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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 316 - Electrical › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.220 - Branch-circuit, feeder and service calculations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. This is
					 a department exception to the requirements in 2011 NEC 220.10: Circuit load
					 calculations may use unit load values lower than those identified in NEC Table
					 220.12 for lighting loads calculated using the maximum electrical energy
					 conservation values specified under ch. SPS 363 for public buildings and places
					 of employment.
(2) EXCEPTION. This
					 is a department exception to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 220.40:
					 Exception: Under the supervision of a Wisconsin professional engineer,
					 architect or designer of electrical systems, the feeder or service size may be
					 computed using diversity factors or historical data of a similar type of
					 building, other than one- and 2-family dwelling units.
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 316.225 - Outside branch circuits and feeders

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLEARANCES FROM
					 BUILDINGS FOR CONDUCTORS NOT OVER 600 VOLTS. Substitute the following wording
					 for 2011 NEC 225.19 (A) Exception No. 4: The requirement for maintaining the
					 vertical clearance 3 feet from the edge of the roof does not apply to the final
					 conductor span to the building.
(2)
					 NUMBER OF SUPPLIES. The following are department rules in addition to the
					 requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 225.30:
(a)
					 For the purpose of this section, multiple feeders that are supplied from the
					 same distribution point, having a total rating of 300 amperes or more, and that
					 supply not more than 6 disconnecting means grouped at the same location shall
					 be considered as one supply.
(b)
					 Multi-occupancy buildings or structures may have one set of branch circuit
					 conductors installed from a dwelling unit to the second building or structure's
					 respective occupied space.
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 316.230 - Services

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NUMBER OF SERVICES.
(a) This is a department informational note
					 to be used under 2011 and 2017 NEC 230.2 (intro.): Note: It is recommended that
					 the electric utility or cooperative supplying electric current be contacted
					 prior to service equipment installations for any special
					 requirements.
(b) Substitute the
					 following wording for NEC 230.2 (B) (2): Two or more service drops or laterals
					 for the same class of service if located more than 150 feet apart, measured in
					 a straight line, and provided that all electrical wiring supplied by each
					 service has no common raceway or connection with any other service.
(c) This is a department rule in addition to
					 the requirements of 2011 NEC 230.2 (B): For a building which is not more than 3
					 stories in height and which contains only 3 or more attached, vertically
					 separated, side-by-side, or back-to-back dwelling units, with each dwelling
					 unit served by an individual exterior exit within 6 feet of the exit discharge
					 grade, a separate service drop or lateral shall be permitted for each 2
					 attached units.
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 316.240 - Overcurrent protection

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in 2017 NEC 240.67 do not apply to 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 316.250 - Grounding and bonding

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTRODE REQUIRED. The
					 exception in 2011 and 2017 NEC 250.53 (A) (2) is not included as part of this
					 chapter.
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
					 ELECTRODE. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011
					 and 2017 NEC 250.53 (A) (3): A single electrode consisting of a rod, pipe or
					 plate shall be augmented by one additional electrode of any of the types in NEC
					 250.52 (A) (4) to (A) (8).
(3)
					 TYPES OF EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS. This is a department rule in addition
					 to the requirements of 2017 NEC 250.118: A metallic raceway installed in direct
					 contact with earth, in concrete slabs or floors poured on earth, or in exterior
					 concrete walls below grade shall be augmented with a supplemental equipment
					 grounding conductor identified in NEC 250.118 (1). This supplemental conductor
					 shall be sized in accordance with NEC 250.122. An aluminum equipment grounding
					 conductor used for this purpose shall be insulated.
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 316.300 - Wiring methods

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE
					 ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. These department rules apply to private
					 onsite wastewater treatment systems and are in addition to the requirements of
					 2011 and 2017 NEC 300:
(a)
Wiring
					 methods.
All effluent pump circuit wiring shall comply with the
					 approved wiring methods as specified in NEC 300 and all of the following
					 requirements:
1. Effluent pumps shall be
					 supplied by a separate branch circuit supplying no other loads.
2. Alarm wiring may not be connected to the
					 pump circuit.
3. All aboveground
					 cables and flexible cords shall be enclosed to protect against physical
					 damage.
4. The neutral conductor
					 may not be common to both alarm and pump circuits.
5. Where the wiring enclosure for the alarm
					 and pump circuit is located outside the pump chamber, any openings into the
					 pump chamber for circuit wiring shall be sealed or plugged to prevent the
					 passage of gas or vapor into the wiring enclosure.
Note:
This prohibits use of a multi-wire
						branch circuit to supply both the alarm and pump.
Note:
See NEC 430.102 for location of
						disconnects.
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 316.310 - Conductors for general wiring

