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Accessibility:
Contact the S&B commercial buildings email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us. Contact
Commercial Building Plan Reviewer Dave Fliess, 262-521-5063, david.fliess@wi.gov
Contact an S&B commercial
buildings plan reviewer -
Federal Americans with Disabilities Act home page -
Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines are here, http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm.
Accessibility of plumbing fixtures is governed by the building code.
Contact the Safety and Buildings
Commercial Buildings email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
Amusement Ride
Technical Email Questions:
Contact the Amusement Ride email group, healthsafetech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Amusement
Rides Program.
Application Forms, Credentials:
The credential application forms, with exam registration
info, are
online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredAppList.html.
See credential information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
Application Forms, Plan Review:
The application forms for plan review submittals are
online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivForms.html.
Plan review for plumbing and commercial buildings is scheduled online.
Asbestos:
The asbestos and lead abatement and investigation activities in
Wisconsin (including licensing people to do removal and abatement) are
regulated by the Asbestos and Lead Section of the Bureau
of Occupational Health, Division of Public Health, Department of
Health Services,
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/Asbestos/index.htm
.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) requires
proper inspections, notification and removal of asbestos containing
materials for renovations and demolitions. For more
information
on Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 447 visit the DNR
website at http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/air/reg/asbestos/.
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Blaster, finding one:
Lists of people holding S&B credentials are online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredList.html.
You may look up specific contact info for people in your area in
telephone books or online (do a search for telephone books).
If you
wish to check the status of a credential for which you have the
identification number, you can do so here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialStatusCheck.html.
If
you wish more information than you can find in those online lists,
custom lists may be created. There is a fee. For more
information
on a custom list, contact Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-267-3606.
See Explosive
Materials Program.
Blasting Complaint:
Contact the Mine Safety Specialist for your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-MineSafetySpecialistsMap.html.
Boiler Inspectors:
Contact the Boiler Inspector for your area, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-BoilerInspectorsMap.html.
Boilers Technical Email Questions:
Contact the Boilers/Welding/Gas Systems email group, boilertech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Boilers
and Pressure Vessels Program.
Buildings, Commercial, Technical
Email
Questions:
Contact the Safety and Buildings Commercial Buildings email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Commercial
Buildings Program.
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Code
Councils:
Information on S&B's advisory code councils is here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CodeCouncils.html.
Codes, Commercial Building Codes Before July
1, 2002:
Some of the old codes are available here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivCodesPreJuly1.html.
Codes, Historical:
Contact Jim Quast, S&B Program Manager, jim.quast@wisconsin.gov,
608-266-9292.
Codes, Online:
Electronic codes are on the web site of the state Revisor of Statutes, http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/index.html.
Codes
administered by the Safety and Buildings Division are listed
here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivCodesListing.html.
Codes, Purchase:
Paper copies of Wisconsin codes may be purchased from state Document
Sales, 800-362-7253, .
Electronic
copies of codes administered by the Safety and Buildings
Division are listed here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivCodesListing.html.
COMcheck-EZ, federal commercial
buildings
energy software:
COMcheck-EZ,
federal Department of Energy software approved for use in Wisconsin for
showing
compliance with thermal envelope requirements ONLY (Lighting and HVAC
portions are not acceptable. Note COMcheck-Plus is not acceptable.)
COMcheck is used for commercial buildings or high-rise (>3
stories) multi-family buildings.
Commercial Buildings Inspectors:
Contact the Commercial Building Inspector for your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CommercialBuildingsInspectorsDistrictsMap.html.
See Commercial
Buildings Program.
Commercial Buildings Plan Review:
Schedule
an appointment (commercial/multifamily buildings).
For more information on plan review, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivPlanReview.html.
See Commercial
Buildings Program.
Commercial Buildings Technical Email Questions:
Contact commercial buildings technical email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Commercial
Buildings Program.
Complaints, consumer:
The Safety and Buildings Division of the Department of Commerce cannot
enforce consumer contracts or agreements. Legal affairs are enforced
through civil courts or can be referred to the state Department of Ag,
Trade, and Consumer Protection, http://datcp.state.wi.us/.
Complaint registration form, S&B:
Safety and Buildings Division forms, including the
complaint
registration (SBD-192, look in "General" grouping), are online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivForms.html.
Construction Codes Report:
The Wisconsin Construction Codes Report was replaced in
January 2007 with monthly
division-wide news compilations.
