| Action Summary | On May 7, 2018, federal OSHA issued a Direct Final Rule which adjusts the regulatory text of the General Industry Beryllium Standard to clarify OSHA's intent with respect to the following terms in the initial standard: "Beryllium Work Area", "emergency", and "dermal contact" and "beryllium contamination". Since OSHA did not receive significant adverse comments on this Direct Final Rule, on July 3, 2018, OSHA published a confirmation of the effective date for the Direct Final Rule. |
| Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
| Executive Branch Review | This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication. Exempt Citation: Virginia Code section 2.2-4006.A.4(c) |
| RIS Project | Yes [005760] |
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Is Federal action a driving factor in this regulatory change? If so, please provide a specific reference to the law, regulation
or court case.
83 FR 19936 (May 7, 2018) and 83 FR 31045 (July 3, 2018)
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| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
| Stage ID | Stage Type | Status |
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| 8474 | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 02/22/2019. |
| Name / Title: | Cristin Bernhardt / Regulatory Coordinator / Staff Attorney |
| Address: |
Main Street Centre 600 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 |
| Email Address: | cristin.bernhardt@doli.virginia.gov |
| Phone: | (804)786-2392 FAX: (804)786-2641 TDD: ()- |