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Office of State Building Inspector {Lisa Humble, State Building Inspector} Lisa R. Humble State Building Inspector Welcome to the Office of the State Building Inspector’s home page. The Office of the State Building Inspector is part of the Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety. The Office of the State Building Inspector establishes and enforces building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and energy code requirements necessary to promote the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by reviewing, developing, adopting and administering the State Building Code. For a more detailed description of the regulations and laws, please refer to Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 541and Regulations of State Agencies Sections 29-262-1a through 29-262-11a. Where to Obtain the 2005 State Building Code (This is a list of the current codes and where you can obtain the code books.) The actual codes are not found on this website. The actual codes can be obtained through the International Code Council. The amendments can be downloaded from this website. Announcement Implementation of the 2009 amendments to the 2005 State Building Code and the 2005 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code shall be effective on August 1, 2009. 2009 amendment to the State Building Code - Unformatted 2009 amendment to Connecticut State Fire Safety Code - Unformatted Corrections to 2009 Amendment to the State Building Code - Connecticut Supplement(8/24/09) Draft Position Statement PA 07-242 Sustainable Design Requirements (5/27/09) At the June 10, 2009, Codes and Standards monthly meeting the Position Statement Sustainable Design Requirements dated May 27, 2009 was approved by the full Committee. Implementation date is unknown at this time. 2005 State Building Code (Effective for permits applied for on or after December 31, 2005) ERRATA to the Connecticut Editions of the IBC and IRC 2005 Connecticut Supplement 1999 State Building Code (Effective for permits applied for on or after May 1, 1999 and on or before December 30, 2005) High Wind Design Information Wind Load Errata Introduction to Building Code Classifications of Licensure Regulations Regarding Building Official Licensure The OSBI Code Enforcement Bulletin NEW The "Code Enforcement Bulletins" are offered to uniformly share information given by the Office of the State Building Inspector to various individuals' requests. These communications provide information on code related issues to the municipal building officials and construction community. OSBI Code Enforcement Bulletin #1 - September 2009 OSBI Code Enforcement Bulletin #2 - September 2009 OSBI Code Enforcement Bulletin #3 - September 2009 OSBI Code Enforcement Bulletin #4 - October 2009 The OSBI Safety Alert Bulletin NEW The "Safety Alert Bulletins" are intended as a communication tool to inform municipal building officials and the construction community of incidents related to building construction. The unusual and not widely publicized and uncommonly known incidents related to potential product safety concern will be shared as it becomes available. OSBI Safety Alert Bulletin - September 2009 (Stadium light pole owners & sites) Content Last Modified on 11/13/2009 12:15:09 PM