Program Directives

01.) VOSH Administrative Management

02.) Compliance Instructions

03.) Consultation

03-001E Consultation Policies and Procedures Manual (Reference: CSP: 02-00-005)

03-007 Consultation Policies and Procedures, Chapter 7: Relationship to Enforcement, Hazard Correction and Verification (Reference: CSP 02-00-001)

03-100 Consultation for Wood treatment Operations Utilizing Inorganic Arsenic Compounds (Reference: CSP 02-01-001)

03-101 Guidelines on the Stability of Well Servicing Derricks (Reference: STD 03-12-003)

03-102 Changes in reporting Hazard Correction Verification (Reference: ADM 1-1.37)

04.) Discrimination/Retaliation

04-001E VOSH Whistleblower Investigation manual (Reference: CPL 02-03-003; CPL 02-03-007)

05.) Training

05-001 A Professional Development Training Program for VOSH Compliance and Consultation Personnel

06.) Interpretation of Standards

06-002 Designated First Aid Providers- Applicability of Bloodborne Pathogens Standard in General Industry

06-003 Definition of “Employee” for Purposes of VOSH Enforcement Program

06-005 Radford Arsenal and Radford Army Ammunition Plant: VOSH Cession of Enforcement Jurisdiction to Federal OSHA

06-008 Procedures for Requesting Interpretation of the Conflict of Interests Act

06-011A Letter of Interpretation Concerning Volunteer Firefighters and 16VAC25-60-10 of the ARM

06-013 Standard Interpretation of 1926.50(c); First Aid Training on Construction Sites

06-016A Standard Interpretation: Applicability of Permit-Required Confined Space Standard for General Industry, 1910.146, to Insurance Companies Employing Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Inspectors

06-104 Standard Interpretation of 192.541(d)(7), Securing Scaffolding to a Building or Structure

06-150 Standard Interpretation of 1910.151(b), Medical and First Aid

06-201 Use of 1910.132(a) and 1926.95(a) to Require Use of Seat Belts in General Industry and Construction Vehicles Potentially Subject to Tip Over Due to Operational or Workplace Hazards (Reference: CPL 02-01-028)

06-222 Interpretations of Electrical Standard of Construction Industry (1926.432(a) and 1926.417(b))

07.) Legislative and Legal

07-006C Public Participation Guidelines for the Safety and Health Codes Board

07-007 Amendment to Bylaws of the Safety and Health Codes Board

08.) Personnel

08-001 Exposure Control Plan for VOSH Personnel with Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

08-005A CSHO/Inspector Medical Examination Program (Reference: PER 04-00-005)

09.) Program Operations, Analysis and Evaluation

09-002 State Program Requirements for Statistical Information on the Incidence of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by Industry, on the Injured or Ill Worker, and on the Circumstances of the Injuries and Illnesses (Reference: CSP 01-01-025)

09-004 Respiratory Protection Manual

09-010 Partnership Programs

09-050 VOSH VPP Challenge Policies and Procedures Manual (Reference: CPL 04-00-001)

09-052E OSHA Technical Manual (Reference: TED 01-00-015)

09-060 Virginia BEST Policies and Procedures Manual

09-065 Virginia Built Policies and Procedures Manual

09-070 VOSH-VADOC Challenge Pilot Policies and Procedures Manual (Reference: VOSH Program Directive 13-070, VOSH-VADOC Challenge: A Strategic Partnership Program of the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program and the Virginia Department of Corrections)

09-104A Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual (RKM) (Reference: CPL 02-00-135)

09-425 OSHA Occupational Chemical Database (formerly Chemical Information Manual) (Reference: CPL 02-02-043)

10.) Public Information

10-001 Information Dissemination System for Ergonomic Inspections and Consultive Visits Resulting in Significant Benefits (Reference: CPL 02-00-008)