Continuing
Education Classes:
Current S&B continuing education classes are listed
here, sorted by credential category. Also listed is class
information submited by course providers,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivContinuingEducation.html.
Continuing education status search:
To search for a credential holder's
continuing education
status, go to http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialStatusCheck.html.
You can choose the link in the green box, enter the identification
number, then click on the name in the search results in order to see
the con ed status.
Continuing education terms:
Comm 5 rules (see
online) require that continuing education periods end three
months before a credential expires (for credentials that have CE
requirements; some don't). That is to allow course
providers and S&B staff time to process the hours of credit.
There is no continuing education requirement for the first renewal
after obtaining a credential. See specfic credential information
online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html.
Contractor License:
There is no general contractor license required in Wisconsin.
If
someone wants to obtain building permits for one- and two-family
dwellings, they need the Dwelling Contractor Financial
Responsibility
Registration. The credential is needed to get the permit, not to do the
work. Thre are trace credentials that some people consider contractors'
licenses. For example, to do any plumbing, a person
needs a plumbing
license. Electrical contractor licensing is a local question. Find more
about various credentials here, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
Credential Application Forms, Exams:
The credential application forms, with exam registration
info, are
online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredAppList.html.
See credential information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
Credential Status:
To search for a credential holder's status, go to http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialStatusCheck.html.
You can choose the link in the green box, enter the identification
number, and, if you wish, then click on the name in order to see the
continuing education status. You may also see lists people holding
active credentials, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredList.html.
See credential information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
Credential Unit:
Contact the Safety and Buildings Division Credentialing Unit, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-261-8500.
Cross Connection Device Database:
Search
the S&B cross connection database online.
Contact Christine Severson, who works in the cross connection
program, cseverson@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-267-2497.
Cross Connections Technical Email Questions:
Contact the S&B plumbing email group, plbgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Plumbing Program.
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Document Sales:
Paper copies of Wisconsin codes and
S&B
publications may be purchased from
state Document
Sales, 800-362-7253.
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Electrical Consultants:
Contact the Electrical Consultant for your area:
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-ElectricalConsultantsMap.html.
See Electrical
Program.
Electrical Technical Email Questions:
Contact the electrical email group, electrictech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Electrical
Program.
Elevator Inspectors:
Contact the Elevator Inspector for your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-ElevatorsInspectorsMap.html.
See Elevators
Program.
Elevators Plan Review:
For information on Elevators plan review, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivPlanReview.html.
See Elevators
Program.
Email list signup:
You can sign up online to receive occasional messages from the Safety
and Buildings Division about news S&B feels is important to
people interested in specific programs:
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivEmailSignup.html.
Exam Information:
The credential application forms, with exam registration info for each
credential, are
online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredAppList.html.
See credential information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
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Farm Buildings used for Public Storage:
Farmers are required to obtain an annual license (Public
Warehouse
Keeper License) from the state Department of
Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Fire Drills: Building
evacuation report forms are here.
For more information, contact Luann Robb, Lrobb@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-266-5284.
Fire Dues:
The Fire Department Dues Program provides money to municipalities to
support fire service activities. For more information on the
program, see a related S&B
WebSite page, or contact Luann
Robb, 608-266-58
24,
Lrobb@commerce.state.wi.us
.
Fire Protection Technical Email Questions:
Contact the S&B fire protection email group fireprotech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Fire
Protection Systems Program.
Fire Protection Plan Review:
To schedule a plan review appointment (commercial/multifamily
buildings, fire
protection systems), go to the online scheduler.
For more information on plan review, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivPlanReview.html.
See Fire
Protection Systems Program.
Fireworks:
S&B does not regulate the sale of fireworks. Those
sales are
governed by local ordinances. S&B provides a credential
for manufacturers of fireworks. See credential
information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
Food Vending Carts:
Food Vending Carts need a Retail Food Establishment License
issued by the state Department
of Health Services, Section of Food Safety and
Recreation.
Forms, Online:
Safety and Buildings Division forms are online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivForms.html.
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Gas Systems Technical Email Questions:
Contact the Boilers/Welding/Gas Systems email group, boilertech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Gas Systems
Program.
General Contractor License: There
is no general contractor license required in Wisconsin. If
someone wants to obtain building permits for one- and two-family
dwellings, they need the Dwelling Contractor Financial
Responsibility
Registration. The credential is needed to get the permit, not to do the
work. Thre are trace credentials that some people consider contractors'
licenses. For example, to do any plumbing, a person
needs a plumbing
license. Electrical contractor licensing is a local question. Find more
about various credentials here, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
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Historical Codes:
To discuss the availability of copies of old building
codes, contact
Jim
Quast, S&B Program Manager, jim.quast@wisconsin.gov,
608-266-9292.
