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LABOR AND INDUSTRY
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, Apprenticeship and Training
* Apprenticeship and Training Council Policy Manual
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-3681)
Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety
* Universal Accessibility Interpretation
1) April 3, 1995
2) April 24, 1995
3) February 29, 1996Contact: James S. Varhola (717-787-3329)
* Partitions Enclosing Exit Access (November 26, 1984)
* Approved Hot Air Furnaces (November 28, 1994)
* Outside Exit Stairs (February 6, 1985)
* Story Height Classification for C-2 or C-4 Occupancy with Multi-Level Living Units (February 19, 1985)
* Automatic Fire Alarm Systems C-4 Occupancy (February 26, 1985)
* Automatic Fire Alarm Systems C-2 Occupancy (February 26, 1985)
* Adult Day Care Centers (April 16, 1985)
* Minimum Width of Doors (May 8, 1985)
* Minimum Exits -C-2 Occupancy (June 21, 1985)
* Minimum Exits -D-O Occupancy (June 17, 1985)
* Solid Core Wood Doors (March 24, 1986)
Contact: Edward Leister (717-787-3323)
Bureau of Workers' Compensation
* Health and Safety --Statement of Policy (Pa. Bulletin Vol. 25, No. 37; September 16, 1995)
Contact: Len Negley (717-772-1917)
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Benefits and Allowances
* UCP-1 -This is Your Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Handbook (November, 1995)
Contact: Pete Cope (717-787-3547)
Bureau of Worker and Community Right to Know
* Tier II Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirement and Fee Instructions; Facility Reporting Requirements.
* Title III List of Lists (Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act [EPCPA] and Section 112[r] of the Clean Air Act, as amended)
* Hazardous Substance Survey Form -Compliance Materials for Public Sector Employees
* Hazardous Substance Survey Form -Employer Information Packet (Private Sector)
* Leader's Guide for Right to Know Training Program
* Right to Know Training Guidelines for Public Sector Employees
* Workbook for Public Sector Employees in Providing Right to Know Training
Contact: Tom Ward, Jr. (717-783-1826)
Bureau of Workers' Compensation
* Guidelines for Workplace Safety Committees and Accident and Illness Prevention Programs in Pennsylvania
* Safety Pays: Workplace Safety Committee Incentive Program (Pamphlet)
* Application and Instructions for Certification of Workplace Safety Committee
* ''Workers' Compensation and the Injured Worker'' Brochure
Contact: Len Negley (717-772-1917)
* Application and Summary of Requirements for Self-insurance
* Instructions Accompanying Application to Have a Letter or Surety Bond Executed
* Guidelines for Individual Self Insurance Actuarial Evaluations
* Guidelines for Group Self Insurance Actuarial Evaluations
* Application to Renew Self Insurance Status under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act
* Application to Initiate Self Insurance Status under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act
* Addendum to Application for Self Insurance Status Notice of Affiliates' Initial Inclusion in a Consolidated Program
* Addemdum to Application for Self Insurance Status Notice of Affiliates' Renewal in a Consolidated Program
Contact: George Knehr (717-783-4476)
* Application and Instructions for Executive Officer and Religious Exceptions to the Workers' Compensation Act
Contact: Carol Ori (717-783-5421)
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation -Bureau of Program Operations
* Pennsylvania OVR Counselor Policy Manual
Contact: Roger Barton (717-772-3511)
Prevailing Wage Division
* Pennsylvania Construction Wage Survey (Instruction booklet)
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)
INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Bureau of Labor Standards
* Hazardous Occupation Exempt for Diversified Occupation Students
* Operating Procedures for Special Education Students in Work Situation During School Hours
* Interpretation of Section 4 of the Child Labor Law
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)
OTHER:
Bureau of Labor Standards Abstracts:
* Summary of Wage Payment and Collection Law
* Equal Pay Law
* Minimum Wage Act Poster and Fact Summary
* Abstract of Child Labor Law
* Employment of Minors as Ambulance Attendants/Junior Firefighters
