Chapter 101, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES —REGULATION OF INDUSTRY, BUILDINGS AND SAFETY

101.01 Definitions. In this chapter, the following words and phrases have the designated meanings unless a different meaning is expressly provided: (1g) “Commercial building code” means the code adopted by the department under this subchapter for the design, construction, mainten…

101.02 Powers, duties and jurisdiction of department. (1) (a) In this subsection: 1. “Credential” has the meaning given in s. 440.01 (2) (a). 2. “Occupational license” means a license, permit, certificate, registration, or other approval for an occupation, trade, or profession is…

101.022 Certain laws applicable to occupational licenses. Sections 440.03 (1), (3m), (4), (11m), and (13) (a), (am), and (b) 75., 440.05 (1) (a) and (2) (b), 440.075, 440.09 (2), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15, 440.19, 440.20 101.025 (1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) (a…

101.023 Commercial building code council duties. The commercial building code council shall review the rules relating to constructing, altering, adding to, repairing, and maintaining public buildings and buildings that are places of employment. The council shall consider and make…

101.025 Ventilation requirements for public buildings and places of employment. (1) Notwithstanding s. 101.02 (1) (b) and (15), any rule that requires the intake of outside air for ventilation in public buildings or places of employment shall establish minimum quantities of outsi…

101.027 Energy conservation code for public buildings and places of employment. (1) In this section, “energy conservation code” means the energy conservation code promulgated by the department that sets design requirements for construction and equipment for the purpose of energy …

101.03 Testimonial powers of secretary and deputy. The secretary or any deputy secretary may certify to official acts, and take testimony. History: 1971 c. 228 s. 21; Stats. 1971 s. 101.03; 1977 c. 29; 1995 a. 27.

101.05 Exempt buildings and projects. (1) No building code adopted by the department under this chapter shall affect buildings located on research or laboratory farms of public universities or other state institutions and used primarily for housing livestock or other agricultural…

101.053 Recreational and educational camps. (1) In this section, “recreational and educational camp” means a premises, including temporary and permanent structures, that is operated as an overnight living quarters where both food and lodging or facilities for food and lodging are…

101.055 Public employee safety and health. (1) INTENT. It is the intent of this section to give employees of the state, of any agency and of any political subdivision of this state rights and protections relating to occupational safety and health equivalent to those granted to em…

101.10 Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia; theft of anhydrous ammonia and anhydrous ammonia equipment. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Agricultural activity” means planting, cultivating, propagating, fertilizing, nurturing, producing, harvesting, or manufacturing ag…

101.11 Employer’s duty to furnish safe employment and place. (1) Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be safe for the employees therein and shall furnish a place of employment which shall be safe for employees therein and for frequenters thereof and shall furnish a…

101.111 Excavations; protection of adjoining property and buildings. (1) DEFINITION. In this section “excavator” means any owner of an interest in land making or causing to be made an excavation. (2) CAVE-IN PREVENTION. Any excavator shall protect the excavation site in such a ma…

101.12 Approval and inspection of public buildings and places of employment and components. (1) Except for plans that are reviewed by the department of health services under s. 50.02 (2) (b), 50.025, 50.36 (2), or 50.92 (3m), the department shall require the submission of essenti…

101.1206 Erosion control; construction of public buildings and buildings that are places of employment. 101.121 State historic building code.

101.121 State historic building code. (1) PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this section to provide alternative standards, when necessary, for the preservation or restoration of buildings or structures designated as historic buildings. The development and application of these alterna…

101.1215 Abrasive cleaning of historic buildings. 101.123 Smoking prohibited. 101.125 Safety glazing in hazardous locations. 101.126 Recycling space. 101.127 Building requirements for certain residential facilities. 101.128 Restroom equity. 101.13 Physically disabled persons; pla…

101.123 Smoking prohibited. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ab) “Assisted living facility” means a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g), a residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (6d), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50…

101.125 Safety glazing in hazardous locations. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Building” means a place of employment or a public building and includes, without limitation because of enumeration, wholesale and retail stores, storerooms, office buildings, factories, warehous…

101.126 Recycling space. (1) The department shall establish, by rule, requirements for a person engaging in any of the following to provide adequate space in or adjacent to the building for the separation, temporary storage and collection of the materials listed in s. 287.07 (3) …

101.127 Building requirements for certain residential facilities. The department, after consultation with the department of health services, shall develop a building code for previously constructed buildings converted to use as community-based residential facilities as defined in…

101.128 Restroom equity. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Amusement facility” means any zoo, state or local park, amusement or theme park, state fair park, county or other local fairgrounds, or any similar facility, as determined by department rule. (b) “Facility where the …

101.13 Physically disabled persons; place of employment and public building requirements. (1) In this section, “access” means the physical characteristics of a place which allow persons with functional limitations caused by impairments of sight, hearing, coordination or perceptio…

101.132 Physically disabled persons; housing requirements. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Accessible” means able to be approached, entered and used by persons with disabilities. (b) “Accessible route” means a continuous, unobstructed path connecting accessible elements an…

