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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.01 - Administration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. These are department rules in
					 addition to the requirements in NFPA 1 section 1.1:
(a)
1. This
					 chapter applies to all public buildings and places of employment that exist on
					 or after September 1, 2014, except as provided in pars. (b) to (d).
2. This chapter applies to the inspection,
					 testing, and maintenance of all fire safety features as specified in this
					 chapter, for all public buildings and places of employment that exist on or
					 after September 1, 2014, except as provided in pars. (b) to (d).
Note:
As established in s. SPS 314.01(2) (a)
						1., this chapter does not prescribe how to design public buildings. However,
						this chapter includes requirements that may apply during the construction of a
						public building, such as the safeguards in NFPA 1 chapter 16 for fire safety
						during construction. See Chs.
						SPS
						361 to 366 for design requirements for public
						buildings and places of employment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) These are department definitions for this
					 chapter in addition to the definitions in NFPA 1 chapter 3:
(a)
1.
					 "Administrative expenses," for the appropriation under s.
					 20.165(2)
					 (La), Stats., means expenditures for the
					 direct costs and indirect costs of administering ss.
					 101.14,
					 101.141
					 and
					 101.573,
					 Stats.
2. In this paragraph:
a. "Direct costs" means the cost of salaries,
					 limited term employees, fringe benefits and supplies to administer ss.
					 101.14,
					 101.141
					 and
					 101.573,
					 Stats.
b. "Indirect costs" means
					 the cost, determined on a pro rata basis, of management and administrative
					 services provided to administer ss.
					 101.14,
					 101.141
					 and
					 101.573,
					 Stats.
c. "Supplies" means
					 equipment, memberships, postage, printing, rent, subscriptions,
					 telecommunications, travel, utilities and similar outfitting and services,
					 directly related to administering ss.
					 101.14,
					 101.141
					 and
					 101.573,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.10 - General fire safety

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NFPA 101®
					 , Life safety code®. This is a department
					 informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 10.1.2:
Note:
Under section
						SPS 314.01(2) (a)
						1., the design requirements that are included
						in NFPA 1,
Fire Code
, either directly, or indirectly through
						cross-references to other standards and codes such as NFPA 101, are not
						included as part of this chapter, except as provided in sections
						SPS 314.01(2) (a)
						3. a. and 4.
(2) EMERGENCY PLANS. This is a department
					 informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 10.9.2.2:
Note:
The Department of Health Services may
						have additional rules requiring nursing home operators to have emergency plans
						that are reviewed by fire departments or other fire and safety
						experts.
(2m) OPEN FLAMES.
					 Substitute the following wording for the requirements in NFPA 1 section
					 10.11.2: The AHJ shall have the authority to prohibit any or all open flames,
					 and open, recreational, and cooking fires or other sources of ignition, or
					 establish special regulations on the use of any form of fire or smoking
					 material where circumstances make such conditions hazardous.
(2r) COOKING EQUIPMENT ON BALCONIES.
					 Substitute the following wording for the requirements in NFPA 1 section
					 10.11.6.2: For other than one- and two-family dwellings, no fuel for a hibachi,
					 grill, or other similar device used for cooking may be stored with that
					 equipment on a balcony.
(3)
					 CHRISTMAS TREES.
(a) Pursuant to s.
					 101.02(7e),
					 Stats., no city, village, or town may enact or enforce an ordinance related to
					 fire safety that prohibits the seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in a
					 church.
(b) This is a department
					 informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 10.14:
Note:
Guidance on use of natural-cut
						Christmas trees is available at the Department's Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov
through links to the
						Fire Prevention program in the Division of Industry Services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.11 - Building services

