Lastname, Firstname 2004-06-22 2004-06-22 2005-06-30 Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Safety and Buildings Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Safety and Buildings, Commerce, Safety and Buildings, Comm, Credentials, Certifications, Buildings Codes, Registrations, Construction, Public Safety, Licenses, Permits, License application forms, Trades, Administrative codes, Regulations, Statutes, Administrative rules, Cities, City, Towns, County, Counties, Municipal, Ordinances, Hygiene, Hazardous, Diseases, Design, Engineering, Continuing education, Audits, Grants, POWTS, Private wastewater treatment systems, Septic field, Septic tanks, Sewage treatment, Sewage disposal, Accessibility, Accessible, Disability, Disabilities, Clean air, Clean water, Air quality, Public sector employees, Applications, Plan review, State, Bureau of Program Development, Bureau of Field Operations, Bureau of Integrated Services, Environmental assessments, Environmental impact statement, Soil erosion, Drinking water, Appliances, Plumbing Products, Fire prevention and protection, Firefighter safety, Fire Sprinklers, Rental unit energy efficiency, Rental weatherization, Commercial buildings, Forms, Publications, Plumbing, Inspection, Inspectors, Consultants, Waste disposal, Historic buildings, Occupational and industrial safety, Occupational health, One and two family dwellings, Houses, Housing, Homes, Multifamily dwellings, Mine Safety, Mining, Mines, Open pits, Quarries, Blasters, Plumbers, Electricians, Boilers, Wastewater, Elevators, Lighting, Energy, Mobile homes, Manufactured homes, Welding, Structural systems, Gas systems, HVAC, Refrigeration, Public swimming pools, Wisconsin Fund, Explosives, Amusement rides and attractions, Tramways lifts and tows, Government facts figures and statistics Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Safety and Buildings, Commerce, Safety and Buildings, Building, Wisconsin, Safety, Construction, License. Safety and Buildings Division - Plumbing Codes Report October 2001 You may select the number of the title of an article that interests you, or you may scroll down: 1. S&B plumbing and POWTS continuing education courses begin in December; 2. Email techinical code questions to...; 3. Madison Plumbing Continuing Education Seminar; 4. Air gaps for floor sinks with funnels measured from funnel rim; 5. Schmitt Safety Internet Continuing Education Advertisement; 6. Exam sessions cancelled; 7. Plumbing Continuing Education; 8. UW- Small Scale Waste Management Project education session for POWTS Maintainer certification.
1. S&B plumbing and POWTS continuing education courses begin in December
Continuing education classes which the Safety and Buildings Division puts on annually to assist people who have con ed responsibilities for their credential renewal will begin in December and will feature "Code Update" topics that drew praise after presentation before a recent state inspectors gathering.
The "Code Update" topics focus on a code change package that has been developed over several years by S&B staff and the Plumbing Advisory Council, a package which is expected to go to public hearings this year. (Watch the WPCR and the S&B WebSite for hearing info.)
Some of the code change ideas were discussed in an August, 2001 WPCR article, page 6, copies of the WPCR are on the WebSite under "Publications," "Publications Archives."
Dates and locations
Dec. 4, 2001 - Best Western, 5110 Main St., Stevens Point, 715-341-5110
Dec. 11, 2001 - Best Western Midway, 2851 Hendrickson Dr., Eau Claire, 715-835-2242
Dec. 18, 2001 - Olympia Resort, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc, 262- 567-0311
Jan. 8, 2002 - The Colonial, Sparta 1415 W Wisconsin St, Sparta, 608-269-1806
Jan. 10, 2002 - Country Inn and Suites, 10290 Hwy 27 S, Hayward, 715-634-4100
Jan. 15, 2002 - Park Inn, 300 Highway 151, Platteville, 608-348-2301
Jan. 17, 2002 - Wintergreen Resort, 60 Gasser Road, Wisconsin Dells, 608-254-2285
Jan. 23, 2002 - Holiday Acres, 4060 S Shore Drive, Rhinelander, 715-369-1500
Feb. 5, 2002 - Ramada Inn, 2750 Ramada Way, Green Bay, 920-499-0631
Feb. 7, 2002 - Ramada Plaza Hotel, One North Main St., Fond du Lac, 920-923-3000
Categories eligible to earn 3 credit hours
Journeyman Plumber License
Journeyman Plumber-Restricted Appliance License
Journeyman Plumber-Restricted Service License
Master Plumber License
Master Plumber-Restricted Appliance License
Master Plumber-Restricted Service License
POWTS Inspector Certification
Plumber-Journeyman License
Plumber-Journeyman Restricted Appliance License
Plumber-Journeyman Restricted Service License
Plumber-Master License
Plumber-Master Restricted Appliance License
Plumber-Master Restricted Service License
UDC-Plumbing Inspector Certification
For the first time, as a fledgling effort to provide new Internet services, the registration form and information are also on the S&B WebSite, although that WebSite process is not as automated as it will be in the future. The registration info is available from the top of the S&B Home Page, http://www. commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage.html. Because people who register for the S&B classes do not receive registration confirmations, S&B will this year post on the WebSite lists of people who are registered. The lists will go into place in November. Look to that same Home Page address in the future for the registration lists.
