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S&B Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program

 Safety requirements are enforced by Safety and Buildings Division staff for power boilers, heating boilers, pressure vessels, and nuclear power plant components. Shop and field consultation and inspections are provided. Boiler repairers are registered and boiler inspectors are certified.

NEWS

Proposed changes to Comm 2, Fee Code, Comm 5 Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations Code, and Comm 82, Plumbing Code were sent to the legislature September 24, 2009, for committee review. The proposed rules increase the permit to operate fees for boilers, pressure vessels, anhydrous ammonia systems, mechanical refrigeration systems, conveyances and passenger ropeways. The rules also update the registration process for certain cross connection control devices and clarify the plan review process for certain water treatment systems. See code development project.

Contact the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program
- Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector districts map

- You may email Boiler and Pressure Vessel technical questions to sbboilertech@commerce.state.wi.us

- You may fax Boiler and Pressure Vessel technical questions to 608-283-7420.

- The supervisor of boiler inspectors is Rick Merkle, rick.merkle@wisconsin.gov, 608-266-3037.

- Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Advisory Council

- The S&B Credentialing Unit email is madisoncred@wisconsin.gov


Information Documents
- A brochure describing the S&B Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program, PDF file

- Solid Fuel-Fired Water Heating Appliance brochure, SBD-10879 (R2/09), PDF file

- Historical - Hobby Boiler Brochure, PDF file

  National Board Boiler Inspector examination information
- Exams are conducted on the first Wednesday and following Thursday in March, June, September and December each year. Location is the State Office Building, 141 NW Barstow St, 4th Floor, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The examination fee is $250.
- Mike Verhagen, S&B Chief Boiler Inspector, may be contacted by phone or email for further details, 262-548-8617, mike.verhagen@wisconsin.gov.
- Sample exam application letter, PDF file.
- Application for the National Board Boiler Inspector Commission or Endorsement Examination, PDF file, SBD-37.
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- How are campgrounds in Wisconsin affected by the Boiler and Pressure Vessels Program?  New Web feature.

- December 1, 2008 letter to Wisconsin HVAC Contractors, PDF file

- Damarc Quality Inspection Service Memo (PDF file) about the Safety and Buildings Division boiler, pressure vessel, and mechanical refrigeration inspection system having Damarc as an agent. (Updated Jan. 17, 2007)

- Recommendations for boiler and pressure vessel inspectors

- Steam Safety and Hot Water Relief Valve Installation Requirements for Boilers, PDF file

- Cylindrical Tank Conversion Tables, PDF file

- Memo regarding November 1, 2005, Comm 41, Boiler and Pressure Vessels Code, update, PDF file


- Program history sheet on boilers and pressure vessels in Wisconsin

- Power Piping Inspection Directive, PDF file

- March 2009 Notice, PDF file, to historical-hobby boiler owners

  - Electronic Date Interchange Transfer Guidelines, PDF file, 9/03/09


- Why does the Wisconsin Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Comm 41, regulate air compressors? a PDF article by Rick Merkle, 12/21/06

  Links
- Link to the web site of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors

- Link to the City of Milwaukee (Neighborhood Services) Boiler and Mechanical Program

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Email this page's manager, Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us or 608-267-3606

The Department of Commerce 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, TTY 608-264-8777, or ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us