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S&B News and Library for
Contractors
News
Different Madison office location for S&B
license and
manufactured home services - Info
- S&B announces Winter Inspector Update classes
for commercial buildings, UDC, and electrical continuing education.
See Update Brochure, PDF file.
- Wisconsin Building Product Evaluation:
201107-H
Tracpipe Counterstrike Conductive Jacketed Corrugated
Stainless
Steel Tubing, Omegaflex, Inc.
- Wisconsin Building Product Evaluation:
2009001-G
(Corrected, replaces 200329-G) Fire-Rated Ductwork, Flambar
BW11,
Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical
- HeathCo recalls motion sensing wall switches
due to
electrical shock hazard, (CPSC)
- Two insert pages have been created to
cover Wisconsin
Commercial Building Code elevator-related SPS 362.3000
sections that were missed when the 2011 insert pages were created in
September. See the page with all the insert pages
(look
in the IBC index of pages for IBC Ch 30 Additional Inserts 1 and 2).
Or, see Insert 1, PDF
file. Insert 2, PDF file.
- The City of New London is now a delegated
agent municipality for commercial buildings plan review
of
small building projects and for inspections of projects of all sizes.
See list of
delegated
municipalities.
- Federal residential contruction fall protection rules
getting stiffer. See
article.
- Wisconsin consumer affairs agency warns of potential
problems from storm-chasing contractors, PDF
file
- One- and two-family dwellings in Wisconsin need smoke alarms and carbon
monoxide alarms.
- DeVilbiss recalls air
compressors due to fire hazard, February 9, 2011 (CPSC)
- Sump pumps recalled by ITT Water Technology (Gould,
Red Jacket, Bell and Gossett) (CPSC)
January 7, 2011
- Mercury-containing devices may no longer be sold
in Wisconsin. More Info.
- Ryobi recalls portable table saws due
to potential laceration hazard, December 16, 2010, CPSC
- Bosch recalls hammer drills due to
electrical shock hazard, November 24, 2010 (CPSC)
- Ryobi recalls HP 1802M cordless drills
due to fire hazard (CPSC)
October 14, 2010
- Free
digital copies of the 2009 International
Energy Conservation Code
- Commercial Buildings plan review submittal checklist,
PDF
file
- Building Plan Review and Inspection
Under Wisconsin's Commercial Building and Heating Codes (brochure), PDF file
- Federal accessibility
standards revised.
- Phase-out of some component manuals for
Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems. See September, 2010
memo, PDF file. |
- Department of Health Services has lead paint safety
program
- The Energy Center of Wisconsin offers free
online access to some workshops from Better
Buildings: Better Business energy conferences
Plumbing Contractors - Cross Connection
Control Assemblies - Internet registration and
test reporting for Cross Connection Control Assemblies.
More
info.
- PDF
of PowerPoint presentation about Uniform Dwelling Code
wall bracing
- 2010 Residential Electrical Q&A
from Terry Fameree. S&B Electrical Program Consultant, PDF file
- 2010 Commercial Electrical Q&A
from Terry Fameree. S&B Electrical Program Consultant, PDF file
Library
of Contractor Information -
Download free copy
of Adobe Reader to access PDF
Contractor's
Right to
Cure
Brochure, PDF
file
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2005
Wisconsin Act 201, the “Right to Cure
Law,” (See act
as PDF file)
says that consumers
at the time of contracting for construction or remodeling work must be
provided with a brochure describing requirements for making any future
claims of construction defects.
The
brochure is not a
substitute
for the text of the law or legal counsel. Safety and
Buildings
Division staff do not provide interpretations of the brochure or the
law.
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- Download PDF
file
with a 8x11 poster
noting a source for more info about the Building Contractor
Registration and showing the decision tree
explaining "Does Your Business Need to Be Registered as a Building
Contractor?" Here is a sheet of cards that can be cut apart
and handed out as quick info about the BCR, PDF file.
- The BCR rules state: SPS 305.30(4) RESPONSIBILITIES. A
person or entity that holds a building contractor registration shall
do all of the following: (a) Include his or her registration
number on all construction bids and contracts.
(b) Not contract with another person or entity to engage in
construction business activities unless the person or entity holds a
credential under sub. (1) (a) or (b). Download a PDF
file of a document that contractors can use to
keep records of the BCR numbers of sub-contractors
working for the main contractor. This is not a record that
needs to be sent to S&B. Use of the document is not
required.
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A
guide to identifying public
sources of financial assistance and information for low-
and moderate-income households in Wisconsin from the Division
of
Housing and Community Development, Wisconsin Department of Safety and
Professional Services
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April 1, 2009, Uniform Dwelling Code change
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training documents
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Read the
language of S&B's Stop-Work, Stop-Use
authority
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Commercial Building Code Accessibility Provisions,
PowerPoint presention to a Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Inspectors Institute, by Jim Smith, in April 2009, PDF file
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"Kitchen Hood installation and Replacement"
PowerPoint
presentation (PDF file) from Spring 2010 inspector updates
sessions by Randy Dahmen, S&B Commercial Buildings Plan
Reviewer
S&B PowerPoint presentations from the 2010
UW Code Refresher
- Jim Smith, "Existing Buildings," PDF file
(very large file)
- Jim Smith, "Preview of the Proposed New Wisconsin Commercial Building
Codes," PDF
file (large file)
Jim Smith PowerPoint presentation January 28, 2010, UW Stevens
Point, "Fundamentals of Codes and Standards,"
PDF
file
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