Title of Regulation: 16VAC25-90. Federal Identical General Industry Standards (amending 16VAC25-90-1910.102).

Statutory Authority: § 40.1-22 (5) of the Code of Virginia; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596).

Effective Date: September 15, 2012.

Agency Contact: John J. Crisanti, Planning and Evaluation Manager, Department of Labor and Industry, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-4300, FAX (804) 786-8418, TTY (804) 786-2376, or email john.crisanti@doli.virginia.gov.

Summary:

Federal OSHA has revised its Acetylene Standard for general industry by updating a reference to a standard published by a standards-developing organization and the Virginia regulation is amended accordingly.

Note on Incorporation by Reference: Pursuant to § 2.2-4103 of the Code of Virginia, 29 CFR Part 1910, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, is declared a document generally available to the public and appropriate for incorporation by reference. For this reason the document will not be printed in the Virginia Register of Regulations. A copy this document is available for inspection at the Department of Labor and Industry, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, and in the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, General Assembly Building, 9th and Broad Streets, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Statement of Final Agency Action: On May 24, 2012, the Safety and Health Codes Board adopted federal OSHA's Direct Final Rule for Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard, § 1910.102, as published in 76 FR 75782 through 75786 on December 5, 2011, with an effective date of September 15, 2012.

Federal Terms and State Equivalents: When the regulations as set forth in the revised final rule for Occupational Safety and Health Standards are applied to the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or to Virginia employers, the following federal terms shall be considered to read as follows: