101.123(4)(am)1.1. The secretary of health and family services or his or her designee may designate areas where smoking is permitted in a state institution other than a prison, unless a fire marshal, law or resolution prohibits smoking in the area. The secretary of corrections or his or her designee may designate areas where smoking is permitted in a prison, unless a fire marshal, law or resolution prohibits smoking in the area. Either secretary or his or her designee may designate an entire room as a smoking area in a state institution administered by the secretary's department.
101.123(4)(am)2.
2. A person in charge of a jail or lockup facility, or his or her agent, may designate areas where smoking is permitted in the jail or lockup facility, unless a fire marshal, law or resolution prohibits smoking in the area. The person in charge or his or her agent may designate an entire room in the jail or lockup facility as a smoking area.
101.123(4)(am)3.
3. Except in a prison, secured correctional facility, jail or lockup facility, an entire building may not be designated as a smoking area.
101.123(4)(b)
(b) The person in charge or his or her agent shall post notice of the designation of a smoking area in or near the area designated. If an entire room is designated a smoking area, the person in charge or his or her agent shall post notice of the designation conspicuously on or near all entrances to the room normally used by the public. This paragraph does not apply to a place described in
par. (bm).
101.123(4)(bm)
(bm) The person in charge of a state institution, jail or lockup facility, or his or her agent, shall post notice of the designation of a smoking area under
par. (am) in or near the area designated. If an entire room is designated a smoking area, the person in charge or his or her agent shall post notice of the designation conspicuously on or near all normally used entrances to the room. If an entire building in a prison, secured correctional facility, jail or lockup facility is designated a smoking area, the person in charge, or his or her agent, shall post notice of the designation on or near all normally used entrances to the building, but need not post notice of the designation on or near entrances to rooms within the building.
101.123(4)(c)
(c) The person in charge or his or her agent shall utilize, if possible, existing physical barriers and ventilation systems when designating smoking areas. This paragraph requires no new construction of physical barriers or ventilation systems in any building.
101.123(4)(d)
(d) This section requires the posting of signs only in areas where smoking is permitted.
101.123(5)
(5) Responsibilities. The person in charge or his or her agent shall:
101.123(5)(a)
(a) Post signs identifying designated smoking areas; and
101.123(5)(b)
(b) Arrange seating to accommodate nonsmokers if smoking areas are adjacent to nonsmoking areas.
101.123(6)
(6) Uniform signs. The department shall, by rule, specify uniform dimensions and other characteristics of signs used to designate smoking areas. These rules may not require the use of signs that are more expensive than is necessary to accomplish their purpose.
101.123(7)
(7) Signs for state agencies. The department shall arrange with the department of administration to have the signs prepared and made available to state agencies for use in state facilities.
101.123(8)(a)(a) Any person who wilfully violates
sub. (2) (a),
(am) 1. or
(bm) after being advised by an employe of the facility that smoking in the area is prohibited or any person in charge or his or her agent who wilfully fails to comply with
sub. (5) shall forfeit not more than $10.
101.123(8)(c)
(c) A violation of this section does not constitute negligence as a matter of law.
101.123(9)
(9) Injunction. Notwithstanding
s. 165.60, state or local officials or any affected party may institute an action in any court with jurisdiction to enjoin repeated violations of this section.
101.124
101.124
Heated sidewalks prohibited. In this section, "exterior pedestrian traffic surface" means any sidewalk, ramp, stair, stoop, step, entrance way, plaza or pedestrian bridge not fully enclosed within a building and "heated" means heated by electricity or energy derived from the combustion of fossil fuels, but not including the use of waste thermal energy. "Exterior pedestrian traffic surface" does not include any means of ingress and egress by the physically disabled required under
s. 101.13 (2). No person may construct a heated exterior pedestrian traffic surface. The department or any city, village, town or county is prohibited from approving any plan under
s. 101.12 which includes such heated surface. The department shall order any existing heated exterior pedestrian traffic surface in operation to be shut off. This section does not apply to any inpatient health care facility, as defined in
s. 50.135 (1), or community-based residential facility, as defined in
s. 50.01 (1g).