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FIRE SERVICE ELEVATOR KEYS. Substitute
					 the following informational note for the requirements in NFPA 1 sections
					 11.3.6.1 to 11.3.6.5.1.7:
Note:
See chapter
						SPS 318 for requirements for fire
						service elevator keys.
(2)
					 PORTABLE UNVENTED HEATERS. This is a department rule in addition to the
					 requirements in NFPA 1 section 11.5: Portable, fuel-fired, unvented heating
					 appliances are prohibited - except during construction or demolition of a
					 building, provided adequate ventilation is supplied.
(3) TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT
					 SYSTEMS. The requirements in NFPA 1 section
					 11.10 are not included
					 as part of this chapter.
See chapters
						  SPS
						  361 to
						  366 for requirements for other
						  heating appliances.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.13 - Fire protection systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTION,
					 TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL DEVICES. This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements in NFPA 1 sections 13.3 to
					 13.5: All cross connection control devices installed in water-based fire
					 protection systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with
					 this chapter and ch. SPS 382.
(2)
					 CREDENTIALS FOR TESTERS OF FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. This is a department
					 informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 13.3.3:
Note:
Chapter
						SPS 305 contains credential
						requirements for testers of fire sprinkler systems. That chapter and this
						chapter do not preclude non-credentialed individuals from conducting the daily,
						weekly, monthly, quarterly or semiannual inspection and testing activities for
						automatic fire sprinkler systems required under NFPA 25 and NFPA 72.
(3) This is a department
					 informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 13.6.9.1.2:
Note:
The fire-extinguisher certification
						addressed in this section is not issued by the Department.
(4) Substitute the following informational
					 note for the requirements in NFPA 1 sections 13.7.1.5 and 13.7.2.9.4 to
					 13.7.2.9.4.4:
Note:
See chapters
						SPS
						361 to
						366 for requirements relating to
						installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide alarms.
(5) MAINTENANCE OF SMOKE DETECTORS AND
					 ALARMS. These are department informational notes to be used under NFPA 1
					 section 13.7.4.6:
Note:
[1] Section
						101.145(3) (b) and
						(c) of the Statutes address maintenance of
						smoke detectors in residential buildings and read as follows: Section
						101.145(3)
						(b)"The owner of a residential building shall
						maintain any such smoke detector that is located in a common area of that
						residential building."
(c) "The
					 occupant of a unit in a residential building shall maintain any smoke detector
					 in that unit, except that if an occupant who is not an owner, or a 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 a smoke detector in
					 the unit is not functional the owner shall provide, within 5 days after receipt
					 of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make that smoke detector
					 functional."
Note:
[2] Under ch. SPS 366, all smoke
						alarms must be replaced by the end of the service period specified by their
						manufacturer, and a replacement alarm that uses a battery as the primary power
						source must have a non-replaceable, non-removable battery which is capable of
						powering the alarm for at least ten years.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.15 - Fire department service delivery concurrency evaluation

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in NFPA 1 chapter 15 are not included as
						part of this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.16 - Hose threads during construction

Current through June 24, 2024
These are department informational notes to be used under
						NFPA 1 section 16.4.3.3.2.6:
Section
						  213.15
						  of the Statutes regulates fire hose threads and fittings and reads as follows:
						  "All fire hose fittings, apparatus fittings, 1.5 and 2.5 inches in diameter
						  purchased or procured by a fire department or fire company shall be of the
						  national standard hose thread as adopted by the national fire protection
						  association. No fire department shall utilize hose and equipment not in
						  conformance with the requirement that all threads shall be national standard
						  hose thread as adopted by the national fire protection association. Any person
						  offering for sale nonstandard hose couplings, fittings or apparatus fittings
						  may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500."
Note:
NFPA 1963 contains the
						  specifications for national standard hose
						  thread.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.20 - Open flame devices and pyrotechnics

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the introductory
						paragraph in NFPA 1 section 20.1.5.3: No open flame devices or pyrotechnic
						devices may be used in any occupancy, unless otherwise permitted by the
						following:
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.27 - Manufactured home and recreational vehicle sites

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in NFPA 1 chapter 27 are not included as
						part of this chapter.
See chapter
						  SPS
						  321 subchapter VI and chapter
						  SPS
						  326 for requirements for manufactured home sites and
						  communities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.50 - Commercial cooking equipment for mobile kitchens

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department exception to the requirements in
						NFPA 1 sections 50.2.1.1 and 50.4: Neither an exhaust hood nor an automatic
						fire suppression system is required for a mobile kitchen where all of the
						following conditions are met:
(1) The
					 kitchen is less than 365 square feet in size.
(2) The kitchen is used on fewer than 12 days
					 in a calendar year, for the purpose of cooking.
(3) The owner or operator of the kitchen
					 maintains a record demonstrating compliance with sub. (2), retains the record
					 with the kitchen, and makes the record available to an inspector upon
					 request.
A Department form that can be used in complying with
						  the recordkeeping requirements in this section is available at the Department's
						  Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov
through
						  links to Division of Industry Services
						  forms.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.53 - Mechanical refrigeration

