Pennsylvania

Department of Labor & Industry 
Bureau of Industrial Safety 
1723 Labor & Industry Building 

651 Boas Street 
Harrisburg, PA 17121 
(717) 783-6304 

Current Codes and Edition Adopted:
2018/2021 International Building Code (IBC) See adopted Sections in website link.
2018/2021 International Existing Building code (IEBC) See adopted Sections in website link.
2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC) 
2021/2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) See adopted Sections in website link.
2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) 
2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
2018 International Residential Code (IRC)
2018 Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
Applicability (statewide, local, limited): STATEWIDE

The state adopts by law the IBC and all codes referenced by the IBC except for Property Maintenance. Local jurisdictions can amend the state code to be more restrictive, but these ordinances can be appealed to the Secretary of Labor & Industry, who then holds a hearing and determines whether the local amendment will be allowed. The codes are updated following the issuance of new editions of the ICC codes every three years. The Review & Advisory Council (RAC) reviews the changes from the previous edition, takes input from interested parties and recommends whether any change should not be included in the updated codes adopted by the state. The updated codes are then adopted through the regulatory process. 

Please review the information found here for code adoption: 

http://www.dli.pa.gov/ucc/Pages/UCC-Codes.aspx 

https://www.dli.pa.gov/ucc/Documents/ICC-Code-Review-2018-Final-Report.pdf?mc_cid=72572d66b8&mc_eid=9dd29b20a9 

Amendments Disadvantaging Wood Construction:

No apparent amendments.

Next Update Cycle:

As part of the triennial code review and adoption process, the RAC will evaluate all sections that change from the 2018 code to the 2021 code as published by the ICC (those sections with black bars in the margin in the 2021 ICC codes).  

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Page last updated: January 2022