11.) Variances

11-201 Permanent Variance from 1910.178(n)(7)(iii): Virginia Precast Corporation

11-202 Permanent Variance from §1926.803(e)(5), (f)(1), (g)(1)(iii), and (g)(1)(xvii): Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture

11-203 :Permanent Variance from §1926.803(e)(5), (f)(1), (g)(1)(iii), and (g)(1)(xvii): Hampton Roads Connector Partners

12.) Standards

General Application

12-003H Administrative Regulation Manual (ARM) for the VOSH Program

12-005 VOSH Voluntary Protective Program (VPP)

12-008 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records, 1910.1020

12-013 Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans §§1910.33 through 1910.39, Subpart E; Final Rule and Changes to Related Standards (Reference: OSHA Memorandum 02-02)

12-015N Standards Improvement Project –Phase IV (SIP-IV) Parts 1904, 1910, 1915, 1926

12-101 Amendments to the Applicability of Standards in 29 CFR Part 1910, 1928.21

12-102E Respiratory Protection Standard, 1910.134, and Other Related Standards in Part 1910 and 1926

12-105C Lead Standard, General Industry, 1910.1025, Amendments

12-108B Commercial Diving Operations, Subpart T of Part 1910

12-114B Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus, General Industry and Construction Industry, 1910.219 and 1926.307 respectively; Mechanical Power Presses, 1910.217; Telecommunications, 1910.268; and Hydrogen, 1910.103

12-115 Amendment to Virginia Commercial Diving Standard, 1910.430

12-118H Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, General Industry, 1910.1001, Shipyard Employment, 1915.1001, and Construction, 1926.1101; Revised Final Rule (Reference: OSHA Memorandum 98-3)

12-119B Confined Spaces in Construction, Part 1926, Subpart AA, 1926.1200-1926.1213; and Other Related Provisions, 1926.953, Enclosed Spaces; and 1926.968

12-120 Virginia Confined Space Standard for the Telecommunications Industry, 1910.268(t)

12-122 Lead Exposure in Construction, 1926.62 (Reference: CSP 01-01-027)

12-123C Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200, and Other Related Standards in Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926; Corrections and Technical Amendment

12-124B Amendment to Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard for General Industry, 1910.146 (Reference: OSHA Memorandum 98-6)

12-125 Retention of Department of Transportation (DOT) Markings, Placards, and Labels: 1910.1201, 1915.100 and 1926.61

12-126 Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Final Rule

12-127 Employer Duty to Provide Personal Protective (PPE) and Train Each Employee; Clarification of Final Rule; Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918 and 1926; and Correction

12-151A Incorporation into Part 1926 those Part 1910 General Industry Safety and Health Standards determined to be Applicable to Construction Work

12-152F Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements, 1904.0 through 1904.46, and Amendments

Safety Enforcement

12-201 Fall Protection in General Industry: 1910.23(c)(1), (c)(3), 1910.132(a) (Reference: STD 01-01-013)

12-202 Explosive Actuated Fastening Tools (Reference: STD 01-13-002)

12-205 Safety Standards for Signs, Signals, and Barricades, Subpart G, 1926.200 through 1926.203 (Reference: OSHA Memorandum 02-01)

12-211 Amendment to the Flammable Liquids Standard for General Industry, 1910.106-CFR Correction

12-220A Exemption for Religious Reasons from Wearing Hard Hats (Reference: STD 01-06-005)

12-226D Grain Handling Facilities Standard, 1910.272; Technical Amendment

12-227C Personal Protective Equipment, Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918 and 1926; Amendments

12-228 Amendment Concerning Presence Sensing Device Initiation of Mechanical Power Presses, 1910.211 and 1910.217

12-230 Standard Concerning Safety Testing or Certification of Certain Workplace Equipment and Materials

12-231 Amendment Concerning Servicing of Single Piece and Multi-Piece Rimwheels

12-234C Underground Construction Standard, 1926.800

12-238B Excavations Standard, 1926.650 through 1926.652

12-239C Virginia Unique Construction Industry Standard for Sanitation: in General, 16VAC25-160-10 and Field Sanitation Standard, 16VAC25-180-10 (Agriculture)

