PRINTER'S NO. 3495
No. 2559 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY VEON, GEORGE, BEBKO-JONES, STEELMAN, SCRIMENTI, LEVDANSKY, ROONEY, WALKO, TANGRETTI, BELARDI, JOSEPHS, BELFANTI, SURRA, MELIO, TRELLO, McGEEHAN, TRICH, BOSCOLA, M. COHEN, D. W. SNYDER AND RAMOS, APRIL 29, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 29, 1998
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of October 5, 1984 (P.L.734, No.159), entitled 2 "An act requiring chemical identification of substances in 3 the community and on employer premises; requiring the posting 4 of the identity of these substances by employers and the 5 labeling of chemicals; requiring information and safety data 6 on chemicals to be given to the Department of Labor and 7 Industry, members of the community and employees; requiring 8 employers to operate educational programs relating to 9 hazardous substances; providing for further duties of the 10 Department of Labor and Industry, for complaint procedures, 11 for investigations, for compliance orders and the enforcement 12 thereof; and providing penalties," further providing for 13 notice. 14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 15 hereby enacts as follows: 16 Section 1. Section 7 of the act of October 5, 1984 (P.L.734, 17 No.159), known as the Worker and Community Right-to-Know Act, is 18 amended by adding a subsection to read: 19 Section 7. Notice. 20 * * * 21 (c) Multiple workplace buildings.--In the case of a building 22 containing the workplaces of two or more employers or tenants:
1 (1) The employers or tenants, as well as any contractors 2 or subcontractors performing work or renovation at the 3 building, shall provide to the owner or landlord of the 4 building all information required in subsection (a) and any 5 respective Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). 6 (2) The owner or landlord shall post in a readily 7 viewable area of the building a listing of potentially 8 hazardous chemicals or substances including the employer's or 9 tenant's name and location where the chemical is used or 10 stored. 11 (3) The owner or landlord shall maintain the MSDS's for 12 all potentially hazardous chemicals or substances in that 13 manner and area where employees, during the course of a 14 normal day of work, have access, which access does not depend 15 on the permission or intervention of the employers or tenants 16 or the owner or landlord. 17 (4) The owner or landlord shall make available, upon the 18 request of emergency response personnel or firefighters, all 19 information collected and maintained under this subsection. 20 (5) Employees of buildings specified in this subsection 21 may make written inquiries concerning chemicals in the 22 workplaces of employers or tenants. 23 (6) The owner or landlord shall forward employees' 24 written chemical inquiries, on forms developed by the 25 department, to the respective employer or tenant concerning 26 questions regarding chemicals in the workplace. 27 (7) The employer or tenant has 15 working days to 28 respond to an employee's request for information under this 29 subsection. A copy of this response shall be forwarded to the 30 owner or landlord who shall maintain the response in that 19980H2559B3495 - 2 -
1 manner and area where employees or employers or tenants 2 during the course of a normal day of work, have access which 3 access does not depend on the permission or intervention of 4 the employers or tenants or the owner or landlord. 5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D18L35DMS/19980H2559B3495 - 3 -