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 NEC 310.15 (B) (3) (a):
					 The derating factors shown in NEC Table 310.15 (B) (3) (a) do not apply to
					 branch circuits supplying an individual dwelling unit except under the
					 following conditions: Exception No. 6: The derating factors shown in NEC Table
					 310.15 (B) (3) (a) do not apply to branch circuits supplying an individual
					 dwelling unit except under the following conditions:
(a) Where more than two NM cables containing
					 two or more current-carrying conductors are installed, without maintaining
					 spacing between the cables, through the same opening in wood framing that is to
					 be fire- or draft-stopped using thermal insulation, caulk or sealing foam, the
					 allowable ampacity of each conductor shall be adjusted in accordance with Table
					 310.15 (B) (3) (a) and the provisions of 310.15 (A) (2) shall not
					 apply.
(b) Where more than two NM
					 cables containing two or more current-carrying conductors are installed in
					 contact with thermal insulation without maintaining spacing between cables, the
					 allowable ampacity of each conductor shall be adjusted in accordance with Table
					 310.15 (B) (3) (a).
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 316.312 - Cabinets, cutout boxes and meter socket enclosures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CABLES.
					 Substitute the following wording for 2011 and 2017 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception
					 (intro.): Exception: Cables with entirely nonmetallic sheaths may enter an
					 enclosure through one or more nonflexible raceways of not less than 12 inches
					 and not more than 10 feet in length, provided all of the following conditions
					 are met:
(2) OMISSION. The
					 requirements specified in 2011 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception paragraph (b) and 2017
					 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception number 2 are not included as part of this
					 chapter.
(3) FITTING. Substitute
					 the following wording for 2011 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception paragraph (c) and 2017
					 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception number 3: A fitting is provided on each end of the
					 raceway to protect the cable from abrasion.
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 316.314 - Outlet, device, pull and junction boxes; conduit bodies; fittings; and handhole enclosures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONDUCTORS ENTERING BOXES, CONDUIT
					 BODIES, OR FITTINGS. This is a department exception to the requirements of 2011
					 and 2017 NEC 314.17 (B) and (C): Exception: Nonmetallic sheathed cable is not
					 required to be secured to the box or conduit body where it is installed in
					 accordance with the wiring method specified in s. SPS 316.312.
(2) OUTLET BOXES. This is a department rule
					 in addition to the requirements of 2011 NEC 314.27 (A): In a dwelling unit, a
					 ceiling outlet box installed for use as a lighting fixture outlet in a
					 habitable room or kitchen and located where a ceiling fan could be installed
					 shall be a type listed for ceiling fan support.
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 316.334 - Nonmetallic-sheathed cable: Types NM, NMC and NMS

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) USES PERMITTED.
					 Substitute the following wording for 2011 and 2017 NEC 334.10 (3): Other
					 structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as
					 prohibited in NEC 334.12.
(2) TYPES
					 NM, NMC, AND NMS. The requirements specified in 2011 and 2017 NEC 334.12 (A)
					 (2) 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 316.358 - Uses permitted

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department rule in addition to the
						requirements of 2011 and 2017 NEC 358.12: Electrical metallic tubing may not be
						used in direct contact with earth, in concrete slabs or floors poured on earth,
						or in exterior concrete walls below grade.
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 316.400 - Flexible cords and cables

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This is a
					 department exception in addition to the exception in 2011 NEC 400.8 (4):
					 Exception No. 2: Flexible cords and cables permitted by NEC 400.7 (A) that are
					 connected to sources other than busways may be attached to adequately supported
					 equipment or building surfaces provided the type of cord or cable, the
					 attachment to the building and equipment, and the support comply with the
					 provisions of NEC 368.56 (B).
(2)
					 This is a department exception in addition to the exception in 2017 NEC 400.12
					 (4): Exception No. 2: Flexible cords and cables permitted by NEC 400.10 (A)
					 that are connected to sources other than busways may be attached to adequately
					 supported equipment or building surfaces provided the type of cord or cable,
					 the attachment to the building and equipment, and the support comply with the
					 provisions of NEC 368.56 (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 IV - Changes, Additions or Omissions to the NEC® › Section SPS 316.404 - Switches controlling lighting loads

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in 2017 NEC 404.2 (C) do not apply to
						dwelling units.
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 316.406 - Receptacles, cord connectors and attachment plugs (caps)

