101.17 Machines and boilers, safety requirement. (1) GENERAL PROHIBITION. No machine, mechanical device, or steam boiler shall be installed or used in this state which does not fully comply with the requirements of the laws of this state enacted for the safety of employees and frequenters in places of employment and public buildings and with the orders of the department adopted and published in conformity with this subchapter. Any person violating this subsection shall be subject to the forfeitures provided in s. 101.02 (12) and (13). (2) CHEMICAL RECOVERY BOILER INSPECTIONS. (a) If the owner or user of a chemical recovery boiler maintains insurance coverage for the boiler and is in good standing with the insurer that provides the coverage, no periodic inspection, including an internal inspection, of the boiler or any of its components that requires taking the boiler out of service may be required more frequently than once every 24 months. (b) If the owner or user of a chemical recovery boiler applies to the department for an exemption from a periodic inspection requirement, or an extension of the period between inspections that is required, and the application is made at least 120 days before the expiration of the inspection period that applies to the boiler, the department shall take final action on the application at least 90 days before the expiration of that inspection period. History: 1971 c. 185 ss. 1, 7; 1971 c. 228 ss. 19, 43; Stats. 1971 s. 101.17; 1995 a. 27; 2021 a. 110. Cross-reference: See also chs. SPS 318, 333, 334, 341, 343, and 345, Wis. adm. code.
101.175 Local energy resource systems. (1) In this section: (a) “Local energy resource system” means a solar energy system, a wind energy system or a wood energy system. (b) “Solar energy system” means equipment which directly converts and then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of thermal or electrical energy. (c) “Wind energy system” means equipment which converts and then transfers or stores energy from the wind into usable forms of energy. (d) “Wood energy system” means a woodburning stove or furnace. (1m) The purpose of this section is to establish statewide local energy resource system standards to promote accurate consumer evaluation of local energy resource systems and components thereof. (2) Any manufacturer or retailer prior to the sale in this state of any local energy resource system or components thereof may request the department to issue a seal of quality for each system or component which meets or exceeds the quality standards established by the department under sub. (4). (3) The department, in consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall establish by rule quality standards for local energy resource systems which do not impede development of innovative systems but which do: (a) Promote accurate consumer evaluation of local energy resource systems and components thereof. (b) Conform, where feasible, with national performance stan-
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dards promulgated or recognized by the federal government for local energy resource systems. (c) Promote the production, marketing and installation of local energy resource systems. (4) The quality standards under sub. (3) shall include but are not limited to: (a) The requirement of a warranty and minimum requirements for the contents thereof. (b) The requirement of an operation and maintenance manual and minimum requirements for the contents thereof. (c) Minimum specifications for materials, workmanship, durability and efficiency. (5) Upon request by any manufacturer or retailer of any local energy resource system or components thereof which meet or exceed the quality standards established under sub. (4), the department shall issue an appropriate seal of quality. The department may charge a fee to cover the cost of the seal and to cover the cost of examining the system or its components. (6) Misrepresentation, misuse or duplication of the department seal of quality issued under sub. (5) shall be deemed deceptive advertising under s. 100.18 (9m). (7) At the request of any buyer of a local energy resource system the department may inspect any local energy resource system necessary to ascertain compliance with this section. History: 1979 c. 350; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (25); 1985 a. 120; 2017 a. 365 s. 111. Cross-reference: See also ch. SPS 371, Wis. adm. code.
101.178 Installation and servicing of heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment. (1) In this section, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town or county. (2) No person may engage in the business of installing or servicing heating, ventilating or air conditioning equipment unless the person registers with the department. (3) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for a voluntary program under which a person who engages in the business of installing or servicing heating, ventilating or air conditioning equipment may obtain certification by passing an examination developed or selected by the department. (b) A political subdivision may not require a person to obtain certification under par. (a) in order to engage in the business of installing or servicing heating, ventilating or air conditioning equipment in that political subdivision unless all of the following apply: 1. On April 23, 1994, the political subdivision requires certification, licensure or other approval by the political subdivision in order to engage in that business in the political subdivision. 2. The political subdivision allows a person who has the approval under subd. 1. on April 23, 1994, to continue to engage in that business in the political subdivision without obtaining certification under par. (a). (c) A political subdivision may not require a person who is certified under par. (a) to obtain certification, licensure or other approval by the political subdivision in order to engage in the business of installing or servicing heating, ventilating or air conditioning equipment in that political subdivision. (d) A political subdivision may not require a person to obtain certification, licensure or other approval by the political subdivision in order to engage in the business of installing or servicing heating, ventilating or air conditioning equipment in the political subdivision unless the political subdivision requires that approval before November 1, 1993. (4) The department may establish fees to cover the costs of administering this section. (5) Any person who violates sub. (2) shall be required to for-
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feit not less than $50 nor more than $1,000. Each installation or servicing in violation of sub. (2) constitutes a separate violation. History: 1993 a. 243. Cross-reference: See also ss. SPS 305.70 and 305.71, Wis. adm. code.