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)
Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety
Application and Checklist
* Plan Review Checklist
* Procedure for Submission of Plans with Certification Form, Certificate of Design and Energy Conservation Act Exception Form
Contact: Edward Leister (717-787-3323)
Bureau of Worker and Community Right to Know
* Compliance Checklist for Public Sector Employees
* Occupational Exposure to Lead -Employer Fact Sheet
* Employee Workplace Notice -Pennsylvania Worker and Community Right to Know Program
* Community and Emergency Response Booklet (IUP)
* ''Is Your Patient a Lead Exposed Worker?'' (Brochure for Health Care Providers)
* ''After the Inspection: What Happens Next?'' (Pamphlet)
Contact: Tom Ward, Jr. (717-783-1826)
Industrial Board
* Internet Information (Frequently-asked Questions)
Contact: Linda Troutman (717-787-6114)
Prevailing Wage Division
* Prevailing Wage Poster
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
POLICY STATEMENTS:
* ADA policy statement
* HIV/AIDS policy statement
* Sexual harassment policy
* Substance abuse in the workplace policy
* Discrimination complaint policy and procedures
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
* Affirmative action policy statement
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796
* Emergency fire evacuation plan
* Operation of clubs within National Guard facilities
* Privately owned weapons on National Guard facilities
* Smoking policy
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
* Emergency fire evacuation plan, veterans' homes
Contact: George Almasi (717) 861-8903
* Public affairs airlift policy
Contact: Colonel Ewing (717) 861-8825
* Resident abuse policy and procedures
* Staff/resident fraternization policy, Veterans' homes
Contact: John Patten (717) 861-8853
* Use of state armories and fundraising on state/federal properties
Contact: LTC Rusnic (717) 861-8580
INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
* Adherence to work hours/wear of military uniform
* Bomb threat plan - DMVA contains classified information.
* Curtailment of activities at FTIG due to inclement weather.
* Photo ID cards for state civilian employees at FTIG
* Retired guardsmen involvement
* Notification of VIP visits to FIG and DMVA organizations
* Work schedule
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
* Discrimination complaint process
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796
* Employee orientation checklist
* Review of procedures for responding to PHRC/EEOC complaints
* Sexual harassment: Your rights and responsibilities
* Work rules/standards of conduct
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
OTHER/GUIDANCE/INSTRUCTIONAL MANUALS:
* Personnel manual
* DMVA guide to classification
* Employee handbook
* Guide to managing the official personnel folder
* Leave manual for the DMVA
* Employee safety handbook
* DMVA guide for controlling sick leave abuse and time and attendance problems
* Organizational and functional statement for the DMVA
* PA worker and community right to know training booklet
* Training guidelines manual
* Work-related disability leave and modified light duty manual
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Contract compliance plan for DMVA
* DMVA workforce profile 1996
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796
* Index of administrative publications (contains classified information) Pamphlet 310-1
* Military publications index of blank forms (contains classified information) Pamphlet 25-32
Contact: CW4 Edward Spittle (717) 861-8346
* Patient care policy manual, Veterans' Homes
* State home construction grant program
* Veterans Administration guidelines for state Veterans' Homes
Contact: George Almasi (717) 861-8903
* Adjutant General's biennial report
Contact: Public Affairs Office (717) 861-8720
* Directory of agencies providing information to veterans
* PA Veterans' Memorial
* Telephone directory for Veterans organizations
* Scotland Schools admission packet
Contact: John Patten (717) 861-8901
* Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
* Southwestern PA Veterans Center
Contact: George Almasi (717) 861-8903
* Rules and regulations for control and use of armories of the Commonwealth of PA
Contact: LTC Rusnic (717) 861-8580
* PA National Guard Americans at their best
* PA Air National Guard fact sheet
