Section 49.9. Field inspection

(a) The owner or other responsible person shall notify the local office of the Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety listed on the plan approval letter when construction of the project has begun.

(b) Prefinal inspections may be conducted based upon the size and complexity of a project.

(1) If a nonconforming condition is observed at a prefinal inspection, the district office supervisor will notify the owner of the building of these observations in writing.

(2) It shall be the owner’s responsibility to correct the conditions or obtain a revised approval for the conditions.

(c) The owner or other responsible person shall arrange for a final inspection by contacting the local office of the Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety listed on the plan approval letter.

(d) A Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety inspector will make a final inspection of the building and will permit occupancy when all conditions required in this chapter and Chapters 50—59 are complete.

(e) The Department will issue an occupancy permit within 30 days of the final inspection. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to maintain and operate the building in accordance with the act, this chapter and Chapters 50—59.

(f) After the issuance of an occupancy permit by the Department, the Department will not require changes in a building unless:

(1) The Occupancy Permit was issued through connivance or fraud.

(2) The occupancy or use of the building has changed.

(3) The building is not maintained and operated in accordance with the act or this chapter and Chapters 50—59.

The provisions of this § 49.9 adopted May 18, 1984, effective May 19, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1765.