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The requirements
					 in 2011 and 2017 NEC 406.4 (D) (4) are not included as part of this
					 chapter.
(2) Substitute the
					 following wording for 2017 NEC 406.9 (B) (1): Receptacles of 15 and 20 amperes,
					 125 and 250 volts installed in a wet location shall have an enclosure that is
					 weatherproof whether or not the attachment plug cap is inserted.
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 316.450 - Transformers and transformer vaults (including secondary ties)

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) OVERCURRENT
					 PROTECTION. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011
					 and 2017 NEC Table 450.3 (A) Note 3: The qualified person shall be either an
					 employee at that location or an employee contracted for this purpose who is
					 readily available.
(2) LOCATION.
					 Substitute the following wording for 2011 and 2017 NEC 450.41: Vaults
					 containing oil-insulated transformers shall be located where the vaults can be
					 ventilated to the outside air without using flues or ducts, except where a
					 petition for variance is approved.
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 316.511 - Commercial garages, repair and storage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The
					 requirements specified in 2011 NEC 511.3 (C) (1) (a) are not included as part
					 of this chapter.
(2) Substitute the
					 following wording for 2011 NEC 511.3 (C) (2) (a): The ceiling area shall be
					 unclassified where ventilation is provided from a point not more than 18 inches
					 from the highest point in the ceiling. The ventilation shall conform to chs.
					 SPS 361 to 366.
Note:
The Commercial Building Code, chapters
						SPS 361 to 366, adopts and references the International Mechanical Code, IMC,
						for the design of ventilation systems. The adopted provisions of the
						International Mechanical Code under section 502.16 prescribe provisions for
						repair garages for natural gas- and hydrogen- fueled vehicles.
(3) Substitute the following wording for
					 "Extent of Classified Location" in 2017 NEC Table 511.3 (C) under which the
					 floor area of a major repair garage is considered unclassified: Up to 450 mm
					 (18 in.) above floor level of the room where the room is provided with
					 ventilation from a point not more than 300 mm (12 in.) from the lowest point of
					 the floor area and the ventilation conforms to chs. SPS 361 to 366.
(4) Substitute the following wording for
					 "Extent of Classified Location" in 2017 NEC Table 511.3 (D) under which the
					 ceiling area of a major repair garage is considered unclassified: Within 450 mm
					 (18 in.) of ceiling where ventilation is provided from a point not more than
					 450 mm (18 in.) from the highest point in the ceiling and the ventilation
					 conforms to chs. SPS 361 to 366.
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 316.547 - Agricultural buildings

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department exception to the requirements in
						2011 and 2017 NEC 547.5 (G): Exception: Ground-fault circuit-interrupter
						protection is not required for a single receptacle providing power for an
						electric fence controller used for livestock containment where an accessible
						ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected receptacle is located within 900 mm
						(3 ft) of the non-GFCI protected receptacle.
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 316.551 - Recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for 2017 NEC 551.71
						(C): A minimum of 20 percent of existing and 40 percent of all new recreational
						vehicle sites, with electrical supply, shall each be equipped with a 50-ampre,
						125/250-volt receptacle conforming to the configuration as identified in Figure
						551.46 (C) (1). These electrical supplies shall be permitted to include
						additional receptacles that have configurations in accordance with
						551.81.
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 316.620 - Elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department exception to the requirements in
						2011 and 2017 NEC 620: Exception: Wherever NEC 620 requires disconnecting means
						with overcurrent protection to be located in an elevator machine room, control
						room, machinery space or control space and the elevator does not have such a
						room or space directly accessible from a building floor level, such devices
						shall be located instead in lockable cabinets or electrical rooms accessible
						only to qualified persons.
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 316.675 - Electrically driven or controlled irrigation machines