12-240 Reverse Signal Operation Safety Requirements for Motor Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment in General Industry and the Construction Industry, 16VAC25-97

12-242B Gases, Vapors, Fumes, Dusts, and Mists, 1926.55; Amendments

12-243A Welding, Cutting and Brazing Standard, 1910.252-1910.257

12-244 Amendment Concerning Revision of Construction Industry Test and Inspection Records

12-245B Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry, Final Rule, 1926.450 through 1926.454; Repeal of 1926.556, Aerial Lifts; Corrections to 1926.451 and 1926.453; and Administrative Stay of 1926.451(b)

12-246A Overhead High Voltage Line Safety Act (Va. Code §§ 59.1‑406 through 59.1‑414)

12-247 Safety Standards for General Industry and Construction; Final Rule; and Technical Amendments

12-248E Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and Amendments, Parts 1910 and 1926

12-249 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, 1910.119, Amendment to Explosives and Blasting Agents, 1910.109; Corrections

12-250C Logging Operations, General Industry, 1910.266; and Corrections and Technical Amendments

12-251C Safety Standards for Steel Erection, 1926.750 through 1926.759, 1926.760 (d) and (e) and 1926.761; Revised Final Rule

12-252 16VAC25-75, Virginia Unique General Industry Standard for Telecommunications, General, Approach Distances

12-253 Virginia Unique Safety Standards for Fall Protection in Steel Erection, Construction Industry, 16VAC25-145 in lieu of 29 CFR 1926.760(a), 1926.760(b), and 1926.760(c)

12-254E Cranes and Derricks in Construction, 1926.1400-1926.1442

12-255 Tree Trimming Operations

12-256 Rigging Equipment for Material Handling Construction Standard, 1926.251; Correction and Technical Amendment

12-257A Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms, 1910.66-1910.67

12-258 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills, 1910.261

12-259 Textiles, 1910.262; Amendment

12-260 Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), Final Rule; and Other Related Provisions

12-265 Sawmills, 1910.265; Amendments

12-333D Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs), Parts 1910, 1915, 1917.1, 1918.1, and 1926; Correction

12-334A Electrical Standard, Subpart S of Part 1910, 1910.302 through 1910.308

12-335A Revising Standards Referenced in 16VAC25-90-1910.102, Acetylene Standard for General Industry, 1910.102

12-337 Overhead and Gantry Cranes; Amendments

Health Enforcement

12-401 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, 1910.120 and 1926.65

12-402B Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride (“MC”), General Industry, 1910.1052; Shipyard Employment, 1915.1052; and Construction 1926.1152; Revised Final Rule (Reference: OSHA Memorandum 98-2)

12-403 Occupational Exposure to 1,3-Butadiene, General Industry, 1910.1051; Final Rule

12-407 Ethylene Oxide Standard (Construction Industry), 1926.1147; and Correction

12-410A Occupational Exposure to Cotton Dust, 1910.1043

12-411A Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, 1910.1030

12-415B Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium, Revising the Notification Requirements in the Exposure Determination Provisions of the Hexavalent Chromium Standards, paragraph (d)(4)(i) of 1910.1026 for General Industry, 1915.1026 for Shipyards and 1926.1126 for Construction

12-419H Amendments to the Air Contaminants Standards in General Industry, 1910.1000

12-420 Special Provisions for Air Contaminants, 1910.19; Amendments

12-421 Dipping and Coating Operations, General Industry, Revised Final Rule, 1910.122 through 1910.126 (Reference: OSHA Memorandum 99-1)

12-422A Methylenedianiline in Construction, 1926.60; Correction

12-423 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories, 1910.1450: (Non-Mandatory) Appendix A-National Research Council Recommendations Concerning Chemical Hygiene in Laboratories; Technical Amendment

