DSPS protects Wisconsinites by ensuring a safe and competent practice of licensed professionals and safe and sanitary conditions in public and private buildings
Thank you
@GovEvers
for heading to the top of Rib Mountain to learn how we work with
@SkiGranitePeak
to keep the lifts and slopes safe all season long!
#skisafe
Proud to join
@GovWalker
at the SB 417 bill signing today which entered
#Wisconsin
into the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). The eNLC allows nurses to practice in other states which have adopted the compact without acquiring a separate license.
#WIWorking
Today we remember all those whose lives were lost or affected by the 9/11 tragedy. To honor them, we participated in
@GovEvers
State Day of Service. We spent a few hours learning about urban forestry, planting trees and clearing shoreline. You can, too:
Thank you
@CharlesBenson4
and
@tmj4
crew for joining Secretary Crim and our team at Whistling Straights as
@rydercup
finishes final prep for the players and crowds.
We are grateful for the nearly 100,000(!!!) registered nurses licensed in Wisconsin. Thank you
@WIWorkforce
for recognizing their important role in responding to
#COVID19
and in keeping Wisconsinites healthy.
There are more than 70,000 nurses in our great state working to protect people from
#COVID19
in our hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. Thank you to all of our nurses for putting in the long hours and caring for our state's most vulnerable.
It was great running into
@GovWalker
at Farm Tech Days in Marshfield! If you are there tomorrow, make sure to check out the
#WIDSPS
POWTS and Plumbing displays!
#WIWorking
Thank you
@GovEvers
and
@LGMandelaBarnes
for visiting the Hayward field office with Secretary-designee Crim today. We appreciate your interest in the work our team does to promote safety in Wisconsin. And thank you, Hayward, for such a beautiful day!
Thanks to
@wiacsports
for launching the Student-Athlete Leadership Institute to support and mentor our next generation of leaders. Secretary-designee Crim joined a panel discussion on effective leadership with
@amfam
@ExactSciences
and Festival Foods.
Secretary-designee Crim dropped in on
@WisconsinDOT
staff (including Division Administrator Rebecca Burkel and licensed professional engineers Eric Arneson, Dominique Bechle and Philip Meinel) to learn how PEs use technology to keep Wisconsin roads and bridges safe for travel.
Now *that’s* a boiler. Thank you
@StateRelations
for the tour and talk about some
@UWMadison
sustainability efforts. Secretary Crim,
@WisconsinDOA
Secretary Brennan and
@WIS_DFI
Secretary Blumenfeld share your commitment to the work and enjoyed the time on campus.
"Making these exams available in Spanish directly invests in Wisconsin's workforce and economic development..."
Thanks
@WXOW
for helping spread the word about this new offering,
.
@GovEvers
proclaimed May "Building Safety Month" to recognize countless lives saved due to strong municipal and state safety codes. Secretary-designee Crim joined WI Society of Professional Engineers to thank them for their role in keeping our citizens safe.
@IntlCodeCouncil
DSPS officials, including Secretary-Designee Dawn Crim and Deputy Secretary Nia Trammell, experienced an exciting night of Mixed Martial Arts at the
@ChosenFewFC
Fighting Championships
@MononaTerrace
. DSPS is proud to work with the
#MMA
professional services community!
It was a pleasure to meet with
@SpeakerRyan
to discuss the
#WIPDMP
and what we are doing at the state level to combat the
#OpioidEpidemic
. It is going to take state, federal, and local partners to beat this crisis.
Throwback Thursday: Last week the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission welcomed state leaders and
@packers
greats
@GilbertBrown
and William Henderson for a day of conversation, cultural, exchanges, and fishing in beautiful northern Wisconsin.
That was lit
@MadisonWIFire
! The demonstration definitely drove home the message about fire sprinklers. Thank you for bringing the show and crew to Hill Farms and for all you do to keep Wisconsin communities safe.
Today we visited
@WI_DSPS
to host another side-by-side live burn illustrating the effectiveness of automatic fire sprinklers. Thanks to DSPS and
@NFSAorg
for helping us raise awareness about home fire sprinklers!