101.135 Uniform firewall identification. (1) The department shall promulgate rules that specify uniform dimensions, design and other characteristics for signs used to identify firewalls. The rules may not specify firewall signs that are more expensive than necessary to accomplish…

101.137 Fire suppression; ozone-depleting substances. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “class I substance” has the meaning given in 42 USC 7671 (3). (2) SERVICING PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. Beginning on August 1, 1994, no person may perform portable fire extinguisher servicing …

101.14 Fire inspections, prevention, detection and suppression. (1) (a) The department may make reasonable orders for the repair or removal of any building or other structure which for want of repair or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or for any other cause is especiall…

101.141 Record keeping of fires. (1) Each city, village, and town fire department shall file a report for each fire that involves a building and that occurs within the boundaries of the city, village, or town with the U.S. fire administration for placement in the fire incident re…

101.145 Smoke detectors. (1) DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: (a) “Residential building” means any public building which is used for sleeping or lodging purposes and includes any apartment house, rooming house, hotel, children’s home, community-based residential facility or …

101.1472 Contractor regulation. 101.148 Contractor notices. 101.149 Carbon monoxide detectors. 101.15 Mines, tunnels, quarries and pits. 101.16 Liquefied petroleum gas. 101.17 Machines and boilers, safety requirement. 101.175 Local energy resource systems. 101.178 Installation an…

101.148 Contractor notices. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Consumer” means a person who enters into a written or oral contract with a contractor to construct or remodel a dwelling. (b) “Contractor” means a person who enters into a written or oral contract with a consumer …

101.149 Carbon monoxide detectors. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ag) “Bed and breakfast establishment” has the meaning given in s. 97.01 (1g). (am) “Carbon monoxide detector” means an electronic or battery-operated device or system that sounds an alarm when an unsafe level o…

101.15 Mines, tunnels, quarries and pits. (1) If any shaft or workings of a mine, or any tunnel, trench, caisson, quarry, or gravel or sand pit is being operated or used in violation of the safety orders of the department applicable thereto, the owner or operator upon receiving n…

101.16 Liquefied petroleum gas. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Department of transportation cylinder” means a container that holds liquefied petroleum gas and that meets the specifications established by the federal department of transportation. (b) “Liquefied petroleum g…

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 fr…

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 in…

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 condition…

101.18 Electric fences. The department shall ascertain, fix and order such reasonable standards, rules or regulations for the erection, construction, repair and maintenance of electric fences as shall render them safe. History: 1971 c. 185 s. 1; 1971 c. 228; Stats. 1971 s. 101.18…

101.19 Fees and records. (1b) In this section: (a) “Amusement attraction” means any game of skill, show, or exhibition that does not constitute an amusement or thrill ride entertainment device. (b) “Amusement or thrill ride” means any device that carries frequenters in an unusual…

101.211 Lunchrooms. The department shall require a suitable space in which lunches may be eaten in any place of employment if found by the department to be reasonably necessary for the protection of the life, health, safety and welfare of employees therein. History: 1971 c. 185 s…

101.55 Executive agreements to control sources of radiation. When the joint legislative council determines that it is in the interest of the state to enter into agreement with the government of the United States to provide for the discontinuance of certain of the federal governme…

101.573 Fire dues distribution. (1) The department shall include in the compilation and certification of fire department dues under sub. (3) 2 percent of the premiums paid to the state fire fund for the insurance of any public property, other than state property. The department s…

101.575 Entitlement to dues. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), every city, village or town maintaining a fire department that complies with this subsection and the requirements of subs. (3) to (6) is entitled to a proportionate share of all fire department dues collected u…

101.578 Protection of medical waste incinerator employees. (1) In this section, “medical waste incinerator” has the meaning given in s. 287.07 (7) (c) 1. cr. (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing requirements that protect persons who work at medical waste inciner…

101.58 Employees’ right to know. (1) SHORT TITLE. Sections 101.58 to 101.599 shall be known as the “Employees’ Right to Know Law”. (2) DEFINITIONS. In ss. 101.58 to 101.599: (a) “Agricultural employer” means any person, including the state and its political subdivisions, who enga…

101.581 Notice requirements. (1) EMPLOYER. An employer who uses, studies or produces a toxic substance, infectious agent or pesticide shall post in every workplace at the location where notices to employees are usually posted a sign which informs employees that the employer is re…

101.583 Toxic substance information requirements; employer to employee. (1) RETENTION OF INFORMATION; LISTS. Except as provided by department rule under s. 101.598, an employer shall: (a) Retain any material safety data sheet relating to a toxic substance and containing the infor…

101.585 Infectious agent information requirements; employer to employee. (1) Except as provided in s. 101.589 (1) and (3), within 72 hours after a written request by an employee or employee representative, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, an employer shall provide in wri…

101.586 Pesticide information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to employee. Within 72 hours of a request from an employee or employee representative, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, an employer or agricultural employer shall provide the requesting employe…

101.587 Information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to department. The department or the department of health services may request the information required to be provided to employees under ss. 101.583, 101.585 and 101.586. The employer or agricultural employer sh…