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 NEC 675.8: A service
					 disconnecting means with overcurrent protection shall be provided at the
					 service point in accordance with NEC 230 subchapter VI.
(2) This is a department rule in addition to
					 the requirements in 2017 NEC 675.8: A service disconnecting means with
					 overcurrent protection shall be provided at the service point in accordance
					 with NEC 230 Part VI.
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 316.680 - Swimming pools, fountains and similar installations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PERIMETER
					 SURFACES. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 NEC
					 680.26 (B) (2): The requirements specified in NEC 680.26 (B) (2) do not apply
					 to a listed self-contained spa or hot tub constructed with nonmetallic
					 walls.
(2) POOL WATER. This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 NEC 680.26 (C): The
					 requirements specified in NEC 680.26 (C) do not apply to a listed
					 self-contained spa or hot tub constructed with nonmetallic walls.
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 316.700 - Emergency systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WIRING, EMERGENCY SYSTEM. This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 and 2017 NEC 700.10
					 (B):
(a) Except as provided in par. (b),
					 emergency circuit wiring shall be listed raceways, Type AC cable or Type MC
					 cable.
(b) Emergency lighting
					 fixtures may use flexible cord connections in compliance with NEC 410.62 (C)
					 for electric discharge luminaries.
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 316.701 - Legally required standby systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADDITION. This
					 is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC
					 701.12 (intro.): The enclosure of the alternate source of power located
					 outdoors for legally required standby systems shall be located at least 10 feet
					 horizontally from any combustible portion of a Type III, Type IV, or Type V
					 building and at least 20 feet from an outdoor electrical transformer,
					 electrical metering, service equipment, or normal power distribution equipment.
					 These dimensions may be reduced where a noncombustible barrier is installed
					 that extends at least 3 feet beyond each side of the alternate power source and
					 transformer. The height of the barrier shall be at least one foot above the top
					 of the transformer, electrical metering, service equipment, or alternate power
					 source, whichever is higher.
(2)
					 DELETION. The requirements specified in 2011 and 2017 NEC 701.12 (B) (3) are
					 not included as part of this chapter.
See chs. SPS 361 to 366 for further
						  requirements.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.900 - Purpose (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.905 - Scope (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.910 - Application (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.915 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.920 - Authority (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.940 - Inspections (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
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 V - Electrical Inspection (Repealed) › Section SPS 316.950 - Connection of electric service (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
This section is repealed eff. 1-1-20 by CR
						  16-093.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 318.1001 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
Pursuant to ss.
						101.982
						and
						101.983,
						Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum safety standards
						for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing,
						maintenance, alteration, repair, and replacement of
						conveyances.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 318.1003 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RETROACTIVITY.
(a) The design, construction, and
					 installation rules of this chapter, including the acceptance-inspection
					 requirements and the applied criteria from the standards adopted in s.
					 SPS
					 318.1005, do not apply retroactively to conveyances
					 existing prior to the effective date of the rule unless specifically stated in
					 the administrative rule or standard.
(b)
1. The
					 operation, testing, maintenance, and periodic inspection requirements of this
					 chapter apply to all conveyances that exist on or after June 1, 2020, except as
					 provided in subd. 2. and pars. (c) to (e).
2. The provisions of subd. 1. do not apply to
					 a conveyance with a contract date of prior to January 1, 2009, that serves a
					 dwelling unit.
Note:
Although the provisions of subdivision
						1. do not apply as stated above, these conveyances are subject to the
						requirements in section
						101.983(3)
						of the Statutes, which reads as follows: "If the owner and a prospective buyer
						of an individual residential dwelling unit that is served by a dumbwaiter or an
						elevator enter into a contract of sale for the unit that includes a provision
						requiring that the dumbwaiter or elevator be inspected, the inspection shall be
						performed by an elevator inspector licensed under s.
						101.985(3)."
(c)
1. The design, construction, and installation
					 requirements of this chapter, including the acceptance-inspection requirements
					 apply to any alterations, repairs, and replacement parts or components for any
					 conveyance that have a contract date of on or after June 1, 2020, except as
					 provided in subd. 2., par. (e), and sub. (1m).
Note:
See section
						SPS 318.1007(3)
						 for further information about plan review
						for alterations and replacements.
2. The provisions of subd. 1. do not apply to
					 a conveyance with a contract date of prior to January 1, 2009, that serves a
					 dwelling unit.
Note:
A proposed alteration for an existing
						conveyance may necessitate modifying other components of the conveyance to make
						the proposed alteration comply with this chapter - and some alterations may
						necessitate modifying other features of a building that must comply with
						requirements in chapters
						SPS
						320 to 325, the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling (One- and
						Two-Family Dwelling) Code, and chapters
						SPS
						361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building
						Code.
(e)
					 Periodic inspections are not required under this chapter for any conveyances
					 that receive periodic inspections by United States government
					 inspectors.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter II - Definitions and Standards › Section SPS 318.1005 - Adoption of standards by reference