* PA Army National Guard fact sheet
* PA Soldier's and Sailors' Home
* Stationing the Guard - a PA National Guard economic impact report
Contact: Lt Col Cleaver (717) 861-8468
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
* Annual Report (1992-93)
* Brochures:
- General Information on Board
- General Information on Parole Supervision
- SAVE (Substance Abuse Violators Effort)Contact: Doris Geiger 787-6208
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
POLICY STATEMENTS:
* Rental Housing Program; Title 16, Part I, Subpart H, Chapter 40, Subchapter A., Sections 40.11 - 40.25
Contact: William Koons 717-780-3882
* Owner-Occupied Residential Housing Program; Title 16, Part I, Subpart H, Chapter 40, Subchapter A., Sections 40.101 - 40.105
* Programs Generally; Title 16, Part I, Subpart H, Chapter 40, Subchapter A., Sections 40.111 - 40.117
Contact: Donald Plunkett 717-780-3871
* Policy Statement on Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program; Title 16, Part I, Subpart H, Chapter 40, Subchapter B., Section 40.201
Contact: Daryl Rotz 717-780-3922
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Development Division
* PHFA 1997 Multifamily Housing Application Package and Guidelines (contains PennHOMES and Tax Credit Guidelines)
* PHFA/City of Philadelphia Partnership Program (Bridge Loan Program)
Contact: Shirley Stark 717-780-3876
* Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Guide
* PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Allocation Plan (published annually)
Contact: Diane Brodbeck 717-780-3948
Technical Services Division
* Architectural Submission Guide
* Submission Guide for Small Projects
* PHFA Preconstruction Meeting Guide
Contact: Riitta Lukkari 717-780-3859
Management Division
* PHFA Policies, Procedures and Compliance Manual (PennHOMES Program)
* PHFA Management Office Policies and Procedures Manual - Rental Housing Programs
* PHFA Management Office Policies and Procedures Manual - Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Programs
* PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Compliance Manual
* PHFA Management Division Marketing and Management Manual Accounting and Financial Reporting
Contact: Alan Shenk 717-780-3819
Single Family Housing Division
* PHFA Seller's Guide
* HOMESTEAD Program Guidelines
* Individual On-Lot Sewage Disposal System Loan Program Guidelines
* PHFA Servicing Manual
Contact: Donald Plunkett 717-780-3871
INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
* Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program Policies and Procedures
Contact: Daryl Rotz 717-780-3922
* PHFA Compliance Monitoring Guidance Documents (Multifamily Program)
Contact: Shirley Stark 717-780-3882
* PHFA Board Minutes and Resolutions
* PHFA Employee Manual
* Bylaws of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
* PHFA Right To Know Act Policy
Contact: Carrie Barnes 717-780-3846
OTHER:
* PHFA Annual Reports
* 1995 Inventory of Assisted Rental Housing
* PHFA Statewide Homeownership Program Homebuyers Workbook
* Report on the Use of Act 137 - The County Affordable Housing Trust Fund Legislation
* PHFA Possibilities (newsletter)
* The Service Connection (supportive services newsletter)
* PHFA Pamphlets:
Programs of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Statewide Homeownership Program
Lower Income Homeownership and Closing Cost Assistance Programs
Questions & Answers about the Federal Recapture Tax
Home Energy Efficiency and Home Buying
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program
Supportive Services Program
Tax Credit ProgramContact: Phil Friday 717-780-3915
PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
- PENNVEST -
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Internal Guidelines:
* Policy and Procedure for Application, Permit and Right of Way Deadlines and Application Retainage, A-1, September 21, 1992
* Policy and Procedure for the Renegotiation of Financial Assistance Terms, A-5, August 20, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Project Cost Increases, A-6, November 1, 1995
* Policy and Procedure for Emergency Work Undertaken Without A Letter of No Prejudice, A-10, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Funding Tap in Fees, A-11, February 14, 1995
* Policy and Procedure for Force Account Work, A-12, May 24, 1993.
