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WI Stat § 101.581 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.581 - Notice requirements.

101.581  Notice requirements. (1) Employer. An employer who uses, studies or produces a toxic substance, infectious agent or pesticide shall post in every workplace at the location where notices to employees are usually posted a sign which informs employees that the employer is required, upon request, to provide an employee or employee representative with all of the following:(a) The identity of any toxic substance or infectious agent which an employee works with or is likely to be exposed to.(b) A description of any hazardous effect of the toxic substance or infectious agent.(c) Information regarding precautions to be taken when handling the toxic substance or infectious agent.(d) Information regarding procedures for emergency treatment in the event of overexposure to the toxic substance or infectious agent.(e) Access to the information contained on the label of any pesticide with which the employee works or to which the employee is likely to be exposed. (2)  Agricultural employer. An agricultural employer who uses pesticides shall post in a prominent place in the workplace a sign which informs employees that the agricultural employer is required, upon request, to provide an employee or employee representative with access to the information contained on the label of any pesticide with which the employee works or to which the employee is likely to be exposed. (3)  Minor employee. If an employee is a minor, an employer or agricultural employer shall send to the employee's parent or guardian, at the address provided by the employee, notice of the employee's rights under sub. (1) or (2).History:  1981 c. 364; 1983 a. 392.“Produces" under sub. (1) means to create, bring forth, or cause hazardous substances to exist in the work place. Door County Highway Department v. DILHR, 137 Wis. 2d 280, 404 N.W.2d 548 (Ct. App. 1987).
WI Stat § 101.585 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.585 - Infectious agent information requirements; employer to employee.

101.585  Infectious agent information requirements; employer to employee. (1) Except as provided in s. 101.589 (1) and (3), within 72 hours after a written request by an employee or employee representative, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, an employer shall provide in writing to the employee or employee representative the following information regarding any infectious agent which the employee works with or is likely to be exposed to if the infectious agent is present in the workplace when the request is made or at any time during the 30 days immediately preceding the request:(a) The name and any commonly used synonym of the infectious agent.(b) Any method or route of transmission of the infectious agent.(c) Any symptom or effect of infection, emergency and first aid procedures and a telephone number to be called in an emergency.(d) Any personal protective equipment to be worn or used and special precautions to be taken when handling or coming into contact with the infectious agent.(e) Procedures for handling, cleanup and disposal of infectious agents leaked or spilled. (2) An employer is not required to provide information regarding an infectious agent under sub. (1) if the employee or employee representative making the request has requested information about the infectious agent under sub. (1) within the preceding 12 months, unless the employee's job assignment has changed or there is new information available concerning any of the subjects about which information is required to be provided.History:  1981 c. 364.
WI Stat § 101.586 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.586 - Pesticide information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to employee.

101.586  Pesticide information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to employee. Within 72 hours of a request from an employee or employee representative, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, an employer or agricultural employer shall provide the requesting employee or employee representative with access to the container label or the information required by the federal environmental protection agency or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to be on the container label, for any pesticide with which the employee works or to which the employee is likely to be exposed.History:  1981 c. 364; 1983 a. 392.
WI Stat § 101.587 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.587 - Information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to department.

101.587  Information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to department. The department or the department of health services may request the information required to be provided to employees under ss. 101.583, 101.585 and 101.586. The employer or agricultural employer shall provide the information within the time periods provided in ss. 101.583, 101.585, 101.586 and 101.589.History:  1981 c. 364; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 101.588 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.588 - Information collection and maintenance; department.

101.588  Information collection and maintenance; department. If an employer ceases business operations in this state, the employer shall provide the department with the information required under s. 101.583 or 101.585 relating to that employer. The department shall maintain that information and provide it to any employee upon request.History:  1983 a. 392.
WI Stat § 101.589 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.589 - Extended time periods; exceptions.

101.589  Extended time periods; exceptions. (1) If an employer has not obtained the information required to be provided under ss. 101.583 (2) (a) and 101.585 (1) at the time of a request made under s. 101.583 (2) (a) or 101.585 (1), the employer shall provide the information within 30 days after the request, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays. (2) If a toxic substance was present in the workplace at any time on or after December 1, 1982, but is not present in the workplace when a request is made under s. 101.583 (2) (a), the employer shall provide the information within 30 days after the request, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays. (3) An employer who has requested from the manufacturer or supplier of a toxic substance or from the supplier of an infectious agent any information required to be provided under s. 101.583 (2) (a) or 101.585 (1), but who has not received and does not already have that information, is not required to provide the information but shall notify any requesting employee or employee representative that the employer has requested, has not received and does not otherwise have the information.History:  1981 c. 364; 1981 c. 391 s. 210.
WI Stat § 101.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.59 - Manufacturer, supplier; requirements.

