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The Shawano S&B staff will move to the Green Bay office effective March 29, 2010.  The Shawano office will be closed.  The Green Bay adddress is 2331 San Luis Place, Suite 150, 54304.  The move will occur the week of March 22; sevices will be limited that week in Shawano.
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Amusement Rides / Ski Lifts
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Electrical and Lighting
Elevators
Explosives
Fire Dept Health
Fire Prevention
Fire Protection Systems
Fire Safe Cigarettes
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Manufactured/ Mobile Homes
Mine Safety
One- and Two-Family (UDC)
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Swimming Pools
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  Code Changes // All code change projects

- Proposed code language related to Comm 5 mandatory licensing of electrical contractors and electricians was sent to the legislature on March 10, 2010, for assignment to committees for review.

- A Statement of Scope was submitted February 23, 2010, for a Comm 18 code development project, relating to conveyance systems, elevators, escalators and lift devices.

- Comm 2, Fee Code, permanent rules were sent to the legislature for committee review related to public swimming pool and water attraction plan review and inspection fees.   An emergency rule has been in place.

- Changes to Comm 22.31 (2) (b) were adopted February 23, 2010, and will become effective April 1, 2010. The proposed rule relates to the approved version of REScheck software to be used for compliance with the Uniform Dwelling Code thermal envelope requirements. It replaces an Emergency Rule that was effective September 5, 2009. Final rule, PDF file, and transmittal documents, PDF file. Emergency rule, PDF file.

- A public hearing on Comm 6, No Smoking in Places of Employment and Public Buildings, will be April 6, 2010, in the first floor conference room of the Thompson Commerce Center, 201 West Washington Ave., Madison.  See code development documents.

- A public hearing on proposed changes to Comm 45, Mechanical Refrigeration Code, and to Comm 2, Fee Schedule, will be Thursday March 4, 2010, in Madison: Hearing Announcement, PDF file; Hearing Draft and Analysis, PDF file.

- A Statement of Scope was approved for a Comm 5 code development project relating to the licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics as mandated by 2009 Wisconsin Act 16 and for construction contractor registration as mandated by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, s. 2155m (page 441).  

- Changes to Comm 2, Fee Code, Comm 5 Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations Code, and Comm 82, Plumbing Code were adopted Nov. 12, 2009, and effective Jan. 1, 2010.  In part, the proposed rules update the registration process for cross connection control devices and clarify the plan review process for certain water treatment systems. See code project documents.  See more information.

- A Comm 2, Fee Code, and Comm 5, Licenses, Certifications, and Regulations Code, change proposal related to credential application fees and fees for review of a completed credential exam, was adopted on January 27, 2010, and is expected be effective March 1, 2010.  See code project documents, including final adoption draft.

  Email Technical Questions
- Building and plumbings products, productech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Boilers and Pressure Vessels, sbboilertech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Commercial buildings, Comm 60-66, bldgtech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Credentials (licenses, certifications, registrations), madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us
- Electrical, electrictech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Elevators, elevatortech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Fire protection systems, fireprotech@commerce.state.wi.us
- General and emergency lighting plan review, comsbemergencylighting@wi.gov
- Manufactured/mobile homes, manf-homes@commerce.state.wi.us
- One- and two-family dwellings, udctech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Plumbing, cross connection, plbgtech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Products Evaluations (plumbing, POWTS), comsbproducttech@wi.gov
- Private onsite wastewater treatment, powtstech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Public Sector Safety, healthsafetech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Public swimming pools, pooltech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Rental Weatherization, rwptech@commerce.state.wi.us


  Lynita Docken has been appointed Temporary Director of the S&B Bureau of Program Development

Safety and Building Division Administrator Greg Jones has appointed Lynita Docken as Temporary Bureau of Program Development Director.  Former Bureau Director Robert DuPont has retired.

Docken, a Program Manager usually based in the Holmen S&B office, will be working part-time in Madison supervising the program managers and other staff in the bureau.  She will continue to oversee the Plumbing Program, while Roman Kaminski will oversee the Public Swimming Pool Program that previously was Docken's.  (roman.kaminski@wi.gov, 715-345-5334)

Supervision of staff in the Fire Prevention Program will be clarified in the future.

Docken is in charge of code development, serving as the lead contact for all development projects.  She will also have responsibilities in budgeting, workforce planning, and strategic planning.

Docken may be reached at lynita.docken@wisconsin.gov, 608-785-9349.
 
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