Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-24.4-5. Employers' responsibility

(a) All employers in the state shall, upon request by the department and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 21 of title 28 and any amendments to this chapter, submit, in duplicate, copies of those lists of designated substances and material safety data sheets to the department within thirty (30) working days of receipt of the written request;  one copy of which shall be delivered to the resident making the request subject to § 23-24.4-4 and the other copy to be placed on file with the department.

(b) When the copies are not received by the department within forty (40) days of the department's making a request, the department shall have all enforcement rights available, in accordance with chapter 21 of title 28, to obtain them.

(c) Prior to reimbursement, the employer shall submit a statement of the cost incurred in photocopying the lists of designated substances and associated material safety data sheets.