* Policy and Procedure for Eligible Amount of Acquisition Cost, A-13, November 19,1992.
* Policy and Procedure for Eligibility of Street Resurfacing Costs, A-14, November 19, 1992
* Policy and Procedure for Project Costs and Loan Closings, B-1, August 20, 1991
* Policy and Procedure for the Selection of Contractors By Borrowers, B-7, August 20, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Establishment of Borrowers' Accounts, B-8, August 20, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Commitment Acceptance and Closing Deadline, B-9, May 24, 1993
Contact: Elaine Keisling 717 783-4494
Other:
* PENNVEST: Pennsylvania's Doorway to the Future, 1994.
* On-Lot Sewage Disposal System for the Individual Homeowner Funding Program August ,1997.
* A Water, Sewer and Stormwater Utility's Guide to Financial and Technical Assistance Program, May, 1997
* Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Application, April, 1996.
* Pennvest Annual Report, November , 1996.
* Liquid Assets/ Newsletter; July, 1997.
Contact: Lou Ann Buffington (717) 787-8138.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Public School Employes' Retirement System
POLICY STATEMENTS:
* Paying of Benefits when PSERS has been Notified of Pending or Completed Divorce Action
* Purchase of Service Waiving of Payroll Deductions
* Paying Death Benefits when Ex-Spouse is Last Named Beneficiary
* Contested Death Benefits
* Maternity Leave of Absence
* Elimination of Frozen Present Value
* Crediting Service For Lockouts
* Method of Payment For Purchase of Service
* Return to School Service for an Emergency Annuitant
* Direct Rollover Limitations
* Overpayments and Direct Rollovers
* Alternate Retirement Dates and Termination Date
* Special Retirement Incentive 30-Year Window
* Inactive Interest
* Employment and Income Restrictions for Disability Annuitants
* Interpretation of Declaration of Intent to Retire Under Mellow
* Multiple Service Election
* Leaving Service Before Age 62 With Less Than Ten Years of Service
* Converting Hours to Days
* Crediting Purchases of Service during a Non-Qualifying Year
* Definition of ''School Year''
* Rate of Contribution
* Paying Death Benefits and Collecting Overpayments from Deceased Members' Accounts
* Activated Military Leave (Approved Military Leave of Absence)
* Paying Death Benefits and Collecting Overpayments from Deceased Members' Accounts
* Cadet Nurse Service
* Birthday Rule for Determining Eligibility for Retirement Benefits
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
* PSERS Member Handbook (Current Ed. 1995)
* PSERS Retired Member Handbook (Current Ed. 1993)
* PSERS Update
* PSERS Videos:
Working For Your Future
A Foundation For Your Retirement
Here When You Need Us
Enjoying Your Retirement
Making the Most of Your Retirement Dollars* PSERS Pamphlets:
Let's Talk: About Leaving Employment
Let's Talk: About Taxes on Your Retirement Account
Let's Talk: About Disability Benefits
Let's Talk: About Being Retired
Let's Talk: About Your Retirement and Divorce
Let's Talk: About Death Benefits
Let's Talk: About Purchasing Credit for Service* PSERS Retirement Chalkboard (Active Members Newsletter)
* PSERS Benefits Hotline (Retired Members Newsletter)
* PSERS Reporting Unit Bulletin
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
DECISIONS:
* PSERS Board of Trustees Adjudications
Topics:
Act 1991-23 (''Mellow Bill'')
Change of Option
Cost of Living Increase
Credited Years of Service
Death Benefit
Disability
Effective Date of Retirement
Final Average Salary
Frozen Present Value
Forced Maternity Leave
Health Care Premium Assistance
Membership Eligibility
Merchant Marine
Multiple Service Credit
Overpayment
Payment of Interest
Pension Forfeiture
Purchase of Service
Reinstatement
Retirement-Covered Compensation
Miscellaneous
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
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