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S&B
Conveyance Systems Program
NEWS
- Code change proposals related to a general update of Comm 18, Conveyance Safety Code, were sent for legislative review on Friday, July 25, 2008.
S&B is
now accepting applications for new
conveyance credentials that are required as of January 1,
2009:
Elevator Contractor,
Elevator
Mechanic,
Elevator
Mechanic - Restricted,
Elevator
Apprentice,
Elevator
Apprentice - Restricted,
Elevator Helper,
Lift
Apprentice,
Lift
Helper,
and Lift Mechanic.
See explanation,
PDF file.
See S&B
application forms,
listed alphabetically under "elevator" and "lift."
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A
code change
proposal
related to licensing of
conveyance
/ elevators contractors and installers was adopted
on May 13, 2008 and is expected to be effective January 1,
2009.
A Comm
18, Elevators / Conveyance Code, public
hearing was Thursday, May 15. 2008, in Madison. PDF files
of
the public
hearing announcement, and the hearing
draft of the proposed rules
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Program
Description: Elevator, lift, escalator, and dumbwaiter
inspections are
provided by Safety and Buildings Division staff and independent
certified inspection
agencies (more information on the inspection system). S&B also
examines plans, offers consultation, issues
certificates of operation, offers education, and monitors those
independent inspectors. Elevator inspector credentials are administered
by S&B.
1. Conveyance Program Contacts
Go
2. Conveyance Program Forms Go
3. Comm 18,
Conveyance Safety Code GO
4. Search
S&B database for records of elevators and other
conveyances GO
5. Documents for inspectors, contractors and service agents
GO
6. Check
the status
of an elevator plan review GO
The
Safety and Buildings Division of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce
has contracted National Elevator Inspection Service (NEIS) to
perform inspections of new, remodeled, and existing
conveyances in specific areas of
the state. GO
Annual Inspections of Conveyances - Elevators, Escalators, Lifts, and Dumbwaiters - in Wisconsin GO
Email
groups have been set up for some S&B programs. You can sign up
to receive occasional email messages from the Safety and Buildings Division
about news that is important to people interested in the S&B Conveyances / Elevators Program.
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S&B Conveyance / Elevator Systems Program Contacts
- Elevator Inspectors districts map, PDF file.
Inspectors' Supervisor Dan Meneguin,
608-266-0056, dmeneguin@commerce.state.wi.us
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Email
technical
elevator questions to elevatortech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Fax
technical
questions to 608-283-7411.
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Elevator Systems code
consultant, Brian Rausch, 262-521-5444, brausch@commerce.state.wi.us
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S&B Credentialing
Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us
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Elevator Systems Program Manager, Larry
Swaziek, 608-267-7701, Lswaziek@commerce.state.wi.us
- Conveyance Safety Code Advisory Council
- National
Elevator Inspection Services, wineis.mail@us.bureauveritas.com,
866-845-2942
Handouts
for elevator inspectors, contractors, service agents:
*
NFPA 72 (2002) and Elevators - Elevator Recall for Fire
Fighters’
Service, PDF
file
* An elevator presentation was one of four
S&B presentations at the Fall 2006 Wisconsin Fire
Inspectors Conference * Memo to
elevator
industry, March 2005, PDF
file
* Testing,
inspecting,
witnessing and sealing of hydraulic elevator control valves. PDF
File
*
Testing of
below-ground cylinders
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Emergency telephones
in elevators and platform lifts, PDF file
*
Installation of escalator skirt deflection device, PDF file
*
Escalator skirt/step
performance index, PDF
file
*
Maintenance records, PDF
file
*
Car and
counterweight runby, PDF
file
* Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Guidelines
6/13/08
* Elevator
Inspection Checklist, PDF file
*
Building-Elevator Code Coordination: Examples of Sprinkler, Smoke,
Heat Detector Location, PDF file
*
Elevator
Safety Program Product Approval Requirements
* Letter
to Elevator Installers about September 1, 2007 Elevator Inspection
Changes, PDF
file
Presentations
from the Nov. 2007 Elevator Construction Symposium
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Fire Alarm
Systems, PDF
file
- Dave Balmer, AEMA,
presentation, PDF
file
Association of Members of Accessibility
Equipment, Lula, and private Residence Elevator Industry
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Balmer Acme Screw Tech Info, PDF file
- Balmer Ball Screw Tech Info, PDF file
Inspections
of New, Remodeled,
and Existing Elevators, Escalators, Lifts, and Dumbwaiters
in Wisconsin, Sept. 1, 2007
The
Safety and Buildings Division of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce
has contracted National Elevator Inspection Service (NEIS) to
perform inspections of new, remodeled, and existing
conveyances in specific areas of
the state. The contract was arrived at through a
standard state bidding process.
