{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-20-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-8","heading":"Employer’s duties.","body":"(a) Each employer shall furnish to each of his or her employees a place of employment that is free from recognized safety and health hazards that are causing, or are likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to the employees.\n(b) Each employer shall comply with occupational safety and health codes promulgated under this chapter.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 20 Division of Occupational Safety"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-20/28-20-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:53Z","sha256":"de5643921ab2aede8dbdf754089aa0676bc995773a038ca72322184b8379ec8c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-20-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-20-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}