101.125
101.125
Safety glazing in hazardous locations. 101.125(1)(a)
(a) "Building" means a place of employment or a public building and includes, without limitation because of enumeration, wholesale and retail stores, storerooms, office buildings, factories, warehouses, governmental buildings, hotels, hospitals, motels, dormitories, sanatoriums, nursing homes, retirement homes, theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement park buildings, schools and other buildings used for educational purposes, places of worship and other places of public assembly and all residences including mobile homes, manufactured or industrialized housing, lodging homes and any other building used as a dwelling for one or more persons.
101.125(1)(b)
(b) "Entrance and exit door" means a hinged, pivoting, revolving or sliding door which is used alone or in combination with other such doors on interior or exterior walls of a residential, commercial or public building for passage, ingress or egress.
101.125(1)(c)
(c) "Fixed or operating, flat panels immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door" means the first fixed or operating, flat panel on either or both sides of an interior or exterior door if:
101.125(1)(c)1.
1. The nearest vertical edge of such panel is located within 2 feet of the nearest vertical edge of the door; and
101.125(1)(c)2.
2. The lower horizontal edge of such panel is less than 2 feet from the floor.
101.125(1)(d)
(d) "Hazardous location" means the location of a structural element in a building which is used as an entrance and exit door to a compartment, room or building; the fixed or operating, flat panels immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door; a sliding glass door unit; a storm or combination door; a shower and bathtub enclosure; and the adjacent sidelites of a door. In the case of a public building, the term also includes any other location designated by the department.
101.125(1)(e)
(e) "Safety glazing material" means any transparent or translucent material, including tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass and rigid plastic, which is constructed, treated or combined with other materials to minimize the likelihood of cutting or piercing injuries to humans, and which is approved by rule of the department as meeting departmental standards for the location in which it is to be applied.
101.125(1)(f)
(f) "Sliding glass door unit" means a panel or an assembly of panels contained in a frame designed so that at least one panel is movable in a horizontal direction.
101.125(1)(g)
(g) "Storm or combination door" means a door which protects an entrance or exit door against weather elements and affects indoor temperature control.
101.125(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), each lite of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, sold or installed for use in a hazardous location shall be permanently labeled with a label which:
101.125(2)(a)1.
1. States the nominal thickness and the type of safety glazing material;
101.125(2)(a)2.
2. Identifies the labeling seller, manufacturer, fabricator or installer;
101.125(2)(a)3.
3. Is legible and so positioned as to be legible after installation; and
101.125(2)(a)4.
4. Is distinctive in design and is not used on materials other than safety glazing materials.
101.125(2)(b)
(b) The department may by rule provide that in new construction or remodeling, the installation of safety glazing material may be recorded with the department or other appropriate agency designated by it, by the filing of an affidavit certifying the installation, in lieu of the labeling requirement of
par. (a), if it finds that enforcement of this section will not be hindered by such substitute procedure.
101.125(3)
(3) Safety glazing materials required. No material supplier, builder, contractor or subcontractor may knowingly install, cause to be installed, consent to the installation, or sell for installation in any hazardous location, transparent or translucent materials other than safety glazing materials, except that:
101.125(3)(a)
(a) In buildings contracted for or existing on or before November 30, 1976, the department may by rule require the installation of a vertical or horizontal bar, rail, grill or screen as a protective device in lieu of safety glazing material in hazardous locations where safety glazing would be impractical because of the size of the lite required.
101.125(3)(b)
(b) The department may by rule exempt from the requirements of this section and, if it deems necessary, prescribe other less stringent protective requirements for:
101.125(3)(b)1.
1. Any lite which is 8 inches or less in the least dimension, or no more than 4 inches in either dimension, and which is used in an application which the department finds is not hazardous.
101.125(3)(b)2.
2. Leaded stained glass which is used in an application which the department finds is not hazardous.
101.125(3)(c)
(c) Any mirror, framed glazed picture or similar decorative object which is attached to a door or wall in a hazardous location and which does not in whole or in part conceal any opening in such door or wall is exempt from the requirements of this section.
101.125(4)
(4) Liability of employers and sellers. 101.125(4)(a)(a) No employe of a person responsible for compliance with this section is liable for the employer's failure to comply.