"Conveyances"
is general
term used to encompass elevators, escalators, lifts, and dumbwaiters.
Effective
September 1, 2007, inspections of new and remodeled conveyances in some
areas of Wisconsin must be scheduled directly with
NEIS.
Inspection of new and remodeled conveyances in
other areas of the state will still be covered by the S&B
Elevator Inspectors.
Here is a link to a map of
Wisconsin, PDF
file, with the areas assigned to the NEIS and
S&B
inspectors.
The
total fee required for plan review, inspection, and the first year
permit-to-operate is not increasing as part of contracting of
inspections
by NEIS.
For NEIS counties, the fee
paid to S&B at
the time
of plan submittal will only include the plan review and first-year
Permit to Operate. The SBD-22 Plan Review
Application
form shows the fee to be paid at the time of plan submittal.
The
fee for the inspections in the NEIS areas will be billed directly by
NEIS. Please note the difference in application fees for the
NEIS
counties and for the counties where inspections are directly by
S&B.
For active projects where the
submitter has
already
paid S&B a fee including the initial inspection, but now NEIS
is
assigned to that area, the inspection fee portion of the total will be
refunded by S&B. NEIS will invoice separately for the
inspection.
Owners will continue to be responsible for re-inspection fees, if a
re-inspection is necessary.
You
may
contact NEIS by telephone, 262-560-6220, wi@neisinc.net
.
If
you have
questions or comments, contact Dan Meneguin, Elevators Section Chief, dan.meneguin@wi.gov,
608-266-0056.
General
Information about S&B and NEIS
Wisconsin
administrative rules require the Safety and Buildings Division of the
state Department of Commerce to inspect conveyances - elevators,
escalators, lifts, and dumbwaiters - to protect the health and safety
of
the passengers. S&B also issues Permits to Operate
(PTO) for code-compliant installations and charges fees for the
inspections and the PTO.
Because there are a
large number of inspections that must be done and the S&B staff
is limited in number, National Elevator Inspection Services (NEIS) has
been contracted to conduct some inspections in specific areas of the
state as an agent of S&B. (See letter explaining NEIS
authorization, PDF
file.)
Each NEIS
inspector has an identification card as an authorized
elevator inspection agent. Please allow the NEIS inspector to
provide the inspection services they have been made responsible for.
When
NEIS conducts an inspection, the inspector will provide an
inspection report to the owner and will send a copy to S&B.
If
there are no violations reported, the NEIS inspector will notify
S&B to issue a Permit to Operate, which is required to operate
the device.
The owner will receive two invoices,
one from NEIS and the second from S&B. The invoice
from NEIS will cover the cost of the inspection. That fee is
set by contract and is less than the possible fee set by the Wisconsin
administrative code.
The second invoice will be
mailed by S&B and will cover the cost of the PTO, which is $35
per device.
(If the inspector observes elevator
code violations, they will issue corrective orders and schedule a
re-inspection, if needed. After a second inspection,
S&B will be notified if there are still uncorrected violations,
which can be referred to the district attorney for prosecution.
If
you have
questions or comments, contact Dan Meneguin, Elevators Section Chief, dan.meneguin@wi.gov,
608-266-0056, or Elevators Program Manager Larry Swaziek, 608-267-7701,
larry.swaziek@wi.gov.
The
Wisconsin NEIS office: wineis.mail@us.bureauveritas.com,
866-845-2942.
Annual
Inspections of
Conveyances - Elevators,
Escalators, Lifts, and Dumbwaiters - in Wisconsin
The
annual inspections of
conveyances in Wisconsin are the responsibility of the owners,
who
hire private inspectors or who have those inspections done by the
Safety and Buildings Division of the Department of Commerce.
If
the owner chooses to have a private inspector do the inspection, that
inspector will provide the owner with an inspection report and will
invoice the owner for the inspection service.
The
private inspector will also send the report to S&B and, if
there
are no violations, S&B will issue a Permit to Operate and will
send the owner an invoice for the PTO, which is $35 per device.
If
there are violations, the private inspector will follow-up with a
re-inspection, and will inform S&B when the situation is
resolved and the PTO can be issued.
If
the owner chooses to
have S&B do the annual inspection, or the responsibility
defaults to S&B through inaction by the owner, either an
S&B elevator inspector or a NEIS inspector will do the
inspection, provide a report to the owner, and provide a report to
S&B related to the PTO issuance.
If an
S&B inspector does the annual inspection, the owner will
receive one invoice covering the inspection and the PTO.
IF
NEIS does the annual inspection, NEIS will invoice the owner
for the inspection, and S&B will issue the PTO and invoice for
the PTO service.
If
you have
questions or comments, contact Dan Meneguin, Elevators Section Chief, dan.meneguin@wi.gov,
608-266-0056.
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