Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 340.34

Current through October 28, 2024

Section SPS 340.34 - Enforcement and inspections

(1) ENFORCEMENT.

(a) This chapter shall be enforced by the department and by all local officials or bodies having jurisdiction to approve plans or specifications or issue permits for construction, alterations or installations within the scope of this chapter.

Note: Local fire departments have statutory authority to investigate and eliminate any fire hazards relating to the gas systems regulated by this chapter. Under section 101.14(2) (a) of the Statutes, "The chief of the fire department in every city, village or town, except cities of the 1st class, is constituted a deputy of the department." Under section 101.14(1) (b) of the Statutes, "The [department] secretary and any deputy may at all reasonable hours enter into and upon all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares excepting only the interior of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition liable to cause fire, or any violation of any law or order relating to the fire hazard or to the prevention of fire."

(b) Where a first class city administers and enforces this chapter, a regulated item or activity shall be directed to or addressed by the first class city before requesting input from the department.

Note: Under section SPS 340.11(7), the Department reserves the right to interpret the requirements in this chapter and in all codes and standards adopted herein.

(2)GENERAL INSPECTIONS.

(a) Gas systems for which plan approval under s. SPS 340.30 is required shall be inspected by the department or the first class city.

Local governmental units may also conduct inspections in addition to those of the Department.

See chapter SPS 341 for registration and inspections of gaseous and liquefied hydrogen pressure vessels that are not within the scope of this chapter.

(b) The installer shall notify the department district inspector or the first class city where the installation is located at least 5 business days prior to the start of construction to arrange for the inspection.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 340.34

CR 11-002: cr. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (2) (a) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.

The district inspector is indicated on the conditional approval letter.

Copies of the Department's inspection reports under this chapter may be accessed at the Department's Web site at http://apps.commerce.wi.gov/SB_ServiceAgent/SB_RegObjMain.jsp.

Gas systems for which plan approval is not required under section SPS 340.30 may be inspected by local governmental units to verify compliance with this chapter.

Upon written request, the Department will provide assistance to local governmental units.