The S&B commercial
building plan reviewers can discuss codes related to
historical buildings.
Home
Inspectors:
Home
inspectors are licensed by the Department of Regulation and Licensing, http://www.drl.state.wi.us/,
not
the Department of Commerce.
Home Page:
The S&B WebSite Home Page is here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage.html.
Houses:
One- and Two-Family Dwellings are governed by
the Uniform
Dwelling Code. See UDC
Program. Multifamily housing is governed by the Commercial
Buildings Program.
HVAC Technical Email Questions:
Contact the commercial buildings technical
email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Commercial
Buildings Program.
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Industrial Hygienists:
Contact the S&B Industrial Hygienist for your
area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-PubSectSafIndustrialHygienistsMap.html.
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Lead:
The asbestos and lead abatement and investigation activities in
Wisconsin are regulated by the Asbestos and Lead Section of the Bureau
of Occupational Health, Division of Public Health, Department of Health
Services, http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead/.
Includes "Lead-Safe" certification.
Licenses:
Licenses, registrations, and certifications are part of the
S&B
Credentials Program. Contact
the Safety and Buildings Division Credentialing Unit, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-261-8500.
The credential application forms, with
exam
registration info, are online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredAppList.html.
See
more credential information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.htm.
To
search for a
credential holder's status, go to http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialStatusCheck.html.
You can choose the link in the green box, enter the identification
number, and, if you wish, then click on the name in order to see the
continuing education status. You may also see lists of people holding
active credentials, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredList.html.
Lists of credential holders:
Lists of people holding S&B credentials are online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredList.html.
You may look up specific contact info for people in you area in
telephone books or online (do a search for telephone
books.)
If you
wish to check the status of a credential for which you have the
identification number, you can do so here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-CredentialStatusCheck.html.
If
you wish more information than you can find in those online lists,
custom lists may be created. There is a fee. For more information
on a customized list, contact Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-267-3606.
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Manufactured/Mobile Homes Technical Email
Questions:
Contact the S&B manufactured/mobile homes email
group, manf-homes@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Manufactured/Mobile
Homes Program.
Mine Safety Training:
Contact the Mine Safety Specialist for your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-MineSafetySpecialistsMap.html.
See Mine Safety
Program.
Mobile Home Title:
Contact the mobile and manufactured home unit of the Safety and
Buildings Division, manf-homes@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-264-9596. See Manufactured/Mobile
Homes Program.
Multifamily Dwellings Technical Email
Questions:
Contact the commercial buildings technical email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Commercial
Buildings Program.
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NFIRS:
The NFIRS program, the district fire protection coordinators,
and fire dues programs are part of the Safety and Buildings Division.
Contact Luann
Robb, 608-266-5824,
Lrobb@commerce.state.wi.us
.
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Occupational Safety (Public
Sector) Consultants:
Contact the S&B Public Sector Occupational Safety
Consultant
for your area, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-PubSectSafOccupSafMap.html.
See Public
Sector Safety Program.
Occupational Safety (Private Sector) Federal
Program:
Wisconsin offices of the federal OSHA Program are here, http://www.osha.gov/oshdir/wi.html.
Office location maps:
Maps to the S&B office locations are here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivOffices.html.
One- and Two-Family Dwellings:
One- and Two-Family Dwellings are governed by the Uniform Dwelling
Code. See UDC Program.
Out-of-State Credentials: There
are no reciprocity agreements to provide Wisconsin credentials to
people holding credentials from other states. A person who has a
credential from another state which in Wisconsin involves an
apprenticeship may file a petition for variance from the Wisconsin
credential regulation. The
S&B Credential Unit email is madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-261-8500.
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Petroleum Tanks:
Petroleum tank programs are not administered by
the Safety
and Buildings
Division. They are in the Environmental and Regulatory Services
Division, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/COM/Com-Petroleum.html.
Plan Review Appointments:
For more information on various S&B plan reviews, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivPlanReview.html.
Plumbing, Accessibility Questions:
Accessibility of plumbing fixtures is governed by the
building code. Contact the
Safety and Buildings
Commercial Buildings email group, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
Plumbing Consultants:
Contact the S&B Plumbing Consultant for your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-PlumbingConsultantsMap.html.
