Wisconsin Operating Engineers License

Wisconsin Dept of Commerce
Safety & Building Division
141 NW Barstow Street, Fourth Floor
Waukesha, WI 53188

No State Jurisdictional Boiler & Refrigeration Operator's License Law at this time.

Milwaukee and Kenosha

City of Milwaukee
Department of Neighborhood Services
841 North Broadway, 10th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Local residency is not required to apply for the license.

Licenses from other jurisdictions are recognized for experience.

The City of Milwaukee has 8 licensing levels:

1. Milwaukee 1st Class Engineer
2. Milwaukee 2nd Class Engineer
3. Milwaukee 3rd Class Engineer
4. Milwaukee Fireman High Pressure
5. Milwaukee Fireman Low Pressure
   
   
6. Kenosha 1st Class Operator
7. Kenosha 2nd Class Operator
8. Kenosha 3rd Class Operator
   
   

Racine

City of Racine City Clerk's Office
Stationary Engineer Examiner, Room 4 Basement
730 Washington Avenue
Racine, WI 53403-1184

Local residency is not required to apply for the license.

Licenses from other jurisdictions are not specifically recognized for experience requirements.

The City of Racine has 6 licensing levels:

1. Racine Chief Engineer of Power Plant
2. Racine 1st Class Power Plant Engineer
3. Racine 2nd ClassPower Plant Engineer
4. Racine 3rd Class Power Plant Engineer
5. Racine 2nd Class Facility Operating Engineer
6. Racine 3rd Class Facility Operating Engineer
   
   

The City of Racine statue for licensed stationary engineer / boiler operators is in the Code of Ordinances in Part II of the Manuipal Code in Chapter 22 title Business, Professions and Occupations under Article XXX titled Stationary Engineer with Subsections of Division 1, 2 and 3.

There are 6 stationary engineer licenses or permits. A permit shall authorize the holder to take charge of, operate and manage the equipment indicated, except that a holder of any class of permit may operate equipment one class in excess of such permit if such engineer is an assistant to an engineer holding the next superior permit.

1. Chief power plant engineers permit: Low pressure steam or hydronic plant of any size; a high pressure plant of any size and a steam motive power plant of any size.
2. First class power plant engineers permit: Low pressure steam or hydronic plant of any size; a high pressure plant not exceeding 1,500 BHP; and steam motive power plant not exceeding 7,500 HP.
3. Second class power plant engineers permit: A low pressure steam or hydronic plant of any size; a high pressure plant not exceeding 500 BHP; a steam motive power plant not exceeding 2,500 HP.
4. Third class power plant operations engineers permit: A low pressure steam or hydronic plant of any size; a high pressure plant not exceeding 300 HP; a steam motive power plant not exceeding 1,000 HP.
5. Second class facility operations engineer permit: A low pressure steam plant or a hydronic plant of any size; a high pressure steam plant not exceeding 110 BHP or a steam motive power plant not exceeding 500 BHP.
6. Third class facility operations engineer permit: A low pressure steam or hydronic plant not exceeding 150 BHP; a high pressure steam plant not exceeding 25 BHP.

No person shall operate, control, manage or commit to be operated any stationary boiler, engine or any portion of a steam plant or appliances connected therewith when working under pressure except those boilers exempt under COMM 41.18, and except as follows:

1. An engineer or an assistant engineer with an appropriate valid stationary engineers permit to operate under this article who is in full-time attendance in the boiler room may operate a manually controlled boiler.
2. An engineer or an assistant engineer holding an appropriate valid stationary engineers permit to operate under this article may operate an automatically controlled boiler provided that such person is periodically in attendance in the boiler room on at least a daily basis, except that for high pressure plants an engineer or assistant engineer shall be in constant attendance if any persons, other than boiler personnel, are present in the building in which the boiler is located.