Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 361.20

Current through November 25, 2024

Section SPS 361.20 - Responsibilities

(1) OWNER. Compliance with chs. SPS 361 to 366 does not relieve the owner of a public building or place of employment from compliance with the administrative rules established by other state jurisdictions.

Note: Pursuant to s. 101.11(2) (a), Stats., no employer or owner, or other person shall hereafter construct or occupy or maintain any place of employment, or public building, that is not safe, nor prepare plans which shall fail to provide for making the same safe.

Note: Section 101.12(3) (h), Stats., prohibits local issuance of permits or licenses for construction or use of public buildings or places of employment until required drawings and calculations have been examined and approved by the department.

Note: Section 145.195(1), Stats., prohibits local issuance of a building permit for construction of any structure requiring connection to a private onsite wastewater treatment system unless a system satisfying all applicable regulations already exists to serve the proposed structure or all permits necessary to install such a system have been obtained.

(2) DESIGN.

(a) Pursuant to ch. 443, Stats., a public building, structure or place of employment shall be designed by an architect or an engineer, except as provided under ss. 443.14 and 443.15, Stats.

(b) Pursuant to ch. 443, Stats., a component or a system, including an electrical system, a fire protection system, a heating ventilating and air conditioning system, or a plumbing system, for a public building, structure or place of employment shall be designed by an architect, engineer or a designer of engineering systems, except as provided under ss. 443.14 and 443.15, Stats.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 361.20

CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02.

Amended by, correction in (2) (b) (Notes) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) Stats., Register October 2015 No. 718, eff.11/1/2015.

Amended by, CR 16-094: am. (1), Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5/1/2018