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:
2016 OSHA correction Electrical Safety-Related Work Practice & Electric Power Generation
Action 4534
 
General Information
Action Summary OSHA corrected the Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices standard for General Industry and the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution standards for General Industry and Construction to clarify the applicability of the standard to certain operations, including some tree trimming work performed near, but not on or directly associated with, electric power generation, transmission, and distribution installations. OSHA also corrected minor errors in two minimum approach distances tables in the general industry and construction standards for electric power generation, transmission and distribution.
Chapters Affected
  VAC Chapter Name Action Type
Primary 16 VAC 25-90 Federal Identical General Industry Standards Amend Existing Regulation
Other chapters
  16 VAC 25 - 175 Federal Identical Construction Industry Standards Amend Existing Regulation
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: 2.2-4006 A 4 c
RIS Project Yes  [004670]
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
7502 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 07/01/2016.
 
Contact Information
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: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this agency.