Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 254 - Environmental health.
254.38 - Emergency authority.

254.38 Emergency authority.
(1) Impounding materials. The department may impound or order the sequestration of sources of radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or who fails to observe safety standards to protect health that are established in rules promulgated by the department.
(2) Emergency orders. If the department finds that an emergency exists concerning a matter subject to regulation under this subchapter that requires immediate action to protect the public health or safety, the department may issue an emergency order without notice or hearing that recites the existence of the emergency and requires such action as is necessary to mitigate the emergency. Any person to whom the order is issued shall immediately comply with the order. A person to whom an emergency order is issued shall be afforded a hearing within 30 days after receipt by the department of a written request for the hearing. An emergency order is effective upon issuance and remains in effect for up to 90 days after issuance, except that the order may be revoked or modified based on the results of the hearing.
History: 1985 a. 29; 1993 a. 27 s. 232; Stats. 1993 s. 254.38; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6339, 9116 (5); 1999 a. 9.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 254 - Environmental health.

254.01 - Definitions.

254.015 - Departmental power; designation.

254.02 - Health risk assessments.

254.04 - Authority of department of safety and professional services.

254.05 - Joint employment.

254.11 - Definitions.

254.115 - Denial, nonrenewal and revocation of certification and permit based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.

254.12 - Use or sale of lead-bearing paints.

254.13 - Reporting requirements.

254.15 - Departmental duties.

254.151 - Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants.

254.152 - Delegation to local health departments.

254.154 - Local authority.

254.156 - Definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure.

254.158 - Screening recommendations.

254.162 - Screening requirements.

254.164 - Care for children with lead poisoning or lead exposure.

254.166 - Response to reports of lead poisoning or lead exposure.

254.167 - Conduct of lead investigation.

254.168 - Lead investigations of facilities serving children under 6 years of age.

254.172 - Prevention and control of lead-bearing paint hazards in dwellings and premises.

254.174 - Technical advisory committees.

254.176 - Certification requirements.

254.178 - Accreditation of lead training courses and approval of lead instructors.

254.179 - Rules for dwellings and premises.

254.18 - Lead hazard reduction in dwellings and premises; renovations.

254.181 - Certificate of lead-free status and certificate of lead-safe status; fees and notification.

254.182 - Repayment to general fund.

254.19 - Asbestos testing fees.

254.20 - Asbestos abatement certification.

254.21 - Asbestos management.

254.22 - Indoor air quality.

254.30 - Enforcement; penalties.

254.31 - Definitions.

254.33 - Public policy.

254.335 - Agreements with the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission transition.

254.34 - Powers and duties.

254.35 - Registration of ionizing radiation installations.

254.365 - Licensing of radioactive material.

254.37 - Enforcement.

254.38 - Emergency authority.

254.39 - Exceptions.

254.41 - Radiation monitoring of nuclear power plants.

254.45 - Penalties.

254.46 - Beaches.

254.50 - Definition.

254.51 - Powers and duties.

254.52 - Lyme disease; treatment, information and research.

254.55 - Definitions.

254.56 - Public places.

254.57 - Smoke.

254.58 - Powers of villages, cities and towns.

254.59 - Human health hazards.

254.593 - Authority of the department and local health departments.

254.595 - Property violating codes or health orders.

254.911 - Definitions.

254.916 - Investigations.

254.92 - Purchase or possession of cigarettes or tobacco products by person under 18 prohibited.