There are voices missing from so many important conversations, and climate change is no different. Secretary-designee Crim looks forward to joining you tomorrow and learning how to include more perspectives in climate change and climate justice research and policy.
Can’t wait to join my friend
@WI_DSPS
Secretary-designee Dawn Crim for this
@WIDiscovery
panel on the need for equity and diversity in climate work! Join us tomorrow night at 7!
What started as a discovery in a
@uwsmph
lab has become a revolutionary synthetic material that can reduce the need for skin grafts for burn patients. Thank you
@MNK
for the demo/tour and
@StateRelations
for bringing such a great group to the table.
Secretary Gutiérrez enjoyed speaking with
@RepGwenMoore
yesterday on the important work being done in Wisconsin to fight the
#OpioidEpidemic
, including our
#WIPDMP
. Interested in learning more? Check it out at !
DSPS staffer Andrea Magermans at today's Opioid Forum, detailing the WI Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program that aids health care professionals in prescribing and dispensing decisions to reduce opioid abuse.
#HopeActLiveWI
#OpioidEpidemic
@DHSWI
Secretary Gutiérrez sits on the
@GovWalker
’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse, which met on 1/5 to discuss new strategies provided by Pew Trusts. See the video here
#HopeActLiveWI
Touring the
@UWM
Office of Sustainability and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning rapid prototyping lab with
@TheOtherMandela
and Secretary Crim.
In March the
@WIDeptTourism
hosted the
#WIGCOT
, a great opportunity to highlight all the amazing things Wisconsin has to offer. Have you seen the latest ad promoting WI? See it here:
Trades exams are underway in Madison! We are pleased to help these test takers complete their licensing exams, meet credentialing requirements, and enter or advance in their chosen fields.
#WIPDMP
Staff are presenting at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit discussing the
#WIPDMP
and the great tools and resources available to the public
#RxSummit
#HopeActLiveWI
As
@GovEvers
Year of Clean Drinking Water draws to a close, we are proud to announce that we have awarded nearly $1 million in clean-water grants to 210 Wisconsin small business and homeowners to repair private, onsite wastewater treatment systems!
Sec. Gutiérrez visited with
@WrightGradU
last week to learn more about their school, what they offer their students, and how the DSPS can continue a great relationship
#WIWorking
A sustainability first for Wisconsin! Secretary-designee Dawn Crim and
@LGMandelaBarnes
toured
@OregonSchools
Forest Edge in Fitchburg. The all-electric facility and first net-zero K-12 school in the state reflects the district's commitment to sustainability.
#CleanEnergyWeek
150 Wisconsin companies in 26 counties have already been awarded contracts for public and private construction work related to
#Foxconn
’s advanced manufacturing campus. 91% of all contracts awarded so far have gone to WI businesses.
#WisconsinValley
@AscendiumEd
has a beautiful and sustainable new headquarters in Madison.
@WI_DSPS
Sec. Dan Hereth,
@WisconsinDOA
Sec. Kathy Blumenfeld and
@WIS_DFI
Sec. Cheryll Olson-Collins got a tour this week. Thanks to Ascendium + Flad Architects for the discussion on sustainable building.
Secretary Crim enjoys supporting the trades and engaging with students. Thanks to
@WIWorkforce
Secretary Frostman for joining in the
@SkillsUSA
regional competition fun
@uwstout
!
Today, Secretary Frostman along with
@WI_DSPS
Secretary Dawn Crim participated in the
@SkillsUSA
competition at
@uwstout
today. Thank you to all of the students and staff that participated!
#CTEMonth
Thursday is
@wistatefair
opening day! The
@WI_DSPS
crew is onsite making sure things are safe for fairgoers. Media can capture them at work/interview DSPS Secretary-designee Dawn Crim on 7/31. Contact DSPSNewsroom
@Wisconsin
.gov to arrange. Thanks to
@TravelWI
for the photo!
