Wisconsin Building Safety Network
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The Wisconsin Building Safety
Network (WBSN) is a group of
state and local
officials working together since 1915 to promote safety and
health in the built environment in Wisconsin. The WBSN was formed to
help communities coordinate their
community development, economic development, building regulation and
fire
department efforts.
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NEWS
WSBN 2009 meeting
postponed
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Building Safety
Network set for September 30, 2009, in Pewaukee has been postponed. The
Department of Commerce and University of Wisconsin-Madison
cite
ongoing budget concerns facing both the State of Wisconsin and
municipalities as reasons for the postponement.
Henry
Kosarzycki, S&B's Municipal Liaison, said the meeting will be
rescheduled to address new Wisconsin commercial building code programs
currently under development. He said, "We appreciate everyone in the
WBSN's patience and understanding, and will make every effort to
continue serving everyone involved in Wisconsin's regulatory process -
a regulatory model that focuses on health, safety and welfare of our
built environment."
If you have questions about the WBSN,
contact Kosarzycki at 608-212-0138, henry.kosarzycki@wisconsin.gov.
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Speaking at the 2009 University of
Wisconsin Building Code
Refresher Conference, Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel said,
"Commerce has delegated more than 200 municipalities to perform plan
review and inspection services for local builders and
designers. These
communities are part of our Wisconsin Building Safety Network.
"This
partnership
increases our outreach to communities, and
also benefits local builders, because municipalities can usually
provide more immediate service to local projects."
The Wisconsin Building Safety
Network
(WBSN) was formed in 1915 to help communities coordinate their
community development, economic development, building regulation and
fire
department efforts. The hope is for cooperative and
streamlined processes resulting in building projects completed faster,
safer and at
less cost.
To learn more about the WBSN and an
overview of
statewide trends and issues, download a PDF of the
presentation given at the 2009 University of Wisconsin Building Code
Refresher Conference by Robert DuPont, Program Development Director,
Safety and Buildings Division.
2008
WBSN
annual meeting promoted state/local regulatory partnerships
Public
officials in Wisconsin looking to better coordinate delivery of
regulatory services attended the 2008 annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Building Safety Network (WBSN) in Pewaukee.
The all-day program included
presentations by several Wisconsin municipalities on building
projects;they have successfully implemented. Local
government
officials, municipal managers, building regulation supervisors, and
fire
department officials took home practical information about:
- Effective regulatory management strategies
- Effective
coordination of building code programs and local economic
development
- Managing storm water runoff
- Innovative and successful building safety programs
In
addition, attendees interacted with
representatives of the Safety and Buildings Division and the Department
of Natural
Resources.
The annual meeting was co-sponsored by
S&B and University of Wisconsin-Madison. S&B
and UW-Madison staff planned the fall event with an advisory
group of representatives from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities,
Wisconsin Towns Association, Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association, and
the
Wisconsin Counties Association.
Presentations
at the 2008 WBSN annual meeting
1. "Wisconsin Communities Affiliated to
Promote Safety and
Health in the Built Environment - An Overview of the WBSN" by Robert
DuPont, Program Development Director, Safety and Buildings Division, PDF
2. "Making the Process Work" Allen Davis,
Community
Development Director, Town of Grand Chute, PDF
3. "Economic Development - a Team Concept"
by Todd Fahing,
Director of Community Development, City of Sparta, PDF
4. "Economic Development - It's Not Just
the Numbers Anymore"
by Gale Price, Manager of Building and Deveopmental Services, City of
Janesville, PDF
5. "Storm Water Management" by Sue Olson,
Staff Engineer, and
John Peters, Erosion Control Inspector, City of Appleton, PDF
Presentations at the 2007
WBSN annual meeting
1.
Cooperation and Coordination Among State and Local Officials Results in
Effective and Efficient Regulatory Services - Robert DuPont,
Program Development Director, Safety and Buildings Division, PDF file
2. How
The International Code Council Can Serve Your Community - Dominic Sims,
Chief Operating Officer International Code Council. and Thomas Frost,
Sr., Vice-President, International Code Council, PDF file
3. Understanding
the Insurance Services Organization (ISO) - Ralph Dorio, ISO Risk
Decision Services, PDF
file
4.
Constructing Safer Buildings Faster and With Less Expense - Robert
Wible, Director, National Partnership to Streamline
Government, PDF file
// Wible's "Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform in the Digital Age
Streamlining Tool Kit (PDF
file)"
5. The
Impact of Construction, Insurance, and Information Technology on Public
Safety and
Economic
Competitiveness - Keith Lessner, Loss Control, Property
Casualty
Insurers Association of America, and Robert Wible,
Director,
National Partnership to Streamline Government, PDF file
6.
Building a
Successful Municipal Model - Gale Price,
Manager of Building and
Development Services, City of Janesville, PDF file, and
Allen
Davis,
Director, Town of Grand Chute Community Development, PDF file
7.
Realizing the Potential and Opportunities
for Your Municipality and the Wisconsin
Building Safety
Network - Robert
DuPont, Program Development Director, Safety and Buildings
Division, PDF file
Resources
- Commercial
Buildings plan review and inspection delegated municipalities
- How to become a Commercial Buildings delegated municipality (PDF)
- Municipalities that are plumbing
plan review agents
- Municipality
Identification
Number List
- Uniform
Dwelling Code
Status of Municipalities (PDF)
- Private
Onsite Wastewater Treatment Plan Review Agents
(PDF)
- Swimming pool construction inspection agents
- Boiler
program inspections and programs
- Inspections of conveyances
(elevators, escalators, lifes and dumbwaiters) in Wisconsin
- Counties
online or cities,
villages, towns online
- List
of Wisconsin fire department contacts or a list
of local fire departments web sites
- Fire
Protection System Plan
Review delegated
municipalities
- S&B code councils
and code development
activity
- How to make
a code change
proposal
- Contact
S&B field staff and plan reviewers
- Send
technical code or
process questions to S&B email
groups
- Lists
of people with credentials with S&B in categories of
over 500
members. (The status check link on the same page will deliver
lists of
under
500 members.)
- By
entering information here,
municipal providers of approved continuing education can make their
classes appear here.
Email this page's manager, Norma Sampson, norma.sampson@wisconsin.gov
or 608-267-7907.
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,
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