Wisconsin · Elevators

The elevator code and inspection rules in force in Wisconsin now.

Conveyance Safety Code, ch. SPS 318 (last updated 2020): ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, ASME A18.1-2017, ANSI E1.42-2018; A17.3 not among the listed standards. Enforced by DSPS Division of Industry Services (plan review, permits to operate, inspector oversight); inspections by licensed private inspection companies or DSPS district scheduling; Milwaukee and Madison inspect as agent municipalities. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Elevators in Wisconsin

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In force

Conveyance Safety Code, ch. SPS 318 (last updated 2020): ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, ASME A18.1-2017, ANSI E1.42-2018; A17.3 not among the listed standards

Every conveyance at a commercial building needs a permit to operate, renewed on a compliant annual inspection (stairway chairlifts on a 3-year cycle); DSPS guide notes annual and 5-year test sets for elevators.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

DSPS Division of Industry Services (plan review, permits to operate, inspector oversight); inspections by licensed private inspection companies or DSPS district scheduling; Milwaukee and Madison inspect as agent municipalities

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

Rulemaking pending

Rule in drafting: Conveyance Safety Code Comprehensive Review (SPS 302, 305, 316, 318, 321, 362, 366, 381, 382; scope statement 2025) to update the ASME references; target editions and dates not stated

The federal layer

There is no federal elevator inspection program; the state or city program below is the whole obligation, with ASME A17.1 and A17.3 as the referenced standards.

Questions about the elevator code and inspection rules in Wisconsin

Which elevator rules apply in Wisconsin today?

Conveyance Safety Code, ch. SPS 318 (last updated 2020): ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, ASME A18.1-2017, ANSI E1.42-2018; A17.3 not among the listed standards. Every conveyance at a commercial building needs a permit to operate, renewed on a compliant annual inspection (stairway chairlifts on a 3-year cycle); DSPS guide notes annual and 5-year test sets for elevators.

Who enforces the elevator code and inspection rules in Wisconsin?

DSPS Division of Industry Services (plan review, permits to operate, inspector oversight); inspections by licensed private inspection companies or DSPS district scheduling; Milwaukee and Madison inspect as agent municipalities.

What changes next for the elevator code and inspection rules in Wisconsin?

Rulemaking pending. Rule in drafting: Conveyance Safety Code Comprehensive Review (SPS 302, 305, 316, 318, 321, 362, 366, 381, 382; scope statement 2025) to update the ASME references; target editions and dates not stated