Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 364.0309

Current through October 28, 2024

Section SPS 364.0309 - Temperature control

These are department exceptions to the requirements in IMC section 309.1:

(1) ALTERNATE MINIMUMS. For those interior spaces intended for human occupancy listed in Table 364.0309, the heating system shall be capable of maintaining an indoor temperature of not less than that shown in the table at 3 feet above the floor.

Table 364.0309

Alternate Minimum Indoor Temperature

Occupancy Types	Minimum Indoor Temperature (degrees F)
Dry cleaners, laundries, laundry rooms	60
Educational training shops	60
Commercial kitchens	60
Health care facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers	Footnote a.
Factories and machine shops	60
Foundries	NMR
Sawmills	NMR
Garages at private dwellings	NMR
Automotive service and repair garages	60
Car washes, enclosed:	NMR
Self-serve	60
All other types
Ice skating rinks (indoor)	NMR
Natatoriums	76
Roller skating rinks (indoors)	60
Storage	NMR
Elevator cars	NMR
Janitor closets	NMR
Locker and dressing rooms	70
Shower rooms	70
Food processing	NMR
Printing	60

NMR = No minimum requirement

a. For indoor temperature requirements in health care facilities, use FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities, 2014.

(2) SEASONAL OCCUPANCIES. The heating requirements but not the ventilation requirements may be waived during the period of May 1 through October 15 for the following or similar occupancies: drive-in eating places, club houses, outdoor toilets, camp lodge buildings, canning factories and migrant labor camps.

(3) SPOT HEATING. Spot heating may be used to heat individual workstations in industrial buildings in lieu of heating the entire space specified in IMC section 309, provided the design temperature at the fixed workstation is at least 60° F.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 364.0309

CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-135: am. (1) Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 06-120: r. and recr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.

Amended by, CR 16-094: am. (1), Table 364.0309, cr. (3) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5/1/2018