12-425A Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; and Correcting Amendment

12-427B Occupational Exposure to Beryllium, General Industry, 1910.1024

12-429 Air Contaminants Standard in Public Sector Shipyard Employment, 1915.1000

12-430 Amendment to Vinyl Chloride for General Industry, 1910.1017; CFR Correction

12-432 Occupational Exposure to Beryllium, Construction Industry, 1926.1124

Shipyard Employment

12-801A Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment, 1915.11 Through 1915.16; and Corrections

12-802 Competent Person, Shipyard Employment, 1915.7

12-803 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment, Part 1915; Amendment

12-804C Longshoring and Marine Terminals, Parts 1910, 1917 & 1918

12-805 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment; Technical Amendments (Reference: OSHA Standards Memorandum 03-01)

12-806A Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment, Direct Final Rule, 1915.501-1915.509, Public Sector Only

12-807 General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment; Final Rule and Corrections

12-810 Occupational Exposure to Beryllium, Public-Sector Shipyard Employment Industry, 1915.1024

13.) Memoranda of Understanding/Memoranda of Agreement

13-001 DOLI Interagency Agreements for VOSH

13-002A Areas of Direct Federal Enforcement by OSHA in Virginia

13-006A Memorandum of Understanding between VDOT and DOLI

13-010A Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) and the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)

13-011 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Labor and Industry

13-016 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

13-018A Alliance between Virginia Department of Labor & Industry (DOLI) and the Virginia State Association of Occupational Health Nurses (VSAOHN) (Reference: CSP 03-02-002)

13-020 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy and the Department of Labor and Industry

13-057A Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Industry (04/26/86)

13-060 Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training Program (Virginia Best)

13-065 Virginia Built-Building Safety and Health Excellence in Construction Through mentorship and Training

13-070 VOSH-VADOC Challenge: A Strategic Partnership Program of the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program and the Virginia Department of Corrections

14.) Emphasis Programs

14-005C First Report of Injuries and Illnesses (FRI) Local Emphasis Program (LEP)

14-201 Local Emphasis Program (LEP): “Fall Hazards”

14-203 Special (National) Emphasis Program: Trenching and Excavation (Reference: CPL 02-00-069)

14-204A State Emphasis Program: Scaffolding

14-205 Public Sector Local Emphasis Program: Public Work Shops

14-215 Logging and Sawmill Industries-Local Emphasis Program (LEP) (References: CPL 02-07-018; CPL 04)

14-216A National Emphasis Program-Primary metal Industries (Reference: CPL 03-00-018)

14-219D State Emphasis Program (SEP): Reverse Signal Operation of Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment and Heavy Equipment (Generally)

14-221E State Emphasis Program: ‘Overhead High Voltage Line Safety for both General Industry and Construction”

14-233B National Emphasis Program (NEP): Amputations (Reference: CPL 03-00-019)

14-234 Local Emphasis Program-Tree Trimming Operations

14-236B National Emphasis Program-Combustible Dust (Reissued) (Reference: CPL 03-00-008)

14-405 Local Emphasis Program (LEP)-Asbestos

14-410 National Emphasis Program-Respirable Crystalline Silica (Reference: CPL 03-00-023)

14-411A Process Safety Management (PSM) Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program (NEP) (Reference: CPL 03-00-014)

14-415 National Emphasis Program-Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates (Reference: CPL 03-00-021)

14-430C Local Emphasis Program: Wastewater and Water Treatment Facilities

14-437B National Emphasis Program: Lead (Reference: CPL 03-00-009)

14-440 National emphasis Program-Facilities that Manufacture Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl (Reference: CPL 03-00-011)

14-441 National Emphasis Program-Hexavalent Chromium (Reference: CPL 02-02-076)

14-442 Local Emphasis Program (LEP) Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards (Reference: CPL 03-00-024)

14-443 National Emphasis Program: Warehousing