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S&B Public Sector Safety Program

 The Safety and Buildings Division establishes and enforce occupational safety and health standards for public sector employees. Consultation and inspections are provided. Wisconsin's Clean Indoor Air Act and the Right to Know Law, which provide information to employees concerning workplace conditions, are administered by S&B.

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S&B Public Sector Safety Program contacts
- Industrial Hygienists districts map, PDF file
- Occupational Safety (Public Sector) Inspectors districts map
- Public Sector Safety Section Chief, David Vriezen (Supervisor of Hygienists and OS Inspectors), 608-261-2503, dvriezen@commerce.state.wi.us
- Public Sector Safety Program Manager Jim Quast, 608-266-9292, jquast@commerce.state.wi.us

- You can email technical questions to a S&B public sector safety email response group, healthsafetech@commerce.state.wi.us

- You can fax technical questions to a S&B public sector safety fax response group, 608-283-7419
 
S&B Public Sector Safety Program Resources

- Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Poster, PDF format
- Public Employee Safety and Health Poster, PDF format

-   Public Employee Safety and Health Code Comm 32.35 (1) substitutes the the 1992 verson of OSHA  Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs, PDF file) for the 2003 OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits.    (Disregard the "transitional" limits within the PDF document, as the final rule limits are in effect for public employers in the state of Wisconsin.)  The limits in this rule are subject to change with future additions or deletions within Comm 32.

- Link to federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, http://www.osha.gov/ ;
link to contact information for OSHA offices for  Wisconsin.

- Sample compliance programs, regulatory checklists, equipment selection checklists, questionaires, and safety-loss prevention tools prepared by staff of the Bureau of State Risk Management, Division of State Agency Services, Wisconsin Department of Administration

- Link to the Department of Natural Resources Asbestos Program, including info on fire training burns

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Email this page's manager, Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us or 608-267-3606

The Department of Commerce Safety and Buildings Division is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. If you need assistance to access services or need material in an alternate format, please contact us, 608-266-3151, TDD Relay dial 711 in Wisconsin or 800-947-3529, or ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us