and explosives in accordance with safe practice as embodied in widely recognized standards of good practice for fire prevention and fire protection.B. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to codify the State Fire Safety Code, which applies to all structures, new and existing and outlines the fire safety requirements of all assembly, educational, day-care, health care, ambulatory health care, detention and correctional, lodging or rooming house, hotel and dormitory, apartment, residential board and care, mercantile, business, industrial and storage occupancies in the State. In addition, the Fire Safety Code sets forth the requirements for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in all one (1), two (2) and three (3) family dwellings in the State. The Fire Safety Code also provides for the regulation of specialized fire protection requirements for hazardous materials & chemicals, flammable & combustible liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, liquefied natural gases, fireworks, model rocketry, heating appliances, spray application of flammable & combustible liquids, welding, use of torches, dust explosion prevention, industrial ovens & furnaces, mechanical refrigeration, combustible fibers and airport refueling operations. Finally, the Fire Safety Code addresses electrical fire safety, smoking, outdoor fires, fire lanes, commercial cooking equipment, combustible waste, tar kettles, Christmas trees, blasting and explosives.450 R.I. Code R. 450-RICR-00-00-1.2
Amended effective 2/25/2019
Amended effective 7/1/2021