101.59  Manufacturer, supplier; requirements. Within 15 days, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, after receipt of a request from an employer, any manufacturer or supplier of a toxic substance transported or sold for use in this state, or any supplier of an infectious agent transported or sold for use in this state, shall provide to that employer the information the employer is required to provide employees under s. 101.583 (2) (a) or 101.585 (1).History:  1981 c. 364.
WI Stat § 101.592 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.592 - Confidential information.

101.592  Confidential information. (1) A manufacturer or supplier of a toxic substance, a supplier of an infectious agent or an employer may declare that information required to be provided under s. 101.583, 101.585, 101.59 or 101.597, except information described in ss. 101.583 (2) (a) 7. to 11., 101.585 (1) (b) to (e) and 101.597 (5) (a) 2. to 7. and (b) 2. and 3., relates to a process or production technique which is unique to, or is information the disclosure of which would adversely affect the competitive position of, the manufacturer, supplier or employer. If an employer, employee or employee representative requests information under s. 101.583, 101.585 or 101.59 that is confidential, the manufacturer, supplier or employer shall inform the requester that part of the requested information is confidential, but shall provide any part of the requested information that is not confidential or that, under this subsection, may not be declared confidential. When a manufacturer, supplier or employer declares information confidential, it shall notify the department and shall state the general use of the toxic substance or infectious agent and the items of information which it did and did not provide to the requester. (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a manufacturer, supplier or employer shall provide the information specified in s. 101.583 (2) (a) 1. and 2. or 101.585 (1) (a) upon a request from an employee's authorized physician stating that the information is necessary for medical treatment of the employee. No physician receiving information under this subsection may disclose it to any person without the written consent of the patient and of the manufacturer, supplier or employer.History:  1981 c. 364; 1983 a. 392 s. 20.
WI Stat § 101.595 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.595 - Employee rights.

101.595  Employee rights. (1) Not to work with toxic substance, infectious agent or pesticide. Except as provided in ss. 101.589 (3) and 101.592, if an employee has requested information about a toxic substance, infectious agent or pesticide under s. 101.583, 101.585 or 101.586 and has not received the information required to be provided under s. 101.583, 101.585, 101.586 or 101.589 (1) or (2), the employee may refuse to work with or be exposed to the toxic substance, infectious agent or pesticide until such time as the employer or agricultural employer supplies the information under s. 101.583, 101.585 or 101.586 to the employee who has made the request. (2)  Retaliation prohibited. (a) No employer or agricultural employer may discharge or otherwise discipline or discriminate against any employee because the employee has exercised any rights under ss. 101.58 to 101.599.(b) Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under ss. 101.58 to 101.599. (3)  Waiver prohibited. No person may request or require any employee to waive any rights under ss. 101.58 to 101.599.History:  1981 c. 364; 1983 a. 392; 1989 a. 228.
WI Stat § 101.598 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.598 - Rules.

101.598  Rules. (1) The department shall, by rule, identify as an infectious agent any bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent which causes illness in humans or human fetuses or both. The department shall consult with the department of health services in promulgating these rules. (2) The department may, by rule, exempt employers from retaining a data sheet or maintaining a list, under s. 101.583 (1), regarding any mixture containing a toxic substance if the nature of the toxic substance or the quantity of toxic substance present in the mixture is such that the mixture is highly unlikely to pose an unreasonable acute or chronic health hazard to an employee who works with or is likely to be exposed to the mixture.History:  1981 c. 364, 391; 1983 a. 392; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 101.599 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.599 - Remedies; civil forfeitures.

101.599  Remedies; civil forfeitures. (1) Complaint. An employee or employee representative who has not been afforded his or her rights by an employer or agricultural employer in violation of s. 101.583, 101.585, 101.586, 101.595 (1), (2) (a) or (3) or 101.597 (1) or (2) may, within 30 days after the violation occurs or the employee or employee representative first obtains knowledge of the violation, whichever is later, file a complaint with the department alleging the violation. The department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after receipt by the department of the complaint. (2)  Remedies. The department shall issue its decision and order within 30 days after the hearing. If the department finds that an employer or agricultural employer has violated s. 101.583, 101.585, 101.586, 101.595 (1), (2) (a) or (3) or 101.597 (1) or (2), it may order the employer or agricultural employer to take such action as will remedy the effects of the violation, including instituting an education or training program, providing the requested information, reinstating an employee or providing back pay to an employee. (3)  Civil forfeiture. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), any person who violates ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or an order of the department issued under ss. 101.58 to 101.599 shall forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.(b) Any person who willfully violates or exhibits a pattern of violation of ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or an order of the department issued under ss. 101.58 to 101.599 shall forfeit not more than $10,000 for each violation.History:  1981 c. 364; 1981 c. 391 ss. 101, 102; 1983 a. 392; 1989 a. 228.
WI Stat § 101.60 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.60 - Purpose.

101.60  Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish statewide construction standards and inspection procedures for one- and 2-family dwellings and to promote interstate uniformity in construction standards by authorizing the department to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states which have equivalent standards.History:  1975 c. 404; 1977 c. 369, 447.
WI Stat § 101.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.61 - Definitions.

101.61  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Dwelling" means any building that contains one or 2 dwelling units. “Dwelling unit" means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others. “Dwelling” and “dwelling unit” do not include a primitive rural hunting cabin. (2) “Owner" means any person having a legal or equitable interest in the dwelling. “Owner" does not include any person whose legal or equitable interest in the dwelling is a security interest derived solely from the extension of credit to permit construction or remodeling of the dwelling or purchase of the dwelling by a 3rd party. (3) “Primitive rural hunting cabin” means a structure that satisfies all of the following:(a) The structure is not used as a home or residence.(b) The structure is used principally for recreational hunting activity.(c) The structure does not exceed 2 stories in height.(d) The structure satisfies any of the following:1. The structure was constructed before December 31, 1997.2. The structure results from alterations made to a structure described in subd. 1.3. The structure replaces a structure described in subd. 1.History:  1975 c. 404; 1979 c. 89, 148; 1989 a. 109; 2017 a. 59.The dwelling code applies to additions to buildings initially constructed after the effective date of the one- and two-family dwelling code act. 67 Atty. Gen. 191.
WI Stat § 101.615 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.615 - Application.

101.615  Application. This subchapter applies to a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced on or after December 1, 1978, except as follows: (1) Section 101.645 applies to a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced before, on or after May 23, 1978. (1m) Section 101.647 applies to a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced before, on, or after February 1, 2011.  (2) Section 101.653 applies to a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced on or after May 16, 1992. (3) Sections 101.65 (1m) and (1r) and 101.654 apply to an application for a building permit filed on or after April 1, 1995, to perform work on a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced before, on or after December 1, 1978.History:  1989 a. 109; 1991 a. 309; 1993 a. 126; 1995 a. 392; 2009 a. 158; 2013 a. 173 s. 33.
WI Stat § 101.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.64 - Departmental powers.

101.64  Departmental powers. (1) The department may:(a) Hold hearings on any matter relating to this subchapter and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at such hearings.(b) Except as provided under sub. (2m), at the request of the owner or renter, enter, inspect, and examine a dwelling, dwelling unit, or premises necessary to ascertain compliance with the rules and special orders under this subchapter.(c) Revise the rules under this subchapter after consultation with the uniform dwelling code council.(d) Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of materials, devices and methods of construction.(e) Collect and publish data secured from the building permits.(f) Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building materials, methods and equipment.(g) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the approval of building materials and methods where the standards of the other state meet the intent of the dwelling code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.(h) Study the operation of the dwelling construction code and other laws related to the construction of dwelling units to determine their impact upon the cost of building construction and their effectiveness upon the health, safety and welfare of the occupants. (2m) The department may not inspect a dwelling, dwelling unit, or premises located in a city, village, town, or county that exercises jurisdiction under s. 101.65 (1) (a) or (b) or 101.651 (2m) (a), unless the city, village, town, or county has entered into a contract with the department under s. 101.65 (2) that authorizes the department to conduct the inspection.History:  1975 c. 404; 1993 a. 126; 2005 a. 200; 2015 a. 29; 2017 a. 240, 330.
WI Stat § 101.642 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.642 - Certain rules prohibited.

101.642  Certain rules prohibited. (1) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that requires that any one-family or 2-family dwelling that uses electricity for space heating be superinsulated. (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that requires that any one- or 2-family dwelling contain an automatic fire sprinkler system, as defined in s. 145.01 (2). History:  2007 a. 67; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 101.645 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.645 - Smoke detectors.

101.645  Smoke detectors. (1) Definition. The definition of “smoke detector" under s. 101.145 (1) (c) also applies to this section. (2)  Approval and installation. A smoke detector required under this section shall be approved and installed as required under s. 101.145 (2) and (3) (a). (3)  Requirement. The owner of a dwelling shall install a functional smoke detector in the basement of the dwelling and on each floor level except the attic or storage area of each dwelling unit. The occupant of such a dwelling unit shall maintain any smoke detector in that unit, except that if any occupant who is not the owner, or any state, county, city, village or town officer, agent or employee charged under statute or municipal ordinance with powers or duties involving inspection of real or personal property, gives written notice to the owner that the smoke detector is not functional the owner shall provide, within 5 days after receipt of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make that smoke detector functional. (4)  Inspection. Except as provided under s. 101.64 (2m), the department or a municipal authority may inspect a new dwelling, may inspect the common areas of a dwelling, and, at the request of the owner or renter, may inspect the interior of a dwelling unit in a dwelling to ensure compliance with this section.History:  1977 c. 388; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (4); 1987 a. 376; 1989 a. 109; 2017 a. 330.This section is a safety statute the violation of which constitutes negligence per se. Johnson v. Blackburn, 220 Wis. 2d 260, 582 N.W.2d 488 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-1414.