S&B Conveyance / Elevator Systems Program Contacts
- Elevator Inspectors districts map, PDF file.

- Email technical elevator questions to: DspsSbElevatorTech@wi.gov 

- Fax technical questions to 608-283-7411.

- Elevator Systems code consultant, Brian Rausch, 262-521-5444, brian.rausch@wi.gov

- S&B Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, DspsSbCredentialing@wi.gov 

- Conveyance Safety Code Advisory Council

- National Elevator Inspection Services, wineis.mail@us.bureauveritas.com, 866-845-2942

- The City of Madison has special delegated authority to conduct plan reviews, do inspections, and issue permits for conveyance systems covered by SPS 318, Elevators, Escalattors, and Lift Devices Code.  See PDF delegation letter.

* Search S&B database for records of elevators and other conveyances GO

* Information for owners of conveyances serving commercial buildings in Wisconsin

* Memo about adding to automatic elevators according to sprinkler phase I and II fire service requirements, PDF file

* How are campgrounds in Wisconsin affected by the Elevator Program? See info.

* NFPA 72 (2002) and Elevators - Elevator Recall for Fire Fighters’ Service, PDF file

* Emergency telephones in elevators and platform lifts, PDF file

* Installation of escalator skirt deflection device, PDF file

* Escalator skirt/step performance index, PDF file

* Maintenance records, PDF file

* Car and counterweight runby, PDF file

* Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Guidelines

* Building-Elevator Code Coordination: Examples of Sprinkler, Smoke, Heat Detector Location, PDF file

* Conveyance Safety Program Product Approval Requirements

* A17.1 Public Review Drafts, 1 PDF file, 2 PDF file and 3 PDF file

* A17.6 Public Review Draft, ;4 PDF file

Inspections of New, Remodeled, and Existing Elevators, Escalators, Lifts, and Dumbwaiters in Wisconsin The Safety and Buildings Division of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services has contracted National Elevator Inspection Service (NEIS) to perform inspections of new, remodeled, and existing conveyances in specific areas of the state. The contract was arrived at through a standard state bidding process.

"Conveyances" is general term used to encompass elevators, escalators, lifts, and dumbwaiters.

Inspections of new and remodeled conveyances in some areas of Wisconsin must be scheduled directly with NEIS.

Inspection of new and remodeled conveyances in other areas of the state will still be covered by the S&B Elevator Inspectors.

Here is a link to a map of Wisconsin, PDF file, with the areas assigned to the NEIS and S&B inspectors.

The total fee required for plan review, inspection, and the first year permit-to-operate is not increasing as part of contracting of inspections by NEIS. Here is a list of fees, PDF file, under the NEIS inspections contract and here is a map, PDF file, of the contract bid districts. ;

For NEIS counties, the fee paid to S&B at the time of plan submittal will only include the plan review and first-year Permit to Operate. The SBD-22 Plan Review Application form shows the fee to be paid at the time of plan submittal. The fee for the inspections in the NEIS areas will be billed directly by NEIS. Please note the difference in application fees for the NEIS counties and for the counties where inspections are directly by S&B.

For active projects where the submitter has already paid S&B a fee including the initial inspection, but now NEIS is assigned to that area, the inspection fee portion of the total will be refunded by S&B. NEIS will invoice separately for the inspection. Owners will continue to be responsible for re-inspection fees, if a re-inspection is necessary.

You may contact NEIS by telephone, 262-560-6220, wineis.mail@us.bureauveritas.com.

General Information about S&B and NEIS

Wisconsin administrative rules require the Safety and Buildings Division of the state Department of Safety and Professional Services to inspect conveyances - elevators, escalators, lifts, and dumbwaiters - to protect the health and safety of the passengers. S&B also issues Permits to Operate (PTO) for code-compliant installations and charges fees for the inspections and the PTO.

Because there are a large number of inspections that must be done and the S&B staff is limited in number, National Elevator Inspection Services (NEIS) has been contracted to conduct some inspections in specific areas of the state as an agent of S&B. (See letter explaining NEIS authorization, PDF file.)

Each NEIS inspector has an identification card as an authorized elevator inspection agent. Please allow the NEIS inspector to provide the inspection services they have been made responsible for.

When NEIS conducts an inspection, the inspector will provide an inspection report to the owner and will send a copy to S&B.

If there are no violations reported, the NEIS inspector will notify S&B to issue a Permit to Operate, which is required to operate the device.

The owner will receive two invoices, one from NEIS and the second from S&B. The invoice from NEIS will cover the cost of the inspection. That fee is set by contract and is less than the possible fee set by the Wisconsin administrative code.

The second invoice will be mailed by S&B and will cover the cost of the PTO, which is $50 per device.

(If the inspector observes elevator code violations, they will issue corrective orders and schedule a re-inspection, if needed. After a second inspection, S&B will be notified if there are still uncorrected violations, which can be referred to the district attorney for prosecution.

The Wisconsin NEIS office: wineis.mail@us.bureauveritas.com, 262-560-6220.

 
Annual Inspections of Conveyances - Elevators, Escalators, Lifts, and Dumbwaiters - in Wisconsin

The annual inspections of conveyances in Wisconsin are the responsibility of the owners, who hire private inspectors or who have those inspections done by the Safety and Buildings Division of the Department of Safety and Professional Services.

If the owner chooses to have a private inspector do the inspection, that inspector will provide the owner with an inspection report and will invoice the owner for the inspection service.

The private inspector will also send the report to S&B and, if there are no violations, S&B will issue a Permit to Operate and will send the owner an invoice for the PTO, which is $50 per device.

If there are violations, the private inspector will follow-up with a re-inspection, and will inform S&B when the situation is resolved and the PTO can be issued.

If the owner chooses to have S&B do the annual inspection, or the responsibility defaults to S&B through inaction by the owner, either an S&B elevator inspector or a NEIS inspector will do the inspection, provide a report to the owner, and provide a report to S&B related to the PTO issuance.

If an S&B inspector does the annual inspection, the owner will receive one invoice covering the inspection and the PTO.

IF NEIS does the annual inspection, NEIS will invoice the owner for the inspection, and S&B will issue the PTO and invoice for the PTO service.

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.