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Safety and Buildings Division

Credential and Manufactured Home Services:
1400 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: Varies, see forms.
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Plan Review, Inspection and Other Services:
201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: Varies, see forms.
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Media Contact Only:
Greg Gasper
(608) 266-6795
Greg.Gasper@wi.gov

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Winter Inspector Update classes for commercial buildings, UDC, and electrical education - Brochure, PDF file.
Information on the Feb. 20-22, 2012, UW Commercial Building Code Refresher, put on in cooperation with the Safety and Buildings Division.
Most contractors in Wisconsin need a license of some sort.
See info on various types of contractors' licenses.
See Building Contractor Registration Program.
Administrative Codes Names and Numbers Changed
Administrative Codes formerly under the Department of Regulation and Licensing (RL) and the Department of Commerce (Comm) now all use the SPS designation for the Department of Safety and Professional Services. For the former RL codes, the prefix changed, but the numbers will remain the same. For example, RL 2 became SPS 2. For the former Comm codes, the prefix changed and the numbers were increased by 300. For example, Comm 5 became SPS 305. Comm 2 became SPS 302.  Please note that there are many documents attached to this WebSite and on printed materials which have the old code numbers. These code numbers are being updated, but completion will take some time.
Dwellings in Wisconsin need smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.
There was a January 1, 2012, change in which types of fire protection systems in Wisconsin need plan review. More Info.

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  S&B Programs' Web Pages
Amusement Rides / Ski Lifts
Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Building Contractor Registration
Commercial Buildings
Electrical and Lighting
Elevators
Energy
Explosives
Fire Dept Health
Fire Prevention
Fire Protection Systems
Fire Safe Cigarettes
Gas Systems
HVAC / Energy
Licenses / Credentials
Manufactured/ Mobile Homes
Mine Safety
One- and Two-Family (UDC)
Plumbing
Private Onsite Wastewater
Products and Materials-
Buildings and Plumbing
Public Sector Employee Safety
Refrigeration
Rental Weatherization
Soil Erosion / Stormwater
Swimming Pools
Welding
Wisconsin Fund
 
Current code change activities
- Proposed changes to SPS 341, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, have been sent to the state legislature for committee review. See draft code language, PDF file. See transmittal documents, PDF file, including hearing comments.  See all the SPS 341 code development project documents.

- There will be a public hearing on proposed changes to SPS 333, Passenger Ropeways Code, on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room 121C, 1400 East Washington Ave, Madison Wisconsin. See hearing announcement and draft proposed code language at code development page.

- There will be a public hearing on repealing credentialing rules related to thermal insulators on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 10 a.m. at 1400 East Washington Ave. in Madison, Wisconsin. See code development project documents.

- Proposals for general update changes in SPS 305, 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.

- Proposed changes to SPS 381-384 related to inventory and maintenance of private sewage systems were sent to the legislature on August 15, 2011, for asssigment for committee review. See code change project documents.

- Code change proposals related to a general update of the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code, SPS 361-366, were effective September 1, 2011. See code development project documents.

- A Statement of Scope, PDF file, has been issued for a possible code development project updating SPS 390, Public Swimming Pools Code. The statement was published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register in mid-March, 2011.

- A Statement of Scope, PDF file, has been issued for a code development project updating Comm 30, Fire Department Safety and Health, and Comm 32, Public Employee Safety and Health. The statement was in the Wisconsin Administrative Register at the end of February, 2011.

- S&B staff have issued a Statement of Scope, PDF file, for a possible code development project updating SPS 316, Electrical Code. The statement was published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register at the end of February, 2011.

- A Scope Statement has been issued related to possible code development concerning a general update to SPS 320-325, Uniform Dwelling Code.

See all S&B code change activities




  Email Technical Questions
- Building and Plumbings Products: DspsSbProducTech@wi.gov
- Boilers and Pressure Vessels: DspsSbBoilertech@wi.gov
- Commercial Buildings, Comm 60-66: DspsSbBuildingTech@wi.gov
- Cross Connection Control Assemblies: DspsSbCrossConnections@wi.gov
- Credentials (licenses, certifications, registrations): DspsSbCredentialing@wi.gov
- Electrical: DspsSbElectricTech@wi.gov
- Elevators: DspsSbElevatorTech@wi.gov
- Fire Protection Systems: DspsSbFireProTech@wi.gov
- Gas Systems: DspsSbBoilertech@wi.gov
- General and Rmergency Lighting Plan Review: DspsSbEmergencyLighting@wi.gov
- Manufactured / Mobile Homes: DspsSbManfHomes@wi.gov
- Material Orders: DspsSbMaterialOrders@wi.gov - One- and Two-Family Dwellings: DspsSbUdcTech@wi.gov
- Permits to Operate, Invoices: DspsSbInspectionSupport@wi.gov
- Plan review submittals, scheduling: DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov
- Plumbing, Cross Connection: DspsSbPlbgTech@wi.gov
- Product Evaluations (plumbing, POWTS): DspsSbProductTech@wi.gov
- Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment: DspsSbPowtsTech@wi.gov
- Public Sector Safety: DspsSbHealthAndSafetyTech@wi.gov
- Public Swimming Pools: DspsSbPoolTech@wi.gov
- Rental Weatherization: DspsSbRwpTech@wi.gov

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