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"What's Happening at S&B" - December 21, 2011 You can receive notices of when the Safety and Buildings monthly division-wide news reports are online by signing up for the "News Reports from S&B" email group (You can also sign up for other email groups). - The January, 2012, Mine Safety "Management Roundtable" meetings have been cancelled. For more info, contact Dave Vriezen, David.Vriezen@wi.gov.- Updated "Minimum Carbon Monoxide Detector Locations, Multi-family Residential Builidngs," PDF file - Updated Mechanical Refrigeration Brochure, PDF file - Updated Boiler and Pressure Vessels Brochure, PDF file - Updated Gas Systems Brochure, PDF file - Updated Historical and Hobby Boilers Brochure, PDF file - Updated Structural Welding Brochure, PDF file - Updated Solid Fuel-Fired Water Heating Appliances Brochure, PDF file - Building and Construction Educational Summit, January 10-12, 2012, in Superior, Wisconsin, offering 30 sessions that can provide continuing education hours for many of the S&B credential holders. Most sessions are 1.5 hours. Contact the provider for specific class credits. See Educational Summit brochure, PDF file. Visit City of Superior Web site, www.ci.superior.wi.us/summit. - 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 Comm 62.3000 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. - The 2012 Mine Safety Training Newsletter. PDF file. Note that the Manaagement Roundtable meeting mentioned in the newsletter have been cancelled. November 28, 2011 - There are several changes January 1, 2012, to the American Welding Society standards referenced in Comm 5, Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations Code. (Comm 5 itself will be renamed and number Jan. 1 to SPS 305.) The new SPS 305.004 has the several updates to the referenced editions of the standards: D1.1-10 - Steel and D1.3-08 - Sheet Steel are the new edition dates. Two new references have been added: D1.2-08 - Aluminum and D1.6-07 - Stainless. The new code language will be online approximately December 28, 2011. See the draft adopted code change document (PDF file). - Proposals for general update changes in Comm 5, Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations Code, have been adopted and will in general be effective January 1, 2012. Section 25 or the adopted draft, dealing with elimination of the Electrical Contractor - Resticted Certification, has a delayed effective date of April 1, 2013. Sections 30 and 31 of the adopted draft, dealing with qualfications to take the Automatic Fire Sprinkler Tester Registration exam, has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2013. See code development project documents. - With the retirement of inspector James Markiewicz, S&B has adjusted the assigned districts for the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and the Gas Systems Inspectors (which are basically the same people). See the updated Web pages showing the inspectors districts, which include links to PDF printable maps, - http://dsps.wi.gov/sb/SB-BoilerInspectorsMap.html - http://dsps.wi.gov/sb/SB-GasSystemsInspMap.html - Code titles changing: Administrative codes previously under the authority of the Department of Safety and Professional Services are being retitled to reflect the authority of the Department of Safety and Professional Services. "Comm" codes will be "SPS" codes as of January 1, 2012. Also, "300" wll be added to all the current code numbers. For example, Comm 81 will be SPS 381. Comm 5 will be SPS 305. - Change January 1, 2012, in which fire protection systems need plan review in Wisconsin. More info. - Public swimming pools in Wisconsin are affected by federal agency changing the definition of an “unblockable” drain - PDF file of PowerPoint presentation at the October, 2011, weld test conductors meeting - Paul Parsons is now the Public Employee Occupational Safety Consultant and Amusement Ride / Ski Inspector for southwest Wisconsin. - Updated map of Plumbing Consultants' geographical districts - Updated map of Public Swimming Pool Construction Inspectors' geographical districts - S&B fall and winter 2011-12 plumbing and POWTS education classes - PDF brochure - See rosters of registered and paid attendees Archive of previous "What's Happening at S&B" reportsCounty Web sites || City/Town/Village Web sites || State Portal || Licensing and Permitting || Build Your Business The Department of Safety and Professional Services, Safety and Buildings Division is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. 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