Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Labor and Industry
Board
Safety and Health Codes Board
chapter
Federal Identical General Industry Standards [16 VAC 25 ‑ 90]
Action is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action:
Revising Beryllium Standard for General Industry; Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective Date
Action 5181
 
General Information
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]
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
8474 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 02/22/2019.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Cristin Bernhardt  / Regulatory Coordinator, Hearing Legal Services Off
Address: 6606 West Broad Street
Suite 500
Richmond , VA 23230
Email Address: cristin.bernhardt@doli.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)786-2392    FAX: (804)786-8418    TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this board.