101.125(4)(b)
(b) No seller of glazing materials is subject to the penalty under
sub. (5) or is liable for injuries occurring to any person if the seller has exercised reasonable care to see that the glazing materials sold by him or her are properly used.
101.125(4m)
(4m) Exception. To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of this section, this section does not apply to a qualified historic building, as defined under
s. 101.121 (2) (c), if the owner elects to be subject to
s. 101.121.
101.125(5)
(5) Penalty. Whoever violates this section may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500.
101.126(1)(1) The department shall establish, by rule, requirements for a person engaging in any of the following to provide adequate space in or adjacent to the building for the separation, temporary storage and collection of the materials listed in
s. 287.07 (3) or
(4), likely to be generated by the occupants of the building:
101.126(1)(b)
(b) An increase in the size of a public building by 50% or more.
101.126(1)(c)
(c) An alteration of 50% or more of the existing area of a public building that is 10,000 square feet or more in area.
101.126(1m)
(1m) In developing the requirements under
sub. (1), the department shall consult with the council on recycling.
101.126 History
History: 1989 a. 335,
359;
1995 a. 227.
101.127
101.127
Building requirements for certain residential facilities. The department, after consultation with the department of health and family services, shall develop a building code for previously constructed buildings converted to use as community-based residential facilities as defined in
s. 50.01 (1g) which serve between 9 and 20 unrelated residents. In setting standards, the department shall consider the criteria enumerated in
ss. 46.03 (25) and
50.02 (3) (b), and in addition shall consider the relationship of the development and enforcement of the code to any relevant codes of the department of health and family services. The objectives of the code shall be to guarantee health and safety and to maintain insofar as possible a homelike environment. The department shall consult with the residential facilities council in developing the code. Notwithstanding
s. 101.121, a historic building as defined in
s. 101.121 (2) (am) which is converted to use as a community-based residential facility serving between 9 and 20 unrelated residents is governed only by the building code promulgated under this section.
101.127 History
History: 1975 c. 413;
1975 c. 422 s.
163; Stats. 1975 s. 101.125; s. 13.93 (1) (b); Stats. 1975 s. 101.127;
1981 c. 341;
1987 a. 161 s.
13m;
1995 a. 27 s.
9126 (19).
101.128(1)(a)
(a) "Amusement facility" means any zoo, state or local park, amusement or theme park, state fair park, county or other local fairgrounds, or any similar facility, as determined by department rule.
101.128(1)(b)
(b) "Facility where the public congregates" means any of the following that has a general capacity or a seating capacity of 500 or more persons:
101.128(1)(b)6.
6. An airport, bus terminal, train station or other transportation center.
101.128(1)(d)
(d) "Renovation" means any structural remodeling, improvement or alteration of an existing facility where the public congregates. "Renovation" does not include any of the following:
101.128(1)(d)2.
2. Cosmetic remodeling, including painting or the installation of wall covering, of paneling, of floor covering or of suspended ceilings.
101.128(1)(f)
(f) "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary school.
101.128(1)(g)
(g) "Specialty event center" means an open arena used for rallies, concerts, exhibits or other assemblies, with no permanent structure for such assembly.
101.128(2)(a)(a)
Equal speed of access required. The owner of a facility where the public congregates shall equip and maintain the restrooms in the facility where the public congregates with a sufficient number of permanent or temporary toilets to ensure that women have a speed of access to toilets in the facility where the public congregates that equals the speed of access that men have to toilets and urinals in that facility where the public congregates when the facility where the public congregates is used to its maximum capacity.
101.128(2)(b)
(b)
Standards. The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards that the owner of a facility where the public congregates shall meet to achieve the equal speed of access required under
par. (a).
101.128(3)(a)(a)
Exemptions established. This section does not apply to any of the following:
101.128(3)(b)
(b)
Mixed-use facilities. If a facility where the public congregates contains a hotel, restaurant or school, the requirements of this section shall apply only to the portion of the facility where the public congregates that is not part of the hotel, restaurant or school.
101.128(4)(a)(a)
Six months after rules promulgated. This section applies to any facility where the public congregates at which the following events begin on or after the first day of the 7th month beginning after the department promulgates rules under this section:
