TITLE 16. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The following regulatory action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to meet the requirements of federal law or regulations, provided such regulations do not differ materially from those required by federal law or regulation. The Safety and Health Codes Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 16VAC25-175. Federal Identical Construction Industry Standards.
Statutory Authority: § 40.1-22 of the Code of Virginia; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596).
Agency Contact: Holly Trice, Senior Staff Attorney; Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Labor and Industry, 600 East Main Street, Suite 207, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-2641, FAX (804) 371-6524, or email holly.trice@doli.virginia.gov.
Effective Date: January 7, 2021.
Summary:
In the final rule the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is revising the standard for cranes and derricks in construction to provide specific exemptions and clarifications with regard to the application of the standard to cranes and derricks used for railroad roadway work. These exemptions and clarifications recognize the unique equipment and circumstances in railroad roadway work and reflect the preemption of some OSHA requirements by regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration, clarifying which regulatory requirements are applicable. In this regulatory action, the Safety and Health Codes Board is adopting this final rule.
Note on Incorporation by Reference: Pursuant to § 2.2-4103 of the Code of Virginia, 29 CFR Part 1926 (Construction Industry Standards) is declared a document generally available to the public and appropriate for incorporation by reference. For this reason this document will not be printed in the Virginia Register of Regulations. A copy of 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 November 12, 2020, the Safety and Health Codes Board adopted federal OSHA's Final Rule for Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Railroad Roadway Work, as published in 85 FR 57109 through 85 FR 57122 on September 15, 2020, with an effective date of November 16, 2020.
Federal Terms and State Equivalents: When the regulations as set forth in the final rule for Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Railroad Roadway Work is 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:
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Federal Terms
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VOSH Equivalent
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29 CFR
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VOSH Standard
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Assistant Secretary
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Commissioner of Labor and Industry
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Agency
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Department
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November 16, 2020
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January 7, 2021
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Chapter 175
Federal Identical Construction Industry Standards
VA.R. Doc. No. R21-6581; Filed November 13, 2020