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in NFPA 1 chapter 53 are not included as
						part of this chapter.
See chapter
						  SPS
						  345 for requirements for mechanical refrigeration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention › Subchapter II - Modifications of NFPA 1, Fire Code › Section SPS 314.65 - Explosives, fireworks and model rocketry

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ENFORCEMENT.
					 This is a department informational note to be used under NFPA 495 section 1.6,
					 as referenced in NFPA 1 section 65.9.1:
Note:
Any inspections by fire inspectors do
						not substitute for the Department's licensing and permitting of the facilities
						that are regulated under this section and chapter
						SPS
						307.
(2) MIXING PLANT OPERATION. These are
					 department rules in addition to the requirements in NFPA 495 chapter 5 as
					 referenced in NFPA 1 section 65.9.1:
(a)
Personnel limitations.
Only persons essential to the mixing
					 and packaging operations shall be allowed in the mixing and packaging area at
					 any one time.
(b)
Production limitations.
No more than one day's production of
					 blasting agent shall be permitted in the mixing and packaging area at any one
					 time.
(c)
Labeling.
All cartridges, bags or other containers of blasting
					 agents shall be labeled to indicate their contents. Ammonium nitrate bags may
					 not be re-used as containers for blasting agents unless they are clearly
					 relabeled so that no mistake can be made regarding their contents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope, and Application › Section SPS 316.001 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRACTICAL SAFEGUARDING. Pursuant to ss.
					 101.02(1),
					 101.63(1),
					 101.73(1),
					 and
					 101.82(1),
					 Stats., the purpose of this chapter is the practical safeguarding of persons
					 and property from hazards arising from the installation and use of electricity.
Note:
Hazards often occur because of
						overloading of wiring systems by methods or usage not in conformity with this
						chapter. This occurs because initial wiring did not provide for increases in
						the use of electricity. An adequate initial installation and reasonable
						provisions for system changes will provide for future increases in the use of
						electricity.
(2) CODE
					 INTENTION. This chapter is not intended as a design specification or as an
					 instruction manual for untrained persons.
The Wisconsin state electrical code is issued and
						  administered by the department and by the public service commission in 2
						  chapters of the Wisconsin administrative code. The department has the
						  responsibility for issuance and administration of this chapter, and the public
						  service commission has the responsibility for issuance and administration of
						  ch. PSC 114.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope, and Application › Section SPS 316.002 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. Except as provided in sub. (2),
					 this chapter applies to electrical wiring installations.
(2) EXCLUSIONS. This chapter does not cover
					 any of the following electrical wiring installations:
(a) Installations in ships, watercraft other
					 than floating buildings, railway rolling stock, aircraft, or automotive
					 vehicles other than mobile homes and recreational vehicles.
(b) Installations for generation,
					 transformation, or distribution of power used exclusively by railways for
					 signaling and communication purposes.
(c) Installations of communication equipment
					 under exclusive control of communication utilities, located outdoors or in
					 building spaces used exclusively for such installations.
(d) Installations in manufactured homes,
					 other than electrical wiring alterations in existing manufactured
					 homes.
(e) Installations under the
					 exclusive control of an electric utility, or an electric cooperative where such
					 installations meet any of the following situations:
1. Consist of service drops or service
					 laterals, and associated metering.
2. Are located in legally established
					 easements or right-of-ways designated by public service commissions, utility
					 commissions, or other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction for such
					 installations.
3. Are on property
					 owned or leased by the electric utility for the purpose of communications,
					 metering, generation, control, transformation, transmission, storage, or
					 distribution of electric energy.
(f) Installations for the purpose of street
					 or area lighting owned and under exclusive control of electrical utilities or
					 municipalities where located outdoors on property owned or leased by the
					 utility; on or along public highways, streets, roads, or similar public
					 thoroughfares; or outdoors on private property by established rights such as
					 easements shall comply with this chapter or ch. PSC 114.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope, and Application › Section SPS 316.003 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPES OF INSTALLATIONS. The provisions of
					 this chapter apply to all new installations, reconstructions, alterations and
					 extensions.
(2) TESTING. Rooms
					 which are used exclusively for routine or special electrical test work and are
					 under the supervision of a qualified person, shall comply with this chapter
					 where practicable for the character of the testing done.
(3) EXISTING INSTALLATIONS. Existing
					 electrical installations shall conform to the electrical code that applied when
					 the installations were installed. An existing electrical installation may be
					 required to be brought into compliance with the current code's requirements by
					 the department and within the time period determined by the department when a
					 hazard to life, health or property exists or is created by the
					 installation.
(4) REPAIRS. Repairs
					 to electrical installations shall conform to the electrical code that applied
					 when the installations were installed. A repair may be required to be brought
					 into compliance with the current code's requirements by the department and
					 within the time period determined by the department when a hazard to life,
					 health or property exists or is created by the repair.
(5) DIFFERING RULES.
(a) Where any department rule in this chapter
					 differs from a requirement within a standard referenced in this chapter, the
					 department rule shall govern.
(b)
					 Where a provision of this chapter prescribes a general requirement and another
					 provision of this chapter prescribes a specific or more detailed requirement
					 regarding the same subject, the specific or more detailed requirement shall
					 govern, except as provided in par. (a) .
(c) Where different sections of this chapter
					 specify conflicting requirements, the most restrictive requirement, as
					 determined by the department, shall govern, except as provided in pars. (a) and
					 (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope, and Application › Section SPS 316.004 - Department authority

Current through June 24, 2024
Under s.
						101.02(1),
						Stats., the department reserves the right to interpret the requirements in this
						chapter and in all adopted codes and standards. Any interpretation under this
						section shall supersede any differing interpretation by either a lower level
						jurisdiction or an issuer of the adopted code or standard.
Section
						  101.86,
						  Stats., prohibits municipalities from enacting rules that are more restrictive
						  than this chapter. Section
						  101.86(1)
						  (a), Stats., provides a municipality may
						  "[e]nact an electrical code or otherwise exercise jurisdiction over electrical
						  wiring and inspection of electrical wiring by enactment of ordinances, provided
						  that the electrical code or ordinance strictly conforms with the state
						  electrical wiring code promulgated by the department under s.
						  101.82(1).
						  A county ordinance shall apply in any city, village or town which has not
						  enacted such an ordinance."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope, and Application › Section SPS 316.005 - Petition for variance

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall consider and may grant a variance to
						a provision of this chapter in accordance with ch. SPS 303. The petition for
						variance shall include, where applicable, a position statement from the fire
						department having jurisdiction.
Chapter
						  SPS
						  303 requires the submittal of a petition for variance
						  form (SBD-9890) and a fee, and that an equivalency is established in the
						  petition for variance that meets the intent of the rule being petitioned.
						  Chapter
						  SPS
						  303 also requires the department to process regular
						  petitions within 30 business days and priority petitions within 10 business
						  days.
Note:
The Department forms required in
						  this chapter are available for a nominal fee at telephone 800-DOC-SALE
						  (800-362-7253) or 411 (Telecommunications Relay), or at
						  docsales@doa.state.wi.us. Forms are also available at no charge at the
						  Department's Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov
through links to Division
						  of Industry Services forms.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope, and Application › Section SPS 316.007 - Adoption of standards by reference

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIMARY
					 STANDARDS. The following standards are incorporated by reference into this
					 chapter, subject to the modifications specified in this chapter:
(a) Except as provided under par. (am),
					 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA
					 02169-7471, telephone 800-344-3555,
www.nfpa.org
: NFPA 70 National Electrical Code,
					 (NEC) - 2017.
Note:
Copies of the standards are on file in
						the offices of the Department and the Legislative Reference Bureau. A copy of
						the code may be purchased from the organization listed or may be reviewed on
						the organization's website at no cost if the person is a registered user for
						the site.
(am) Prior to January 1,
					 2020, for all electrical wiring, installations, equipment, and materials used
					 in the construction of one- and 2- family dwellings, National Fire Protection
					 Association (NFPA), One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, telephone
					 800-344-3555,
www.nfpa.org
: NFPA 70 National
					 Electrical Code, (NEC) - 2011.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 316.009 - Construction and operation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. All
					 electrical power and communication equipment and lines shall be constructed,
					 installed, operated and maintained so as to minimize hazards to life and
					 property. All electrical installations shall conform to the
National
					 Electrical Code
®, incorporated by reference in this chapter, and
					 the requirements specified in this chapter.
Note:
The federal and state Fair Housing
						Acts, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the Wisconsin Commercial
						Building Code (chs.
						SPS
						361 to
						366 ) contain requirements
						relating to making buildings accessible to and usable by people with
						disabilities. Some of those requirements apply to the installation of various
						electrical devices. For example, in the federal fair housing accessibility
						guidelines, devices such as light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and
						other environmental controls would meet the requirements if operable parts of
						the controls are located no higher than 48 inches, and no lower than 15 inches,
						above the floor. If the reach is over an obstruction between 20 and 25 inches
						in depth, the maximum height is reduced to 44 inches for forward approach; or
						46 inches for side approach, provided the obstruction is no more than 24 inches
						in depth. Complete copies of the federal Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
						or the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines can be
						obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, New Orders, P.O. Box 371954,
						Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.
(2) INSTALLATIONS OVER 600 VOLTS.
					 Installations over 600 volts shall, in addition to the requirements of this
					 chapter, comply with ch. PSC 114.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 316.010 - Inspection and maintenance

Current through June 24, 2024
All electrical installations and equipment shall be
						cleaned and inspected at intervals as experience has shown to be necessary. Any
						equipment or electrical installation known to be defective so as to endanger
						life or property shall be promptly repaired, permanently disconnected, or
						isolated until repairs can be made. Construction, repairs, additions, and
						changes to electrical equipment and conductors shall be made by qualified
						persons only.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 316.011 - Administration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION.
(a)
Jurisdiction conditions.
Pursuant to s.
					 101.86(1),
					 Stats., municipalities may exercise jurisdiction over the inspection of
					 electrical wiring installations at farms, public buildings, places of
					 employment, campgrounds, manufactured home communities, public marinas, piers,
					 docks, or wharves and recreational vehicle parks provided the municipality
					 complies with all of the following:
1. The
					 municipality holds a registration issued by the department as an inspection
					 agency for the purpose of issuing permits and inspecting electrical wiring at
					 farms, public buildings, places of employment, campgrounds, manufactured home
					 communities, public marinas, piers, docks, or wharves and recreational vehicle
					 parks.
2. The municipality notifies
					 the department at least 60 days prior to the date upon which the municipality
					 intends to assume the jurisdiction.
3. The municipality provides the department
					 with a copy of its electrical ordinances and subsequent revisions to the
					 ordinances.
4. The municipality's
					 ordinances adopt this chapter in its entirety.
5. The municipality employs or contracts with
					 certified commercial electrical inspectors or independent inspection agencies
					 to perform electrical inspection activities.
6. The municipality provides the department
					 with the names of its certified commercial electrical inspectors and
					 independent inspection agencies employed or contracted by the municipality, if
					 applicable.
Note:
Section
						13.48(13),
						Stats., exempts state buildings from local ordinances or regulations relating
						to building construction, permits, and similar restrictions.
Note:
These provisions do not limit
						municipal authority to implement regulatory oversight for other electrical
						wiring installations at other locations not addressed under this section. The
						permitting and inspection of electrical wiring installations for the
						construction of new one- and 2- family dwellings are addressed under ch. SPS
						320.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 316.012 - Permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
					 Except for an electrical wiring project described in s.
					 101.875(2),
					 Stats., and as provided in par. (b), no electrical wiring project may commence
					 unless the owner of the premises where the installation is to occur or their
					 agent holds a permit from the designated inspection agency if the project
					 involves the installation of new or an addition to any electrical service,
					 feeder, or branch circuit serving any of the following:
1. A farm.
2. A public building, structure, or
					 premises.
3. A place of
					 employment.
4. A
					 campground.
5. A manufactured home
					 community.
6. A public marina,
					 pier, dock, or wharf.
7. A
					 recreational vehicle park.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 316.013 - Inspections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided under s.
					 101.875(2),
					 Stats., electrical wiring installations shall be subject to inspection.
Note:
See s.
						SPS 320.10 regarding
						the inspections for the construction of new one- and 2- family
						dwellings.
(2) Inspections
					 of electrical wiring installations described under s.
					 SPS
					 316.012(1) (a) shall be conducted by
					 a certified commercial electrical inspector.
Note:
See s.
						SPS
						305.62 for certification provisions for commercial
						electrical inspectors.
(3)
(a) The building owner or their agent shall
					 notify the inspection agency designated by the department to provide electrical
					 inspections when the electrical wiring installation is ready for
					 inspection.
(b) Except as provided
					 in par. (c), to facilitate inspection all of the following shall apply:
1. Electrical wiring shall remain accessible
					 and exposed for inspection purposes.
2. Electrical wiring may not be
					 energized.
(c)
1. The concealment or energizing of
					 electrical wiring, other than an electrical service, may proceed if inspection
					 has not been completed within 2 business days after notification is received or
					 as otherwise agreed between the wiring installer and the designated inspection
					 agency providing the inspection.
2.
					 The notification that an electrical wiring installation is ready for final
					 inspection shall be made to indicate when all electrical fixtures, outlets and
					 face plates are in place and the installation or that portion of the
					 installation is energized.
(d)
1. If
					 upon inspection, it is found that the installation is in compliance with this
					 chapter, the certified inspector shall approve the installation prior to
					 concealment or energizing of the electrical wiring.
2. If upon inspection, it is found that the
					 installation is incomplete or not in compliance with this chapter, orders to
					 correct shall be issued. An order may include the condition that the electrical
					 wiring is to remain unconcealed and non-energized until re-inspected.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 316.014 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be
						assessed in accordance with s.
						101.02(12)
						and (13), or s.
						101.88(3),
						Stats.
Note:
Section
						101.02(13)
						(a), Stats., indicates penalties will be
						assessed against any employer, employee, owner or other person who fails or
						refuses to perform any duty lawfully enjoined, within the time prescribed by
						the department, for which no penalty has been specifically provided, or who
						fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any lawful order made by the
						department, or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection with ss.
						101.01 to
						101.599,
						Stats. For each violation, failure or refusal, the employee, owner or other
						person must forfeit and pay into the state treasury a sum not less than $10 nor
						more than $100 for each violation.
Section
						  101.02(12),
						  Stats., indicates that every day during which any person, persons, corporation
						  or any officer, agent or employee thereof, fails to observe and comply with an
						  order of the department will constitute a separate and distinct violation of
						  such order.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.015 - Appeals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPEAL OF LOCAL ORDER. Any person
					 affected by a local order which may be in conflict with a provision of this
					 chapter may petition the department for a hearing on the grounds that the local
					 order is unreasonable and in conflict with the provision of this chapter. All
					 appeals shall be acted on and a decision in writing shall be issued by the
					 department within 30 business days of receiving an appeal.
Note:
Section
						101.01(l)
						(f), Stats., defines "local order" as any
						ordinance, order, rule or determination of any common council, board of
						aldermen, board of trustees or the village board, of any village or city, or
						the board of health of any municipality, or an order or direction of any
						official of such municipality, upon any matter over which the department has
						jurisdiction.
(2) PETITION
					 OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULE. Pursuant to s.
					 227.12,
					 Stats., any municipality, corporation or any 5 or more persons having an
					 interest in an administrative rule may petition the department requesting the
					 adoption, amendment or repeal of the rule.
The referenced NEC® article or section number will
						  correspond with the SPS designation number and title and will precede the text
						  of the rule. Example:
						  SPS 316.100 [NEC
						  100].
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.016 - Electrical plan review

