Now Live for Trades Credentials and Renewals!
All initial, reinstatement, and renewal applications for a Trades credential must now be made through
LicensE, your online, self-guided licensing platform.
- To apply for a license or renew your license, go to license.wi.gov.
- For those renewing in LicensE for the first time or looking for more information about LicensE, including exams, refer to the “Trades LicensE Information" document.
- Please review the
LicensE Applicant User Guide for help.
- If you are having trouble with anything, please submit a support ticket at this link. Please provide complete contact information and a detailed description of the issue you are experiencing.
License Information
Per Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 305.20, no person may prepare explosive charges or conduct blasting operations unless the person holds a credential as a licensed Class 1 Blaster, licensed Class 2 Blaster, licensed Class 3 Blaster, licensed Class 4 Blaster, licensed Class 5 Blaster, licensed Class 6 Blaster, or licensed Class 7 Blaster or is under the direct supervision of a person who holds a credential as a licensed Blaster in one or more of the categories.
A person who holds a credential as a licensed Class 1 Blaster or is under the direct supervision of a person who holds a credential as a licensed Class 1 Blaster is limited to conducting blasting operations and activities not closer than 500 feet to an inhabited building for stumps, boulders, ice, frost, concrete, footings, foundations, pole settings, drainage ditches, beaver dams, pot holes, seismic tests, boiler tubes, fertilizer piles, silos, dimension stone, well shooting, metal forms, black powder or coal piles.
Application Information
| Form | Description |
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| 3088 | Class 1 Blaster License Application Information (includes Form 3088T)
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3198
| Trades LicensE Information
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2255
| Trades Convictions and Pending Charges (if applicable)
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OPTIONAL PRE-APPLICATION CONVICTION REVIEW (See Form 3085 below.)
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3085
| Application for Predetermination (Optional-Submit ONLY if you have been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor, or other violations of federal or state law in this state or any other and you want a review of your conviction record before applying for a credential.)
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