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIMARY
					 STANDARDS. The following standards are hereby incorporated by reference into
					 this chapter, subject to the modifications specified in this chapter:
(a)
Safety Code for Elevators and
					 Escalators, ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16.
(b)
Safety Standard for Platform
					 Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, ASME A18.1-2017.
(c)
Entertainment Technology-Design,
					 Installation, and Use of Orchestra Pit Lifts, ANSI
					 E1.42-2018.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1006 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
Fees for plan review, permit application, inspection,
						permit to operate, and other services performed by the department pertaining to
						elevators, escalators, and lift devices shall be as determined in ch. SPS
						302.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1007 - Plan review and approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPROVALS.
(a)
1.
					 Before commencing the construction or installation of a conveyance, an approval
					 shall be obtained from the department or agent municipality within whose
					 boundaries the conveyance is to be located.
2. Before commencing an alteration of an
					 existing conveyance as delineated in Tables SPS 318.1007 -1 to 318.1007-4, an
					 approval shall be obtained from the department or agent municipality within
					 whose boundaries the conveyance is located.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1008 - Plan review actions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROCESSING. The department shall review
					 and make a determination on a request for plan approval within 15 business
					 days, except as provided in sub. (2) (d).
(2) DETERMINATIONS.
(a)
Conditional approval.
1. If the department determines the
					 application and plans for installation or alteration substantially comply with
					 the provisions of this chapter, the department shall grant a conditional
					 approval in writing.
2.
					 Non-code-complying conditions stated in the conditional approval shall be
					 corrected before or during installation.
3. A conditional approval issued by the
					 department may not be construed as an assumption of any responsibility for the
					 design or construction of the equipment.
4. The issuance of a conditional approval by
					 the department does not alleviate the responsibility to correct any
					 non-code-complying condition, element, or component not specifically enumerated
					 in a conditional approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1009 - Identification of conveyances

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REGISTRATION
					 NUMBER. All conveyances that are required to have a permit to operate shall be
					 identified by a registration number supplied by the department or agent
					 municipality.
(2) POSTING. The
					 registration number shall be posted in the following manner:
(a) For a conveyance having a machine room,
					 control room, or control space accessed directly from a building floor level or
					 roof, on the main electrical disconnect or controller.
(b) For a conveyance having an inspection and
					 test panel, inside the cover of the inspection and test panel.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1010 - Product approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) VOLUNTARY APPROVAL.
(a) Materials, equipment, and products
					 regulated by this chapter may receive a written approval from the department
					 indicating code compliance.
(b)
1. Approval of materials, equipment, and
					 products shall be based on sufficient data, tests, and other evidence that
					 prove the material, equipment, or product is in compliance with the standards
					 specified in this chapter.
2.
					 Tests, compilation of data, and calculations documenting compliance shall be
					 provided by one of the following:
a. A
					 qualified independent third party.
b. A Wisconsin-registered architect or
					 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 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1011 - Inspections and permits to operate

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
					 Pursuant to s.
					 101.983(2),
					 Stats., no person may allow a conveyance to operate on property owned by the
					 person unless the person holds a valid permit to operate for the conveyance,
					 except this requirement does not apply to elevators or dumbwaiters that serve
					 dwelling units.
Note:
Although a permit to operate is not
						required under this subsection for elevators and dumbwaiters serving dwelling
						units, these elevators and dumbwaiters are subject to the requirements in
						section
						101.983(3)
						of the Statutes, which reads as follows: "If the owner and a prospective buyer
						of an individual residential dwelling unit that is served by a dumbwaiter or an
						elevator enter into a contract of sale for the unit that includes a provision
						requiring that the dumbwaiter or elevator be inspected, the inspection shall be
						performed by an elevator inspector licensed under s.
						101.985(3)."
(2) INITIAL ISSUANCE.
(a) The department or agent municipality
					 shall issue a permit to operate for the installation of a conveyance after an
					 acceptance inspection by one of the following determines and documents that the
					 conveyance was installed and constructed in compliance with this chapter:
1. The department.
2. An agent municipality.
3. A licensed elevator inspector who is
					 referred to as enforcing this chapter, in a written contract between the
					 inspection provider and the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1012 - Agent municipalities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DESIGNATION.
(a) Pursuant to ss.
					 101.12
					 and
					 101.983(4),
					 Stats., the department may designate a municipality as an agent of the
					 department and thereby assign the authority to review and approve conveyance
					 plans and specifications, conduct inspections and issue permits to operate
					 those installations located within the municipality's boundaries.
(b) The plan review activities of a
					 municipality that is not a 1 st or 2 nd class city shall be limited to
					 parameters specified in s.
					 101.12(3)
					 (b), 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 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1013 - Accident reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) Any
					 bodily injury requiring more than first-aid treatment, that occurs in
					 conjunction with a conveyance, shall be reported by the owner or owner's agent
					 to the department or agent municipality within 2 business days of the injury,
					 except as provided in par. (b).
(b)
1. Any fatality under par. (a) shall be
					 reported to the department or agent municipality within 24 hours of the
					 fatality.
2. For the purposes of
					 this section, the agent municipality is the entity that issued the permit to
					 operate for the conveyance.
(c) At minimum, a report in an acceptable
					 format shall be submitted to the department or agent municipality.
Note:
The department may be contacted by
						telephone at (262) 548-8600 during normal business hours. The State Division of
						Emergency Management can be contacted at (800) 943-0003 during non-business
						hours. A copy of the elevator/escalator accident report form SBD-10782 and the
						minimum information needed is available on the Industry Services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov/programs/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 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1014 - Petition for variance