People can also check their continuing education status via the S&B WebSite; choose "Credentials" from the links on the left of the Home Page, then choose your cre-dential category for a list with con ed status.
2. Email answers to technical questions:
-Commercial buildings, Comm 50-64, etc. = bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us
-Plumbing, cross connection = plbgtech@commerce.state.wi.us
-Private onsite wastewater treatment = powtstech@commerce.state.wi.us
-Public swimming pools = pooltech@commerce.state.wi.us
-Building and plumbings products = productech@commerce.state.wi.us
-Licenses, certifications, registrations = madisoncred@Commerce.state.wi.us
-Manufactured/mobile homes = manf-homes@commerce.state.wi.us
-UDC, one- and Two-family Dwelling Code = udctech@commerce.state.wi.us
3. Madison Plumbing Continuing Education Seminar
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4. Air gaps for floor sinks with funnels measured from funnel rim
For more information, contact one of the plumbing plan reviewers or consultants listed on the S&B WebSite, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivContacts.html.
A Safety and Buildings plumbing staff meeting discussion recently dealt with floor sinks and funnels in terms of the indirect connection requirements to these fixtures.
Does the code define as an air-gap the termination of a drain pipe discharging below the rim of a funnel that extends from a floor sink? Isn't the funnel connection an improvement on an air-gap that would terminate above an open portion of the floor sink?
Comm 82.33(8)(c)] allows the discharge of indirect wastes into an ungrated portion of a floor sink. Manufacturers have designed ungrated portions of floor sinks to include a funnel connection.
It is code compliant to terminate above that open portion, however, the required distance for the air-gap would be measured from the rim of the funnel, not the rim of the floor sink.
This requirement is found in Comm 81.01(6) in the definition of an air-gap for a drain system as "the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the outlet of indirect or local waste piping and the flood level rim of the receptor into which it discharges."
Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words, so . . .
Comm 81.01(6) Air-Gaps, Drain System, defines the situation
5. Schmitt Safety Internet Continuing Education Advertisement
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6. Exam sessions cancelled
Safety and Buildings credential exam sessions scheduled for December 4 in Wausau and December 18 in Milwaukee have been cancelled. For more information, contact the S&B Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us. Exam info is on the S&B WebSite, 2001 = http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialExams2001.html
2002 = http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialExams2002.html
7. Continuing Education
Mid State Supply Annual Training, six different sessions over three days.
Dec. 26, 2001, Stevens Point, 3 hours a.m. "POWTS Update," MP, JP, POWTS Insp., CST; and 3 hours p.m. "Code Changes," MP, JP, MPRA, JPRA, MPRS, JPRS, UDCPI, POWTS I.
Dec. 27, 2001, Fond du Lac, repeat of Dec 26 sessions.
Dec. 28, 2001, Fond du Lac, 3 hours a.m. "Code Changes," MP, JP, MPRA, JPRA, MPRS, JPRS, UDCPI, POWTS I; 3 hours p.m. "Water Sizing and Products," MP, JP, MPRA, JPRA, UDCPI.
Contact Pete Duesterbeck, 800-236-6700, for class availability and fees.
8. UW- Small Scale Waste Management Project education session for POWTS Maintainer certification
Thurs., Nov. 8, 2001, Arlington UW Research Station
a.m. - Pretreatment/Treatment Systems (classroom)
p.m. - Evaluation and Maintenance (classroom and field demonstrations, onsite effluent tests)
Six con ed hours for POWTS maintainer and inspector, soil tester, MP, MPRS, JP, JPRS.
Class limited to 35 people.
(One additional session may be scheduled in November, if apropos.)
Contact Jim Peterson, UW Environmental Resources Center, 1450 Linden Dr., Madison, 53706; 608 262-3799; jopeters@facstaff.wisc.edu
The fee will be about $70 for the day, and there is an option for catered lunch for $7.50.
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