510 R.I. Code R. 510-RICR-00-00-6.5
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Enclosures at public pools licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Health shall comply with barrier heights as prescribed by those Regulations.
During the period from (April 1st to October 1st), every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of minimum sixteen (16) mesh per inch (sixteen (16) mesh per twenty-five millimeters (25 mm)), and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.
Exception:
Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellant fans, are employed.
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Potentially hazardous material on the interior surfaces of any dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or facility occupied by children is prohibited. The interior surfaces include, but are not limited to, window sills, window frames, doors, door frames, walls, ceilings, stair-rails and spindles, or other appurtenances.
Lead-based substances are prohibited whenever circumstances present a clear and significant health risk to the occupants of the property, as defined by Regulations of the Department of Health.
In each instance where there is reason to believe that lead-based substances are present, the enforcing officer shall ascertain whether the lead hazard mitigation standard has been met or confirm whether suspect substances are lead-based by arranging for a lead mitigation inspection that conforms to housing resources commission Regulations or arranging for a comprehensive environmental lead inspection which conforms to Department of Health Regulations.
In all instances where either compliance with housing resources commission mitigation standards cannot be confirmed by the enforcement officer by review of certification for the same or where substances confirmed to be lead-based by an environmental lead inspection, and there exists a lead exposure hazard, the enforcing officer shall identify necessary lead hazard reductions that must be taken pursuant to either Housing Resources Commission Regulations or Department of Health Regulations.
In all instances where lead-based substances are identified on a dwelling, a dwelling unit, or premises occupied by a child suffering from "lead poisoning," as defined in the Rhode Island Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-24.6-1 through 26, the enforcing officer shall consider these instances under "emergencies," pursuant to section 109.0.
Delete section 308.1 and substitute the following:
Exterior property and premises, and the interior of every structure, shall be free from any accumulation of refuse, rubbish or garbage.
510 R.I. Code R. 510-RICR-00-00-6.5
Amended effective 2/1/2022