PRINTER'S NO. 1945
No. 1676 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY VEON, DeWEESE, BELFANTI, SURRA, GEORGE, KUKOVICH,
JAROLIN, PESCI, GIGLIOTTI, BEBKO-JONES, FEE, ROONEY,
PISTELLA, LAUGHLIN, JOSEPHS, PETRONE, KASUNIC, TRELLO, DALEY,
LAWLESS AND PETRARCA, MAY 26, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MAY 26, 1993
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) Employers or tenants, as well as any contractors or
2 subcontractors doing work or renovation, shall provide to the
3 owner or landlord of the building all information required in
4 subsection (a) and the respective Material Safety Data
5 Sheets.
6 (2) The owner or landlord shall be responsible to post
7 in a readily viewable area of the building a listing of
8 potentially hazardous chemicals or substances including the
9 employer's or tenant's name and location where the chemical
10 is used or 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 does not depend on the
15 permission or intervention of the employers or tenants or the
16 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
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1 manner and area where employees or employers or tenants
2 during the course of a normal day of work, have access which
3 does not depend on the permission or intervention of the
4 employers or tenants or the owner or landlord.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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