The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Va. Code s. 40.1-22(6a)
- Issued
- 2020-07-15 July 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-27 (publication in Richmond newspaper) (read as 2020-07-27)
- End
- Superseded by the Permanent Standard effective Jan. 27, 2021 (read as 2021-01-27)
- In force
- July 27, 2020 to Jan. 27, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- every employer, employee, and place of employment in the Commonwealth within VOSH jurisdiction
- Functions reached
- JS (medium-risk controls: distancing, PPE, sanitation, notification)
- HR (training; plans for 11+ employees)
- OP
- WF (return-to-work rules)
- Collection
- Construction SEC-09
Operative words
16VAC25-220-10.C. This standard adopted in accordance with s. 40.1-22(6a) of the Code of Virginia shall apply to every employer, employee, and place of employment in the Commonwealth of Virginia within the jurisdiction of the VOSH program... 'Medium' exposure risk hazards or job tasks... may include, but are not limited to, operations and services in:... manufacturing settings; indoor and outdoor construction settings... 16VAC25-220-20... This emergency temporary standard shall expire within six months of its effective date, upon expiration of the Governor's State of Emergency, or when superseded by a permanent standard, whichever occurs first
Enforcement
VOSH citations and civil penalties (Va. Code s. 40.1-49.4)
Notes
First State OSHA COVID standard in the nation; construction expressly classified.