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Here is a PDF file of the relevant NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code. Here is the text of a letter, PDF file, from Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce Secty Dick Leinenkugel regarding Christmas Trees in Places of Assembly.  The letter was mailed to Wisconsin's fire departments on November 3, 2008. Daily News Updates Monthly Division-Wide Report State of Wisconsin plan review is necessary when modifying swimming pools and water attractions to comply with December 2008 federal Graeme Baker suction regulations, See the S&B Pools Program page. Email technical questions Product recalls and safety messages Lists of credential holders Request for information under Open Records Law

Amusement Rides/ Ski Lifts Boilers and Pressure Vessels Commercial Buildings Electrical Elevators Explosives Fire Dept Health Fire Prevention Fire Protection Systems Gas Systems HVAC Licenses / Credentials Manufactured/ Mobile Homes   Code Change Projects (More at Code Development Site, and Code Advisory Councils) The Conveyance Safety Code Council November 13, 2008, in Madison, WI. Council members reviewed the rules that go into effect January 1, 2009 and the procedures for licensing of elevator contractors, mechanics, etc. See agenda.    Changes to Comm 2, Fee Code, and Comm 5, Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications Code, were adopted by the Department of Commerce and will be effective December 1, 2008.  The changes will increase service fees in many S&B programs for the first time since 1992 or 2000. A public hearing on proposals for licensing liquefied gas suppliers is scheduled for Nov. 4, 2008, in Madison. Changes to Comm 34, Amusement Rides Code, were adopted at the end of September, 2008, and will be effective January 1, 2009.

Mine Safety One- and Two-Family (UDC) Plumbing Private Onsite Wastewater Public Sector Employee Safety Refrigeration Rental Weatherization Soil Erosion / Stormwater Swimming Pools Welding Wisconsin Fund Code Change Projects Proposed changes to Comm 20-25, Uniform Dwelling Code, one- and two-family dwellings, were sent to the legislature for committee review on August 27, 2008. Proposed changes to the Plumbing Code,Comm 81 - 87, were sent August 22, 2008, to the legislature for committee review. Proposed changes to Comm 16, Electrical Code, were sent August 22, 2008, to the legislature for committee review.  A germane modification (a change in the draft proposal) was sent to the legislature November 17, 2008, in response to issues identified by the chairs of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities, and Rail, and the Assembly Committee on Housing, by the department and by interested parties. The Nov. 17 germane modification delays until January 1, 2010, the NEC requirements for arc-fault circuit-interrupter protection and for tamper-resistant receptacles in dwelling units. It also changes the effective date of the rules to the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. This germane modification supersedes the modification sent November 5, 2008, to the legislature. See code development info. Code change proposals for a general update of Comm 90, Public Swimming Pools and Water Attractions rules, were sent for legislative review on August 18, 2008.

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