Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 101.17 (2026)
Machines and boilers, safety requirement
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101.17(1)(1) General prohibition. No machine, mechanical device, or steam boiler shall be installed or used in this state which does not fully comply with the requirements of the laws of this state enacted for the safety of employees and frequenters in places of employment and public buildings and with the orders of the department adopted and published in conformity with this subchapter. Any person violating this subsection shall be subject to the forfeitures provided in s. 101.02 (12) and (13).
101.17(2)(a)(a) If the owner or user of a chemical recovery boiler maintains insurance coverage for the boiler and is in good standing with the insurer that provides the coverage, no periodic inspection, including an internal inspection, of the boiler or any of its components that requires taking the boiler out of service may be required more frequently than once every 24 months.
101.17(2)(b)(b) If the owner or user of a chemical recovery boiler applies to the department for an exemption from a periodic inspection requirement, or an extension of the period between inspections that is required, and the application is made at least 120 days before the expiration of the inspection period that applies to the boiler, the department shall take final action on the application at least 90 days before the expiration of that inspection period.
101.17 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 185 ss. 1, 7; 1971 c. 228 ss. 19, 43; Stats. 1971 s. 101.17; 1995 a. 27; 2021 a. 110.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Bushko v. Miller Brewing Co., 396 N.W.2d 167 (Wis. 1986).
Bushko v. Miller Brewing Co., 396 N.W.2d 167 (Wis. 1986). “Bushko argues this challenge directly and responsibly raised a matter of fundamental public importance, as recognized by sec. 101.17, Stats. [2] However, Bushko admitted that Michaelchuck's angry response was because "apparently Mr.”
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