Current through June 24, 2024
Upon request, the department may perform electrical plan
						review for dwellings, public buildings, places of employment and electrical
						services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.017 - Technical assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall provide technical assistance to the
						extent possible with the available resources to any person, upon written
						request, regarding interpretation and application of this chapter. The
						technical assistance may consist of telephone, written, in-office or on-site
						review of specific problems.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.020 - Construction and operation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. All
					 electrical power and communication equipment and lines shall be constructed,
					 installed, operated, and maintained so as to minimize hazards to life and
					 property. All electrical installations shall conform to the National Electrical
					 Code, incorporated by reference in this chapter, and the requirements specified
					 in this chapter.
Note:
The federal and state Fair Housing
						Acts, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Wisconsin Commercial
						Building Code under chs. SPS 361 to 366 contain requirements relating to making
						buildings accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. Some of those
						requirements apply to the installation of various electrical devices. For
						example, in the federal Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, devices such as
						light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other environmental
						controls would meet the requirements if operable parts of the controls are
						located no higher than 48 inches, and no lower than 15 inches, above the floor.
						If the reach is over an obstruction between 20 and 25 inches in depth, the
						maximum height is reduced to 44 inches for forward approach; or 46 inches for
						side approach, provided the obstruction is no more than 24 inches in depth.
						Complete copies of the federal Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines or the
						federal Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines can be
						obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, New Orders, P.O. Box 371954,
						Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.
(2) INSTALLATIONS OVER 600 VOLTS.
					 Installations over 600 volts shall, in addition to the requirements of this
					 chapter, comply with ch. PSC 114.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.021 - Maintenance