Current through June 24, 2024
A petition for variance relating to a provision in this
						chapter may be submitted and shall be processed in accordance with ch. SPS 303.
						The petition for variance shall include, where applicable, a position statement
						from the fire department or local building official having jurisdiction, or
						both.
Note:
Chapter
						SPS
						303 requires the submittal of a petition for variance
						form (SBD 9890X) and a fee, and that an equivalency is established in the
						petition for variance which 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.
Forms required under this chapter are available on the
						  department's website at
https://dsps.wi.gov
, or by request from the
						  Department of Safety and Professional Services, P. O. Box 7302, Madison,
						  Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1015 - Enforcement

Current through June 24, 2024
Where an agent municipality administers and enforces this
						chapter, a regulated item or activity shall be directed to or addressed by the
						agent municipality before requesting input from the
						department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1016 - Appeals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPEAL OF DEPARTMENT ORDER. Pursuant to
					 s.
					 101.02(6)
					 (e), Stats., any person who owns or operates
					 a conveyance that is affected by an order of the department may petition the
					 department for a hearing on the reasonableness of the order.
(2) APPEAL OF LOCAL ORDER. Pursuant to s.
					 101.02(7)
					 (b), Stats., any person affected by a local
					 order that is 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 rule of the department.
(3) CONTESTED CASE HEARING. In addition to
					 any other right provided by law, any interested person may file a written
					 request for a contested case hearing, as specified in s.
					 227.42,
					 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 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1017 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
Penalties for violations of this chapter are subject to
						and may be assessed in accordance with s.
						101.988(3),
						Stats.
Section
						  101.988(3)
						  of the Statutes reads as follows: "Any person who violates this subchapter or
						  rules promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,500 or
						  imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both, except that, notwithstanding s.
						  939.61(1),
						  the owner of a private residence in which a conveyance is located may not be
						  fined or required to pay a forfeiture to this state as a result of any
						  violation involving that conveyance."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter III - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 318.1018 - Investigations initiated by public

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) VERIFICATION OF
					 RECEIPT. The department shall provide verification of receipt for any notice
					 filed in accordance with s.
					 101.988(1)
					 (b), Stats. The department shall provide
					 electronic verification of receipt of a web-based complaint form within 5 days
					 of submission.
Note:
Generally, the department provides
						verification of receipt within 60 days, unless submitted using the web-based
						complaint form. The web-based complaint form is available at
https://dsps.wi.gov
.
(2) REASONABLE GROUNDS TO INVESTIGATE. The
					 department shall provide electronic notice, or other notice as appropriate, to
					 the person who filed the written notice of whether the department has
					 determined that there are reasonable grounds to investigate within 45 days of
					 making this determination.
(3)
					 INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED. The department shall provide electronic notice, or
					 other notice as appropriate, to the person who filed the written notice within
					 30 days after the conclusion of the resulting investigation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions, or Omissions to ASME A17.1 › Section SPS 318.1700 - Changes, additions, or omissions to ASME A17.1

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
					 Elevators, escalators, moving walks, and lifts shall be designed, constructed,
					 installed, operated, maintained, tested, and inspected in accordance with ASME
					 A17.1, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(2) CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND OMISSIONS.
					 Changes, additions, or omissions to ASME A17.1 are specified in this subchapter
					 and are rules of the department and are not requirements of ASME
					 A17.1.
(3) ASME A17.2, A17.3, and
					 A17.5. All references in ASME 17.1 to ASME A17.2, A17.3, and A17.5 are
					 informational only and are not requirements of this chapter.
The sections in this subchapter are generally numbered
						  to correspond with the section numbering in ASME A17.1. For example, section
						  SPS 318.170 2 corresponds to ASME A17.1 Part
						  2.