Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Wisconsin's official board.
Wisconsin licenses individual elevator mechanics through the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and state rules bar anyone from working on a conveyance without an elevator mechanic license or a registered apprentice or helper credential.
| Requirements | Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.991 provides that no person may erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, test, remove or dismantle conveyances unless the person holds one of the department's elevator or lift credentials. SPS 305.992 gives three routes to the Elevator Mechanic license: taking and passing the elevator mechanic license examination; completing an elevator apprenticeship program lasting at least 4 years recognized under ch. 106, Wis. Stats., or by the U.S. Department of Labor; or completing a 4 year training program established by the National Elevator Industry Educational Program (or a department approved equivalent) together with qualifying employment of at least 1,000 hours per year for 5 years. To sit for the examination an applicant must have been employed at least 1,000 hours per year for 5 consecutive years immediately preceding application, with elevator mechanic level work experience in each of those years. DSPS form #3142 additionally describes an experience and examination route requiring continuous employment of at least 1,000 hours per year for the 3 years immediately preceding the application at a journeyman level. The Elevator Mechanic-restricted license, limited to repair, maintenance and component replacement, may be obtained by exam or by a 2 year elevator maintenance apprenticeship. Elevator Contractors must carry general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $500,000 for property damage. |
| Reciprocity | Not addressed on the board's published pages. The reciprocity section of Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 305 (SPS 305.47) applies to electrical credentials, and the conveyance subchapter contains no reciprocity provision. |
| Renewal | Table 305.06 sets a 2 year term for the Elevator Mechanic, Elevator Mechanic-restricted, Lift Mechanic and Elevator Contractor licenses, renewing on the date of issuance, and a 4 year term for the Elevator Apprentice, Elevator Apprentice-restricted and Elevator Helper registrations. The Elevator Inspector license runs 2 years, expiring December 31. SPS 305.992(6) makes renewal of an Elevator Mechanic license contingent on obtaining at least 12 hours of acceptable continuing education before the expiration date. Table 305.02 lists a $90 renewal fee for the Elevator Mechanic license, $100 for Elevator Contractor, $15 for the apprentice and helper registrations, and $120 for Elevator Inspector. |
| Notes | Wisconsin licenses individual elevator mechanics through the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and state rules bar anyone from working on a conveyance without an elevator mechanic license or a registered apprentice or helper credential. |
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