Current through June 24, 2024
All electrical wiring installations and equipment shall
						be cleaned and inspected at intervals as experience has shown to be necessary.
						Any equipment or electrical wiring installation known to be defective so as to
						endanger life or property shall be promptly repaired, permanently disconnected
						or isolated until repairs can be made.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.022 - Use of approved materials and construction methods

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MATERIALS.
					 Materials, equipment, and products that do not comply with the requirements of
					 this chapter shall not be used unless approved in writing by the department in
					 an approval of a petition for variance. Approval of materials, equipment, and
					 products shall be based on sufficient data, tests, and other evidence that
					 prove the material, equipment, or product meets the intent of the requirements
					 of this chapter. Data, tests, and other evidence shall be provided by a
					 qualified independent third party.
Note:
Examples of a qualified independent
						third party include a nationally recognized testing laboratory and a
						professional engineer.
(2)
					 METHODS OF INSTALLATION. Methods of installation that do not comply with the
					 regulations of this chapter shall not be used unless approved in writing by the
					 department in an approval of a petition for variance.
(3) NEW PRODUCTS, CONSTRUCTIONS OR MATERIALS.
					 The incorporated
National Electrical Code
may require new
					 products, constructions, or materials that may not be available at the time
					 this chapter is adopted. In such event, the department may permit the use of
					 the products, constructions or materials which comply with a previous edition
					 of the
National Electrical Code
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 316.023 - Electric fences

Current through June 24, 2024
The following are department rules in addition to the
						requirements of the
NEC
®:
(1) ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLERS.
(a) Electric fence controllers shall be of a
					 type listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
(b) Electric fence controllers shall be
					 installed and used in the exact manner and for the exact purpose indicated by
					 the manufacturer's instructions, markings, listings or labels.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.080 - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC®

Current through June 24, 2024
Changes, additions or omissions to the
National
						Electrical Code
® (
NEC
®) are specified in this
						subchapter and are rules of the department and not requirements of the
NEC
®.
The referenced NEC® article or section number will
						  correspond with the SPS designation number and title and will precede the text
						  of the rule. Example: SPS 316.100 [NEC
						  100].
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.090 - Introduction

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements specified in 2011 and 2017 NEC 90.1,
						NEC 90.2, and NEC 90.4 are not included as part of this
						chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.100 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADDITIONS. The following are department
					 definitions in addition to the definitions in NEC 100:
(a) "Floors" means stories as specified in
					 chs. SPS 361 to 366.
(b) "Nonrated
					 construction" means Types III, IV and V construction in accordance with chs.
					 SPS 361 to 366 and is considered to be nonfire-rated for the purposes of this
					 chapter.
(c) "Private sewage
					 system" has the meaning specified under s.
					 145.01(12),
					 Stats.
Note:
Under s.
						145.01(12),
						Stats., "private sewage system" means a sewage treatment and disposal system
						serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field located
						on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative sewage
						system approved by the department including a substitute for the septic tank or
						soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure
						or a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private sewage
						system may be owned by the property owner or a special purpose
						district.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.110 - Examination, identification, installation, use, and listing of equipment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Substitute the following wording for the
					 requirements in 2011 NEC 110.3 (B): Listed or labeled equipment shall be
					 installed or used, or both, in accordance with any instructions included in the
					 listing or labeling, provided the instructions, listing, or labeling do not
					 conflict with this chapter.
(2)
					 This is a department exception to the requirements of 2017 NEC 110.3 (C):
					 Exception: As provided under s. SPS 316.022 (1), product testing and evaluation
					 may be conducted by a qualified independent third party, including a nationally
					 recognized testing laboratory or a professional engineer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.210 - Branch circuits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT-INTERRUPTER
					 PROTECTION FOR PERSONNEL.
(a) The requirements
					 in 2017 NEC 210.8 (A) (7) do not apply to sinks located in kitchens.
(b) The requirements in 2017 NEC 210.8 (A)
					 (9) and (10) are not included as part of this chapter.
(c) Substitute the following wording for 2017
					 NEC 210.8 (B): All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampre receptacles
					 installed in the following locations shall have ground-fault circuit
					 interrupter protection for personnel.
(d) This is a department exception to the
					 requirements in 2011 NEC 210.8 (A) and 2017 NEC 210.8 (A) and (B): Exception:
					 Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall not be required for a single
					 receptacle providing power for sump, sewage, or condensate pumps where an
					 accessible ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected receptacle is located
					 within 900 mm (3 ft) of the non-GFCI protected receptacle.