{"data":{"id":"us-va/16vac25-130-1918","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"16VAC25-130-1918","heading":"Federal Identical Longshoring Standards (29 CFR 1918)","body":"The following Longshoring Standards (29 CFR 1918 et seq.) are applicable in the Commonwealth of Virginia.\n\nThe regulations which have been published in the Virginia Register of Regulations are shown with the corresponding VR numbers on the table below.\n\nSince these regulations for Longshoring are identical to the federal regulations and are available elsewhere, the Virginia Code Commission has excluded the text of these regulations from the Virginia Administrative Code.\n\nFor a summary of the effect of amendments, the adoption of new regulations, the repeal of a regulation, or the stay of an effective date and for a table of the VOSH terms equivalent to the federal terms of each regulation, see the Virginia Register volume and issue (VA.R.) following the effective date of the regulation or amendment.\n\nCFR Section\n\nVR Number\n\nTitle\n\nEffective Date of VA Reg\n\nEffective Date of Amendment\n\nLongshoring Standards:\n\n1918.1- 1918.3\n\nNone\n\nScope and Definitions, Subpart A\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.1 amended)\n\n8/15/99\n\n(VA.R. 15:21)\n\n(1918.1 amended)\n\n2/20/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:7)\n\n(1918.1, 1918.2 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n(1918.1 amended)\n\n6/15/06\n\n(VA.R. 22:18)\n\n(1918.3 amended)\n\n4/15/10\n\n(VA.R. 26:13)\n\n12/1/16\n\n(VA.R. 33:4)\n\n(1918.2 amended)\n\n1/15/12\n\n(VA.R. 28:6)\n\n1918.5\n\nNone\n\nCompliance Duties Owed to Each Employee\n\n7/15/09\n\n(VA.R. 25:20)\n\n1918.11\n\nNone\n\nGear Certification, Subpart B\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n1918.21- 1918.26\n\nNone\n\nGangways and Other Means of Access, Subpart C\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.24, 1918.25 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n1918.31- 1918.37\n\nNone\n\nWorking Surfaces, Subpart D\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.37 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n1918.41- 1918.43\n\nNone\n\nOpening and Closing Hatches, Subpart E\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n1918.51- 1918.55\n\nNone\n\nVessel's Cargo Handling Gear, Subpart F\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.51, 1918.52, 1918.54 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n1918.61- 1918.69\n\nNone\n\nCargo Handling Gear and Equipment Other Than Ship's Gear,  Subpart G\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.61, 1918.62, 1918.65, 1918.66, 1918.69 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n1918.81- 1918.89\n\nNone\n\nHandling Cargo, Subpart H\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.85 amended)\n\n7/15/09\n\n(VA.R. 25:20)\n\n(1918.85, 1918.86 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n1918.90\n\n425-02-174\n\nHazard Communications\n\n7/1/94\n\n7/1/95\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n1918.91- 1918.99\n\nNone\n\nGeneral Working Conditions\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.94, 1918.97, 1918.98 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n(1918.95 amended)\n\n1/15/12\n\n(VA.R. 28:6)\n\n1918.100\n\n425-02-181\n\nEmergency Action Plans\n\n6/1/95\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n1918.101- 1918.105\n\nNone\n\nPersonal Protective Equipment, Subpart J\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\n(1918.101 amended)\n\n12/1/16\n\n(VA.R. 33:4)\n\n(1918.102, 1918.105 amended)\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)\n\n(1918.101, 1918.103, 1918.104 amended)\n\n4/15/10\n\n(VA.R. 26:13)\n\n(1918.103 amended)\n\n1/1/2013\n\n(VA.R. 29:4)\n\n1918.106\n\nNone\n\nPayment for Protective Equipment\n\n6/1/08\n\n(VA.R. 24:16)\n\n1918 Appendices\n\nNone\n\nAppendices I, II, III, IV, V\n\n4/1/98\n\n(VA.R. 14:7)\n\nAppendices II and IV\n\n10/1/00\n\n(VA.R. 16:25)","path":["Title 16. Labor And Employment","Agency 25. Safety And Health Codes Board","Chapter 130. Federal Identical Longshoring Standards for Hazard Communications"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title16/agency25/chapter130/section1918/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:10Z","sha256":"c48f49f6b6ea17d75b0cdbcd2c7c3573a42309f6996028ab87c485ed7baf1341","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/16vac25-120-1917","next":"us-va/16vac25-137-1919"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}