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S&B Electrical and Lighting Program
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Safety and Buildings Division staff
provide
electrical
consultation
to owners, builders, inspectors, electricians, and designers.
Electrical inspections are made upon special request. Training is
offered.
Credentials are administered for
electricians and
electrical
inspectors. (There are municipalities in Wisconsin which have local
electrical credential regulations.) A person who holds a
electrical credential issued by S&B as an electrical
contractor, electrical contractor -
restricted, master electrician, journeyman
electrician, or beginning electrician
may perform electrical construction work in a Wisconsin municipality
which requires licensure. Whether
an electrical certification is required and what category of
certification is needed are determined by individual municipalities. |
NEWS
Lighting Plan Submittals No Longer Required
Effective immediately, Safety
Buildings Division's Commercial Building Program will no longer require
the submittal of either emergency egress lighting plans or lighting
energy conservation plans to our agency. Instead following are revised
expectations:
Emergency Egress Lighting - Building designers shall provide at the
project site an egress plan showing where exit lights and emergency
egress lighting will be required for new buildings, additions and
alterations that create new egress paths. Effective July 1, 2012, this
egress plan shall be included with the building plan submittal to our
agency. In addition to the egress plan at the jobsite, there shall be
emergency lighting cut-sheets, calculations or other means to show
compliance of the installed fixtures. Local inspectors may request
additional information.
Energy Conservation – Building designers, electrical designers or
electrical contractors shall provide fixture layouts, fixture
cut-sheet, energy calculations or other documentation at the project
site.
These changes are the result of observed, improved compliance in
lighting designs and installation since we instituted a temporary
enforcement emphasis several years ago. We appreciate the efforts of
designers, contractors and code officials to allow these changes. These
changes will allow our agency to re-order our priorities as building
plan submittals increase this year.
- HeathCo recalls motion sensing wall switches due to
electrical shock hazard, (CPSC)
- Three sets of 2011 electrical Q&A's
- Commercial
Buildings - Residential
Buildings - Agricultural
Buildings
- Applications for six new electrical
credentials that become effective April 1, 2013
are now available for download. S&B will begin giving
exams for
the three that require exams in May, 2011, in case someone wishes to
get the credentials early. The other three credentials
involve
apprenticeships. See all electrical
credential
applications. See all S&B
credential
applications. See more
information,
including code language involving new electrical credentials.
- Honeywell recalls baseboard
and fan heater electrical thermostats (CPSC)
July 28, 2011
- "Unplugging" some home electronics and appliances can
reduce household electricity usage.
A study is available from the Energy Center of Wisconsin that
considers both technical and behavorial aspects of that
potential
electricity usage reduction. See
an online copy of the study report.
- Commercial
buildings general lighting, emergency lighting
plan
review: More info.
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S&B
Electrical
Program Contacts
S&B
Electrical Consultants District map
Northeast District: Terry Fameree, 920-360-2529, terry.fameree@wisconsin.gov
Northwest District: Ray Weber, 715-421-2610, ray.weber@wi.gov
Southwestern District: Monte Ewing, 608-225-3416, monte.ewing@wi.gov
Southeastern District: Tom Garvey, 414-852-3696, tom.garvey@wi.gov
Supervisor of the Electrical Consultants, Nancy Mistele, nancy.mistele@wi.gov,
608-266-1816
Electrical and Lighting Systems Program Manager,
Joe Hertel,
608-266-5649, jhertel@commerce.state.wi.us
You
can
email technical questions
to an S&B electrical
email response group, DspsSbElectricTech@wi.gov
You can fax
technical questions to an
S&B electrical
fax response group, 608-283-7418
Technical
questions about general commercial buildings lighting plan review can
be emailed to DspsSbBuildingTech@wi.gov,
or faxed to 608-283-7402.
Technical
questions about emergency commercial buildings lighting plan review can
be emailed to DspsSbEmergencyLighting@wi.gov,
or faxed to
608-283-7421.
Electrical Code
Advisory Council
Resources
- Three sets of 2011 electrical Q&A's
- Commercial
Buildings - Residential
Buildings - Agricultural
Buildings
- How are campgrounds in Wisconsin
affected by the Electrical Program? See Info
- Commercial
buildings general lighting, emergency lighting
plan
review - More info.
- S&B Electrical Code Q&A
- 2010 Residential Electrical Q&A,
PDF file
- 2010 Commercial Electrical Q&A,
PDF file
S&B
Electrical
Credentials
Information on electrical
credentials administered by S&B (Beginning Electrician,
Electrical Contractor, Electrical Contractor - Restricted, Journeyman
Electrician, Master Electrician). GO
Electrical
Credential Application Forms GO
Lists
of People Holding S&B Credentials GO
Education providers have some courses listed on the S&B WebSite
GO
Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, DspsSbCredentialing@wi.gov
County
Web sites ||
City/Town/Village Web sites || State
Portal || Build
Your
Business
The Department of Safety and Professional Services Safety and
Buildings Division is
an
equal opportunity service provider and employer. If you need assistance
to access services or need material in an alternate format, please
contact us, 608-266-3151, TDD Relay dial 711 in Wisconsin or
800-947-3529.
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