It was a great to meet with the Howard-Suamico Optimists today. Great discussion on the
#WIPDMP
. Thanks for having Secretary Gutiérrez to speak with you!
We wanted to learn about mass timber--a
#sustainable
and growing product line for the Wisconsin timber industry--so naturally we visited
@fsWoodLab
to talk to the scientists and
@WDNR
experts studying its fire resistance, moisture resistance, durability and more.
It was a pleasure to tour
#FladArchitects
today and hear from the
@WIASLA
about their profession and the work they're doing in the community, including The American Center at
#UWHealth
.
Congratulations to Deputy Secretary Trammell on this wonderful honor. Thank you
@ULGM
for recognizing and celebrating her work in service of the African American community in Madison and throughout Wisconsin.
#UrbanCabaret2019
#womenleaders
Did you know? Wisconsin’s dairy industry has an annual economic impact of $43 billion and employs nearly 80,000 people throughout the state!
#WICheeseDay
#WIWorking
🧀🧀🧀
Soon DSPS will be introducing Phase I of our brand new Electronic Safety and Licensing Application (eSLA)! This new project will upgrade and modernize our programs so that we can better serve the people of Wisconsin!
#WIWorking
Heading to
@BratFest
? Our safety inspector April Hammond showed
@nbc15_madison
@SanikaBhargaw
how DSPS works to ensure amusement rides are safe for kids and families this summer. Thanks to Mr. Ed’s Magical Midways-a family business since 1946!-for the tour of Zero Gravity!
It is
#FirePreventionWeek2019
and fire departments throughout the state are heading into schools, working with community organizations and opening their doors to help us understand our shared role in preventing fires, avoiding danger and staying safe.
Learning about local salvaged wood used in the
@FiservForum
club room (forest floor) on a sustainability tour with Secretary Crim and
@LGMandelaBarnes
.
Honored to be at today's historic
#Foxconn
contract signing. 13,000 direct jobs, 10,000 construction jobs, 28,000 indirect jobs. Our credentialing and plan review teams stand ready!
#WIWorking
#WisconnValley
Started the morning off with a warm welcome on a chilly day. Thank you La Crosse Optimists for the opportunity to talk about what our agency is doing to help combat the
#OpioidEpidemic
.
#WIPDMP
#HopeActLiveWI
It was great to celebrate
#FirePreventionWeek
week with you, and thank you
@GovEvers
for issuing the proclamation recognizing the importance of fire safety education and outreach. All of us at DSPS are proud to support and partner with the fire service in this important work.
Pleasure to speak to the Green County Heroin Abuse Task Force and Monroe Optimist Club about
#WIPDMP
and what we are doing to fight the
#OpioidEpidemic
. Thank you for being a partner in the fight against
#opioid
abuse.
#HopeActLiveWI
Talking about implementation of laws with our stakeholders is an important part of
#AccountableGov
. Thanks for having us Eastern Ridge
@wiscbuilders
!
Thank you,
@SenKooyenga
. Our efforts are a great example of how lawmakers and agencies successfully and effectively collaborate. Let’s keep working together for the people of Wisconsin.
Been working with the WI DSPS on better practices to get people working faster and overcoming licensing hurdles. Good press release from
@WI_DSPS
detailing our efforts:
On her one-year anniversary, Secretary Dawn Crim remains grateful to serve Wisconsin by leading the Department of Safety and Professional Services. With lower license fees for thousands of residents and nearly $1 million in clean water grants awarded, 2019 was a great first year!
Happy to partner with the
@UWMadison
Commercial Building Code Refresher, happening this week at
@AlliantECenter
. DSPS staff are attending and presenting, and Sec. Gutiérrez spoke this morning
#WIWorking
IMPORTANT LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION: DSPS is no longer sending postcards to inform credential holders of upcoming license renewals. All communications will now be sent to the email address on file. Renew your occupational license here:
Secretary-designee Crim joined many of her colleagues for the Women's Suffrage Centennial Celebration at the state Capitol today. Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote.
@WIS_DFI
@WIWorkforce
@PSCWisconsin