See Plumbing Program.
Plumbing Plan Review:
For more information on plumbing plan review, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivPlanReview.html.
See Plumbing Program.
Plumbing Products:
Plumbing products approval information is here, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-PubsPlumbProdReg.html.
Plumbing Technical Email Questions:
Contact the S&B plumbing email group, plbgtech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Plumbing Program.
Pools, Public Swimming, Technical Email
Questions:
Contact the S&B public swimming pools email group, pooltech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Public
Swimming Pools Program.
Posters, Safety:
The posters are under "Safety Support" on S&B's Forms page, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivForms.html.
POWTS (Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Systems) Plan Review:
For information on POWTS plan review, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivPlanReview.html.
See POWTS Program.
POWTS Technical Email Questions:
Contact the S&B POWTS email group, powtstech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See POWTS Program.
POWTS Specialists:
Contact the S&B Wastewater Specialist for your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-PowtsWastewaterSpecialistsMap.html.
See POWTS Program.
Product Evaluations Technical Email Questions:
Contact the S&B products email group, productech@commerce.state.wi.us.
Programs: Select
the program name, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-HomePage.html#progs.
Public Sector Safety Technical Email Questions:
Contact the Public Sector Safety email group, healthsafetech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Public
Sector Safety Program.
Public Swimming Pools Technical Email
Questions:
Contact the S&B public swimming pools email group, pooltech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Public
Swimming Pools Program.
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Refrigeration:
Contact Mike Verhagen, S&B Mechanical Refrigeration Consultant,
mverhagen@commerce.state.wi.us,
262-548-8614. See Refrigeration
Program.
Refrigeration, EPA contacts:
The Wisconsin EPA certification contacts are listed on the S&B
application for
the Refrigerant Handling Technician, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-FormCredAppList.html.
Rental Weatherization Technician:
Contact Delores Kolosovsky,
delores.kolosovsky@wisconsin.gov, 608-267-2240. See Rental
Weatherization Program.
REScheck,
federal UDC energy computation software:
REScheck is a software application that can be downloaded from the
federal Department of Energy. A Wisconsin version is an option within
REScheck and is used for Wisconsin one- and two-family dwelling design.
Link to federal site for software for downloading, http://www.energycodes.gov/
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Safety Posters:
The posters are under "Safety Support" on the S&B
Forms page, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivForms.html.
Septic Systems:
See POWTS
Program.
Ski/Rope Tow Technical Email
Questions:
Contact the Ski/Rope Tow email group, healthsafetech@commerce.state.wi.us.
Soil Erosion:
Information on the S&B Soil Erosion Program is here,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-SoilErosionControlProgram.html.
Supervisors:
Supervisors for all S&B staff are listed in the
S&B
online alphabetical staff list, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivAlphaStaff.html.
Swimming Pools, DHFS:
S&B
is involved with design
and construction of public swimming pools. Maintenance and
upkeep is
regulated through the Department of Health Services, http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Swimming Pools, Public
Technical Email
Questions:
Contact the S&B public swimming pools
email group, pooltech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Public
Swimming Pools Program.
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Tanks, Petroleum Underground, Above Ground:
Petroleum tank
programs are not administered by the Safety
and Buildings
Division. They are in the Environmental and Regulatory Services
Division, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/COM/Com-Petroleum.html.
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UDC Inspector Info:
See UDC Inspector credential information online, http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-DivCreds.html
UDC Technical Email Questions:
Contact the UDC email group, Udctech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See UDC Program.
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Wastewater
Specialists:
Contact the S&B Wastewater Specialist for
your area,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-PowtsWastewaterSpecialistsMap.html.
See POWTS Program.
Welding Technical Email Questions:
Contact the Boilers/Welding/Gas Systems email group, boilertech@commerce.state.wi.us.
See Welding
Program.
WiSCon, Occupational Safety Consultation:
Contact for the WiSCon program, 800-947-0553.
Wisconsin Construction Codes Report:
The
Wisconsin Construction Codes Report was replaced in January 2007 with monthly
division-wide news compilations.
You
can sign up for a monthly notices of when the news is placed
online,
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivEmailSignup.html.,
choose "News Reports" email group.
Wisconsin
Fund:
Contact Jean
Joyce, Wisconsin Fund (onsite wastewater failing systems) Consultant, jjoyce@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-267-7113. See POWTS
Program.
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